U.S. Patent number: 4,464,652
Filed: Jul. 19, 1982
Issued: Aug. 7, 1984
Inventor: Papson et al.
Assignee: Apple Computer, Inc.
Not only did Lapson and Atkinson describe a new mouse design, but the pair also outlined a menu-based display system for use with the pointing device. According U.S. Patent 4,464,562:
"Appropriate programming of the computer is provided such that a "menu" bar 100 comprising a variety of command options indicated by titles (for example, T1, T2, T3 … T4), is displayed across the CRT screen or the like as shown in FIG. 14. If a particular title (for example T1) is selected, one or more sub-command items appear to the user to be "pulled down" form the menu bar 100."
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Computer mouse evolution: Patent designs from the 1970s and 1980s
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