Multilevel menu and hierarchy for selecting items and performing tasks thereon in a computer system
US4951190A · kind A · utility
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| Filing date | Jul 6, 1989 |
| Grant date | Aug 21, 1990 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Jul 6, 2009 |
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- Technology area (CPC G)Physics
- CPC primaryG05B23/0267
- WIPO fieldControl
- WIPO sectorInstruments
Abstract
A method of selecting items from a hierarchy of items and then performing a selected task on the selected set of items. An engineering set up control program includes a procedure for denoting processes, groups of processes, and subgroups of processes which are available for use by operators of the system. The processes, groups and subgroups are visually presented in a three level menu. Subgroups and groups of processes can be selected using the three level menu, and then operated on as a group.
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