Invention Grant
- Patent Title: Presenting compatible components and system conditions for computer devices
- Patent Title (中): 介绍计算机设备的兼容组件和系统条件
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Application No.: US11202732Application Date: 2005-08-12
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Publication No.: US08818877B2Publication Date: 2014-08-26
- Inventor: Richard Blanchard, Jr. , Himanshu Gupta , Steven P. Jobs , Howard A. Miller , Michael B. Shebanek , Brian R. Smiley , Ralph E. Zazula
- Applicant: Richard Blanchard, Jr. , Himanshu Gupta , Steven P. Jobs , Howard A. Miller , Michael B. Shebanek , Brian R. Smiley , Ralph E. Zazula
- Applicant Address: US CA Cupertino
- Assignee: Apple Inc.
- Current Assignee: Apple Inc.
- Current Assignee Address: US CA Cupertino
- Agency: Novak Druce Connolly Bove + Quigg LLP
- Main IPC: G06Q30/00
- IPC: G06Q30/00

Abstract:
Presenting system and device conditions and purchasing options for components compatible with hardware devices of a computer system. In one aspect, an operating system determines the identity of a hardware device in communication with the operating system, communicates over a network to receive current purchasing information related to the hardware device, and displays components that can be selected for purchase and used with the hardware device. Another aspect provides a selectable user interface control for display in a graphical user interface that indicates a new operating condition of the computer system, different from a prior operating condition, by displaying a different appearance of the control. One embodiment has a new operating condition occurring when a component of a hardware device is within a predetermined threshold of requiring replacement, refilling, or supplementation.
Public/Granted literature
- US20060242030A1 Presenting compatible components and system conditions for computer devices Public/Granted day:2006-10-26
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