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Information processing system

  • US 6,104,396 A
  • Filed: 04/13/1993
  • Issued: 08/15/2000
  • Est. Priority Date: 04/17/1992
  • Status: Expired due to Term
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1. An information processing system comprising:

  • an information processing device which has a plurality of operation modes and whose appearance is changed in accordance with change of operation mode;

    a memory means for memorizing divided graphic data, which are combinable and compose a combined graphic data representing an overall appearance of said information processing device in each operation mode; and

    a display means for reading out a set of divided graphic data, corresponding to an operation mode of the information processing device, from said memory means and displaying the set of divided graphic data as an icon on a display screen thereof;

    wherein a shape of the icon chances when the information processing device is operated in each of the operation modes so that an appearance of the icon always corresponds to the overall appearance of the information processing device.

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