Tabbed notebook interface for an electronic spreadsheet for a computer display screen

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Description

FIG. 1 is a perspective view of a tabbed notebook interface for an electronic spreadsheet for a computer display screen, the broken line drawing of a computer display screen and hard drive is for illustrative purposes only and forms no part of the claimed design;

FIG. 2 is a front view thereof, the broken line drawing of a computer display screen and hard drive is for illustrative purposes only and forms no part of the claimed design;

FIG. 3 is a front view thereof, the interior window is shown separately for clarity of illustration;

FIG. 4 is a front view thereof, on an enlarged scale, the lower tabs are shown separately for clarity of illustration;

FIG. 5 is a front view of a second embodiment thereof, on an enlarged scale, the lower tabs are shown separately for clarity of illustration;

FIG. 6 is a front view of a third embodiment thereof, on an enlarged scale, the lower tabs are shown separately for clarity of illustration;

FIG. 7 is a front view of a fourth embodiment thereof, on an enlarged scale, the lower tabs are shown separately for clarity of illustration;

FIG. 8 is a front view of a fifth embodiment thereof, on an enlarged scale, the lower tabs are shown separately for clarity of illustration; and,

FIG. 9 is a front view of a sixth embodiment thereof, on an enlarged scale, the lower tabs are shown separately for clarity of illustration.

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Foreign Patent Documents
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Patent History
Patent number: D402283
Type: Grant
Filed: Jul 9, 1993
Date of Patent: Dec 8, 1998
Assignee: Borland International, Inc. (Scotts Valley, CA)
Inventors: Charles Anderson (Santa Cruz, CA), Robert Warfield (Aptos, CA), Murray Low (Santa Cruz, CA)
Primary Examiner: M. H. Tung
Attorney: John A. Smart
Application Number: 0/10,528
Classifications
Current U.S. Class: D14/1142
International Classification: 1402;