Apparatus for visual programming with screen flow
US6055369A · kind A · utility
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Key dates
| Filing date | May 6, 1997 |
| Grant date | Apr 25, 2000 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | May 6, 2017 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC G)Physics
- CPC primaryG06F8/34
- WIPO fieldComputer technology
- WIPO sectorElectrical engineering
Abstract
An apparatus is disclosed for visual programming for creating a program with a visual user interface. The visual programming apparatus has a screen storage unit for storing multiple screens to be employed with the program; a screen creating unit for creating the multiple screens to be employed with the program and storing the multiple screens in the screen storage unit; a screen flow creating unit for creating a screen flow indicating a flow of processes by displaying on an edit screen the multiple screens stored in the screen storage unit in a compressed manner and specifying a link between the multiple compressed screens on the edit screen; a screen flow information extracting unit for extracting data of a link from the screen flow created by the screen flow creating unit; and a code creating unit for creating a source code from the data of the link extracted by the screen flow information extracting unit and from data of the screen.
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