Global Patent Index - EP 0797797 A1

EP 0797797 A1 19971001 - A METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR SELECTING AN OPTION OR OPTIONS ON A COMPUTER SYSTEM

Title (en)

A METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR SELECTING AN OPTION OR OPTIONS ON A COMPUTER SYSTEM

Title (de)

VERFAHREN UND GERÄT ZUR SELEKTIERUNG DER OPTIONEN IN EINEM RECHNERSYSTEM

Title (fr)

PROCEDE ET APPAREIL DE SELECTION D'UNE OPTION OU D'OPTIONS DANS UN SYSTEME INFORMATIQUE

Publication

EP 0797797 A1 19971001 (EN)

Application

EP 95941171 A 19951215

Priority

  • EP 95941171 A 19951215
  • EP 94309445 A 19941216
  • GB 9502944 W 19951215

Abstract (en)

[origin: WO9618946A1] The invention provides a method and apparatus for selecting an option on a computer system wherein the options are represented by icons the visual significance of which is varied. This enables a number of options to be displayed on the screen with each option being displayed at least for some time in a way which enables it to be easily identified by a user.

IPC 1-7

G06F 9/44

IPC 8 full level

G06F 3/0482 (2013.01); G06F 3/0481 (2013.01); G06F 9/44 (2006.01)

CPC (source: EP)

G06F 9/451 (2018.01)

Citation (search report)

See references of WO 9618946A1

Designated contracting state (EPC)

BE CH DE DK ES FR GB IE IT LI NL PT SE

DOCDB simple family (publication)

WO 9618946 A1 19960620; AU 4265896 A 19960703; AU 695367 B2 19980813; CA 2207198 A1 19960620; CN 1170465 A 19980114; EP 0797797 A1 19971001; FI 972506 A0 19970613; FI 972506 A 19970613; JP H10510643 A 19981013; MX 9704268 A 19970930; NO 972751 D0 19970613; NO 972751 L 19970813; NZ 297492 A 19970822

DOCDB simple family (application)

GB 9502944 W 19951215; AU 4265896 A 19951215; CA 2207198 A 19951215; CN 95196827 A 19951215; EP 95941171 A 19951215; FI 972506 A 19970613; JP 51848196 A 19951215; MX 9704268 A 19951215; NO 972751 A 19970613; NZ 29749295 A 19951215