Electrical computers and digital data processing systems: input/ – Input/output data processing – Peripheral configuration
Reexamination Certificate
2004-02-17
2009-11-03
Kindred, Alford W (Department: 2181)
Electrical computers and digital data processing systems: input/
Input/output data processing
Peripheral configuration
C710S013000, C345S172000
Reexamination Certificate
active
07613842
ABSTRACT:
A method, system, and device for adding modular tags, that can be associated with particular configurations, that can be attached to and/or read by a computer peripheral device and/or computer is described. A modular tag reader in a computer peripheral device and/or computer recognizes a modular tag and its associated software configuration, thereby directly initiating user intended actions without the user interacting with the software interfaces. A user can attach modular tags that are intuitively recognizable as performing a particular function, such as a color change, font size change, font style change, highlight operation, and application program initiation. Such modular tags are interpreted by a processor within the host computer and/or within the computer peripheral device to change a configuration in accordance with the tag.
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Birch & Stewart Kolasch & Birch, LLP
Kindred Alford W
Lee Chun-Kuan
Microsoft Corporation
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