Patent · US Expired

Method and apparatus for user-interface enhancement

US6567105B1 · kind B1 · utility

0Cited by
3References
21Claims
0Family size

Assignee

Inventor

Key dates

Filing dateJan 29, 2000
Grant dateMay 20, 2003
Priority date
Expiry dateJan 29, 2020

Classification

  • Technology area (CPC G)Physics
  • CPC primaryG06F3/04897
  • WIPO fieldComputer technology
  • WIPO sectorElectrical engineering

Abstract

An automated method and apparatus for determining the extent of user-interface enhancement capabilities available to a user, and for providing appropriate control signals to employ such user-interface enhancements. The invention includes providing a computer coupled with a user-interface having an extent of enhancement capabilities available to the user. The invention automatically determines the extent, and generates control signals to employ the enhancements within the extent. The control signals are then transmitted from the computer to the user-interface.

Source: USPTO / EPO open patent data. Objective bibliographic and citation counts.