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Indication of progress towards satisfaction of a user input condition

US7480870B2 · kind B2 · utility

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Filing dateDec 23, 2005
Grant dateJan 20, 2009
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Expiry dateAug 30, 2026

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  • Technology area (CPC H)Electricity
  • CPC primaryH04M2250/22
  • WIPO fieldTelecommunications
  • WIPO sectorElectrical engineering

Abstract

In some embodiments of the invention, a graphical user interface in an electronic device includes one or more user-interface objects associated with a second user-interface state. While the device is in a first user-interface state, the one or more objects transition in optical intensity to indicate progress towards satisfaction of a user input condition needed to transition to the second user-interface state.

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