Patent marking system

A system for displaying patent marking information, the system comprising:

• a computer system, comprising:
• a memory which is operable to store program instructions;
• a processor coupled to said memory;
• and
• a display coupled to said processor and to said memory;
• and
• one or more resources coupled to or comprised in the computer system;
• wherein said program instructions are executable by said processor to perform:
• detecting said one or more resources;
• retrieving patent marking information corresponding respectively to each of said one or more resources;
• and
• displaying said patent marking information on said display.

A memory medium which is operable to store program instructions, wherein said program instructions are executable by a processor to perform:

• detecting one or more resources coupled to or comprised in a computer system;
• retrieving patent marking information corresponding respectively to each of said one or more resources;
• and
• displaying said patent marking information on a display.

A computer based method for displaying patent marking information, the method comprising:

• downloading one or more software products to a computer system from a server over a network;
• retrieving patent marking information corresponding to each of said one or more software products;
• and
• displaying said patent marking information.

A system for displaying patent marking information, the system comprising:

• a computer system, comprising:
• a memory which is operable to store patent marking software and one or more software programs;
• a processor coupled to said memory;
• and
• a display coupled to said processor and to said memory;
• wherein said patent marking software is executable by said processor to perform:
• detecting said one or more software programs;
• retrieving patent marking information corresponding respectively to each of said one or more software programs;
• and
• displaying said patent marking information on said display.

A system for displaying patent marking information, the system comprising:

• a computer system, comprising:
• a memory which is operable to store patent marking software and one or more software programs;
• a processor coupled to said memory;
• and
• a display coupled to said processor and to said memory;
• and
• a server computer coupled to the computer system via a network, wherein said server computer stores a patent marking database;
• wherein said patent marking software is executable by said processor to perform:
• detecting said one or more software programs, wherein said detecting comprises identifying each of said one or more software programs;
• retrieving patent marking information corresponding respectively to each of said one or more software programs from said patent marking database in response to said identifying;
• and
• displaying said patent marking information on said display.

A system for displaying patent marking information, the system comprising:

• a computer system, comprising:
• a memory which is operable to store patent marking software;
• a processor coupled to said memory;
• and
• a display coupled to said processor and to said memory;
• one or more hardware devices coupled to said computer system;
• and
• wherein said patent marking software is executable by said processor to perform:
• detecting said one or more hardware devices, wherein said detecting comprises identifying each of said one or more hardware devices;
• retrieving patent marking information corresponding respectively to each of said one or more hardware devices in response to said identifying;
• and
• displaying said patent marking information on said display.

A system for displaying patent marking information, the system comprising:

• means for downloading one or more software products from a server computer system to a host computer system;
• means for retrieving patent marking information corresponding respectively to each of said one or more software products;
• and
• means for displaying said patent marking information.

A memory medium which is operable to store program instructions, wherein said program instructions are executable by a processor to perform:

• downloading one or more software products from a server computer system to a host computer system;
• retrieving patent marking information corresponding respectively to each of said one or more software products;
• and
• displaying said patent marking information on a display.

A system for displaying patent marking information, the system comprising:

• a computer system, comprising:
• a memory which is operable to store patent marking software;
• a processor coupled to said memory;
• and
• a display coupled to said processor and to said memory;
• one or more hardware devices coupled to said computer system;
• and
• a server computer coupled to the computer system via a network, wherein said server computer stores a patent marking database;
• wherein said patent marking software is executable by said processor to perform:
• detecting said one or more hardware devices, wherein said detecting comprises identifying each of said one or more hardware devices;
• retrieving patent marking information corresponding respectively to each of said one or more hardware devices from said patent marking database in response to said identifying;
• and
• displaying said patent marking information on said display.

A system for displaying patent marking information, the system comprising:

• means for detecting one or more resources coupled to or comprised in a computer system;
• means for retrieving patent marking information corresponding respectively to each of said one or more resources;
• and
• means for displaying said patent marking information.

A system for displaying patent marking information, the system comprising:

• a computer system, comprising:
• a memory which is operable to store patent marking software and one or more software programs;
• a processor coupled to said memory;
• and
• a display coupled to said processor and to said memory;
• wherein said patent marking software is executable by said processor to perform:
• downloading said one or more software programs from a server computer system;
• retrieving patent marking information corresponding respectively to each of said one or more software programs;
• and
• displaying said patent marking information on said display.