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Digital feedback display panel for communicating computer status information

  • US 6,720,983 B1
  • Filed: 01/05/2000
  • Issued: 04/13/2004
  • Est. Priority Date: 01/05/2000
  • Status: Expired due to Term
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1. A method of providing digital computer status feedback for a user, the method comprising the steps of:

  • detecting a status notification message for a computer system; and

    communicating feedback to a user through a digital feedback display panel integrated with a computer housing of the computer system based on the status notification message, wherein the status notification message comprises an e-mail status notification indicating the number of unread e-mails for the computer system, the communicating step comprising the step of;

    setting a state of a light emitting diode integrated into the computer housing proximate to the digital feedback display panel to indicate the number of unread e-mails.

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