Starting with the Mac in 1984 and Windows 3.0 in 1990, the mouse-oriented graphical user interface (GUI) emerged, which simulates a desktop environment. See GUI and desktop environment.

A Graphical User Interface is a computer interface that allows users to interact with a device through graphical elements such as pictures and animations, as opposed to text-based commands. GUIs ...

Some devices are named for the function they perform. The use of such an art-recognized name, even with functional limitations, does not require construction as a means-plus-function limitation.

As a designer and advocate for accessible and inclusive user experiences, I've been closely following the rise of voice and gesture-based user interfaces (UIs), specifically in affective computing ...