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Method and system for detecting undefined objects in an application

US5557731A · kind A · utility

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Filing dateDec 28, 1993
Grant dateSep 17, 1996
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Expiry dateDec 28, 2013

Classification

  • Technology area (CPC Y)Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies
  • CPC primaryY10S707/99943
  • WIPO fieldComputer technology
  • WIPO sectorElectrical engineering

Abstract

The present invention provides a method and system for permitting a user to efficiently create an application utilizing a plurality of objects in a graphic user interface. A database is created to track objects selected by a user. The objects selected by a user for utilization in the application are registered in the database. The user is permitted to create definitions for the selected objects. An absence of a definition for one of the selected objects within the database is graphically indicated, wherein the user may efficiently identify objects requiring a definition.

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