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Graphics systems and method having data fields and shape placement control

US5704028A · kind A · utility

50Cited by
9References
56Claims
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Key dates

Filing dateDec 21, 1994
Grant dateDec 30, 1997
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Expiry dateDec 21, 2014

Classification

  • Technology area (CPC G)Physics
  • CPC primaryG06F3/04845
  • WIPO fieldComputer technology
  • WIPO sectorElectrical engineering

Abstract

A computer graphics program executed by a processor (12) for generating a graphics chart on a computer display (26) are provided. The program includes instructions for controlling the placement of objects on the chart and for relating data to the objects in the chart. The program also includes instructions for generating cause and effect diagrams directly onto the computer display (26).

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