Digital feedback display panel for communicating computer status information
US6720983B1 · kind B1 · utility
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Key dates
| Filing date | Jan 5, 2000 |
| Grant date | Apr 13, 2004 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Jan 5, 2020 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC G)Physics
- CPC primaryG06F11/328
- WIPO fieldComputer technology
- WIPO sectorElectrical engineering
Abstract
A personal computer system provides a digital feedback display panel and supporting software to provide digital computer status feedback for a user. The digital feedback display panel is integrated with a computer housing of the computer system. The supporting software detects status notification messages which are processed and communicated to the digital feedback display panel. The digital feedback display panel provides display feedback to the user based on the detected status notification messages. The display feedback can take the form of status icons and blinking text messages displayed on the digital feedback display panel. Examples of status conditions of the computer system which can be communicated to the user include (i) a connection state of a peripheral device to the computer system, (ii) the computer system is connected to the Internet, (iii) an indication of how many unread e-mails for the computer system are available, and (iv) network time for a server coupled to the computer system.
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