Patents Examined by M. Rickey
  • Computer system for executing application programs by a combination of picture symbols
    Patent number: 5287502
    Abstract: A method of obtaining a desired function from a computer system by selecting one or more pictorial symbols displayed on a display screen is disclosed. The method comprises the steps of providing a plurality of attributes to at least part of the plurality of pictorial symbols, inferring by using a predetermined rule in accordance with the attributes when one or more of the plurality of pictorial symbols is selected, and obtaining a function of the computer system in accordance with the inferred result.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 11, 1991
    Date of Patent: February 15, 1994
    Assignee: Kabushiki Kaisha Toshiba
    Inventor: Satomi Kaneko