Graphical user interface management system
US5509116A · kind A · utility
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Key dates
| Filing date | Oct 24, 1994 |
| Grant date | Apr 16, 1996 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Oct 24, 2014 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC Y)Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies
- CPC primaryY10S707/99931
- WIPO fieldComputer technology
- WIPO sectorElectrical engineering
Abstract
An information handling system manages the interaction between a graphical user interface and a program application. Procedural modules which define operations to be executed by the program application to implement specific functions are stored in a relational data table. Graphical objects such as polygons, rectangles, squares, arrows and other objects are stored in the relational data table. A menu driven system allows a user to associate or link, specific graphical objects with procedural modules such that when the graphical object is selected by a user through a mouse click operation, or the like, the program applications executes operations corresponding to the procedural modules associated with graphical objects selected. In this manner, a user can manage an object oriented system by relating various graphical objects to desired procedural modules to be executed by the program application.
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