IP Library Granted Patent US 5,603,053
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US 5,603,053 · App. 08/610,852

System for entering data into an active application currently running in the foreground by selecting an input icon in a palette representing input utility

Inventors: Michael L. Gough, Bruce V. Holloway
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Granted: Feb 11, 1997 Filed: Mar 5, 1996
Inventors
Michael L. Gough
Bruce V. Holloway
Assignee (at issue)
Apple Computer Inc.

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Quick Facts
Patent No.
US 5,603,053
App. No.
08/610,852
Filed
1996-03-05
Granted
1997-02-11
Kind
A