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Method and apparatus for designating context in a windowing environment

US5548745A · kind A · utility

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Filing dateJan 19, 1993
Grant dateAug 20, 1996
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Expiry dateJan 19, 2013

Classification

  • Technology area (CPC G)Physics
  • CPC primaryG06F9/451
  • WIPO fieldComputer technology
  • WIPO sectorElectrical engineering

Abstract

A method and apparatus for defining a context environment of an editor applet which is processing data to be stored in a container applet. In the invention, a first applet is executed and the context environment indicative of the first applet is stored. A second applet is executed and examines the stored context environment indicative of the first applet. In accordance with the result of the examination, the second applet modifies its operation.

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