Animated graphical user interface for a display screen or portion thereof

- Apple
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Description

FIG. 1 is a front view of the first image of an animated graphic user interface for a display screen or portion thereof, showing my new design;

FIG. 2 is a front view of a second image thereof;

FIG. 3 is a front view of a third image thereof;

FIG. 4 is a front view of a fourth image thereof;

FIG. 5 is a front view of a fifth image thereof;

FIG. 6 is a front view of a sixth image thereof;

FIG. 7 is a front view of a seventh image thereof;

FIG. 8 is a front view of an eighth image thereof;

FIG. 9 is a front view of a ninth image thereof;

FIG. 10 is a front view of the first image of a second embodiment thereof;

FIG. 11 is a front view of a second image thereof;

FIG. 12 is a front view of a third thereof;

FIG. 13 is a front view of a fourth thereof;

FIG. 14 is a front view of a fifth image thereof;

FIG. 15 is a front view of a sixth image thereof;

FIG. 16 is a front view of a seventh image thereof;

FIG. 17 is a front view of an eighth image thereof; and,

FIG. 18 is a front view of a ninth image thereof.

The broken line showing of the display screen or portion thereof, electronic device and other features forms no part of the claimed design.

The appearance of the transitional image sequentially transitions between the images shown in FIGS. 1 through 9 and FIGS. 10 through 18, respectively. The process or period in which one image transitions to another image forms no part of the claimed design.

Claims

The ornamental design of an animated graphical user interface for a display screen or portion thereof, as shown and described.

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Patent History
Patent number: D624932
Type: Grant
Filed: Apr 17, 2009
Date of Patent: Oct 5, 2010
Assignee: Apple Inc. (Cupertino, CA)
Inventor: Imran Chaudhri (San Francisco, CA)
Primary Examiner: Melanie H Tung
Attorney: Sterne, Kessler, Goldstein & Fox PLLC
Application Number: 29/335,636
Classifications
Current U.S. Class: Plural Image Or Array (D14/488)