Animated graphical user interface for a display screen or portion thereof

- Apple
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Description

FIG. 1 is a front view of an animated graphical user interface for a display screen or portion thereof;

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

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

The appearance of the image transitions sequentially between the images shown in FIGS. 1–3. The process or period in which an image transitions to another forms no part of the claimed design. The broken line showing of a display screen or portion thereof and graphical elements within the display screen are not part of the claimed design.

Claims

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

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Patent History

Patent number: D609715
Type: Grant
Filed: Jun 28, 2007
Date of Patent: Feb 9, 2010
Assignee: Apple Inc. (Cupertino, CA)
Inventor: Imran Chaudhri (San Francisco, CA)
Primary Examiner: Melanie H Tung
Attorney: Sterne, Kessler, Goldstein & Fox P.L.L.C.
Application Number: 29/281,694

Classifications

Current U.S. Class: Drop Down Menu Or Full Screen Menu Type (D14/486)