Patent · US Expired

Indications of secured digital assets

US6931597B1 · kind B1 · utility

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35Claims
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Filing dateApr 17, 2002
Grant dateAug 16, 2005
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Expiry dateJan 23, 2024

Classification

  • Technology area (CPC G)Physics
  • CPC primaryG06F16/10
  • WIPO fieldComputer technology
  • WIPO sectorElectrical engineering

Abstract

Techniques for indicating secured files among other files in a graphic operating system are disclosed. According to one aspect of the techniques, each file has a standard or default icon to be associated with. When one of files in a selected place is detected in a secured format, a visual object is retrieved to be overlaid upon a default icon of the file without obscuring the original meaning or indication of the default icon.

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