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Intuitive technique for building graphical menus

US5784583A · kind A · utility

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Filing dateSep 9, 1996
Grant dateJul 21, 1998
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Expiry dateSep 9, 2016

Classification

  • Technology area (CPC G)Physics
  • CPC primaryG06F3/0482
  • WIPO fieldComputer technology
  • WIPO sectorElectrical engineering

Abstract

A technique for permitting the intuitive creation of menus for utilization in graphical user interfaces is disclosed. Menus are created through a visual programming technique by utilizing a visual menu builder tool which enables a developer to create a representation of a menu in the form of a tree comprising nodes and interconnecting edges.

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