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Object-oriented graphic system with extensible damage repair and drawing constraints

US5710896A · kind A · utility

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Filing dateMar 6, 1996
Grant dateJan 20, 1998
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Expiry dateMar 6, 2016

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  • Technology area (CPC G)Physics
  • CPC primaryG06F8/24
  • WIPO fieldComputer technology
  • WIPO sectorElectrical engineering

Abstract

A method and apparatus for developing graphics applications, including a framework for handling the exchange of graphical data between applications and for presenting and manipulating graphical objects. The framework includes a number of classes which are used by the application developer to facilitate the interaction between the major subsystems, Models, Views and User Interface, of the system architecture.

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