Application independent (open) hypermedia enablement services
US5204947A · kind A · utility
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| Filing date | Oct 31, 1990 |
| Grant date | Apr 20, 1993 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Oct 31, 2010 |
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- Technology area (CPC G)Physics
- CPC primaryG06F16/94
- WIPO fieldComputer technology
- WIPO sectorElectrical engineering
Abstract
A set of hypermedia linking services enable client applications to incorporate hypermedia capabilities in an open system architecture. The users are provided with a consistent hypermedia interface completely managed by the hypermedia services and not by the client application itself. The graphical user interface includes methods for menu handling, dialog box presentation and pointing device message handling, e.g., mouse message handling. Normal hypermedia activities such as object management, object creation, object deletion and object modification is provided.
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