MULTIPLE THEME ENGINE GRAPHICAL USER INTERFACE ARCHITECTURE

Patent №

US 6,188,399

Granted

2001-02-13

Filed 1998

Owner

APPLE COMPUTER, INC.

Lab

AI components

1

hardware

Assignment

Recorded

Dataset

AIPD

2023_r1 edition

Application

09074519

Systems and methods for providing a user with increased flexibility and control over the appearance and behavior of objects on a user interface are described. Sets of objects can be grouped into themes to provide a user with a distinct overall impression of the interface. These themes can be invoked by calling a corresponding theme engine. Theme engines can be hard-coded or data-driven.

AI classification

AI hardware1.00
Knowledge representation0.15
Machine learning0.02
Natural language0.00
Evolutionary computation0.00
Vision0.00
Planning0.00
Speech0.00

Ownership

APPLE COMPUTER, INC.

assignment · 93900379

Assignors

VOAS, ED, VOAS, ED, GOURDOL, ARNAUD

On an employer assignment, the assignors are typically the inventors.

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