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 graphical user interface for a display screen or portion thereof;

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

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

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

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

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

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

FIG. 8 is a front view of the first image of a second embodiment thereof;

FIG. 9 is a front view of the second image;

FIG. 10 is a front view of the third image;

FIG. 11 is a front view of the fourth image;

FIG. 12 is a front view of the fifth image; and,

FIG. 13 is a front view of the sixth image.

The appearance of the image transitions sequentially between the images shown in FIGS. 1–7 and FIGS. 8–13, respectively. The process or period in which an image transitions to another forms no part of the claimed design.

The broken line in the showing of portions of the display screen and electronic device form no 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: D615989
Type: Grant
Filed: Jun 28, 2007
Date of Patent: May 18, 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: 29/281,676
Classifications
Current U.S. Class: Plural Image Or Array (D14/488)