Method and apparatus for providing collection browsers
US5630042A · kind A · utility
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Key dates
| Filing date | Jun 6, 1995 |
| Grant date | May 13, 1997 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Jun 6, 2015 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC G)Physics
- CPC primaryG06F9/451
- WIPO fieldComputer technology
- WIPO sectorElectrical engineering
Abstract
In a window and notification based computer system, a browser class, a browser item layout class, a browser item data cell layout class and a browser item class are provided to the window object class hierarchy for applications to provide collection browsers on a display. An application provides a collection browser by creating a browser item layout object, zero or more browser item data cell layout objects, a browser object, and zero or more browser item objects as class instances of the four enumerated classes, and providing procedures for servicing events generated by a user interacting with the objects presented in the collection browser using a cursor control device and/or a keyboard. As a result applications may provide collection browsers in a more efficient and consistent manner.
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