One of the earliest innovations in personal computing was the application of graphical user interfaces (GUIs) as an intermediary between users and computer programs. This innovation made computers ...

“While patenting a website’s computer implemented methods presents tricky Section 101 issues, the GUI’s of those sites are surprisingly easy to patent via design patents.” A common question I get is ...

A graphical user interface (GUI) allows users to interact with graphics appearing on electronic devices (eg, smartphones, tablets and netbooks). Typically, a user interacts with a GUI by pressing ...

As a supplement to the background information on this patent, NewsRx correspondents also obtained the inventors’ summary information for this patent: “In summary, an embodiment provides a system for ...

Lawyers can protect GUIs with utility and design patents, trade dress and copyright, but each form of protection has its challenges, say tech counsel Everything seems to have a screen these days.

“Upon the IVR system determining the individual’s identity, the inbound call system may generate a graphical user interface (GUI) with information about the individual. The GUI is then presented on a ...

Apple Computer is trying to patent the interface for its iPod music player. In a patent application 20040055446, published Thursday, Apple describes a graphical user interface "and methods of use ...

Aptiv’s patent involves techniques for creating a graphical user interface in autonomous vehicles to alert passengers of potential maneuvers to avoid collisions. The system predicts passenger ...

Steven Musil is a senior news editor at CNET News. He's been hooked on tech since learning BASIC in the late '70s. When not cleaning up after his daughter and son, Steven can be found pedaling around ...

“In two recent design patent cases, two courts were at the same stage of litigation dealing with the same design patent, yet came to opposite conclusions.” Two recent cases are some of the rare ...