Method of generating interfaces for use applications that are displayable on the screen of a data processing system, and apparatus for performing the method
US5297250A · kind A · utility
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Key dates
| Filing date | Jan 30, 1992 |
| Grant date | Mar 22, 1994 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Jan 30, 2012 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC Y)Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies
- CPC primaryY10S715/975
- WIPO fieldComputer technology
- WIPO sectorElectrical engineering
Abstract
The method relates to the generation of interfaces that are structured around a window and can be displayed on the screen of a data processing system working in the graphics mode. The method is characterized in that a survey module is associated with the items incorporated in the interface, the module being arranged for displaying, in at least one survey window (16), an instantaneous synoptical table (18, 20) representing the constitution of all or part of the interface and composed on the basis of a descriptive status of the items (22), and that in the interactive mode, the creation and/or modification and/or incorporation of the items (22) is performed with the aid of at least one working window, preferably of the dialog window type, under the instantaneous control of the survey module. The invention also relates to an apparatus for performing this method.
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