Patents by Inventor Robin K. Key

Robin K. Key has filed for patents to protect the following inventions. This listing includes patent applications that are pending as well as patents that have already been granted by the United States Patent and Trademark Office (USPTO).

  • System for emphasizing graphical components in coordination with multimedia instructions
    Patent number: 7490291
    Abstract: A method for providing instructional information during the start-up of a computer is disclosed. The method includes the steps of presenting on a screen a start-up screen presentation, the start-up screen presentation including graphical instructional information as well as other informational portions, presenting on the screen a multimedia instructional presentation, and synchronizing portions of the multimedia instructional presentation with presentation events, the presentation events illustrating information provided by the multimedia instructional presentation.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 17, 2002
    Date of Patent: February 10, 2009
    Assignee: Dell USA, LP
    Inventors: Don B. Johnson, April L. R. Canaday, Robin K. Key