Patent · US Expired

Processes and apparatuses for creating non-native displays on a computer

US6115039A · kind A · utility

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17Claims

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Assignee

Novell, Inc. · US

Inventors

Phillip Earl Karren · Provo, US
Vinod Dashora · Fremont, US
Bryan Keith Walton · Lindon, US
Ramprasad Golla · San Jose, US
Paul Mackay · Provo, US
Allen Clay Tietjen · Springville, US

Key dates

Filing date	Mar 14, 1997
Grant date	Sep 5, 2000
Priority date	—
Expiry date	Mar 14, 2017

Classification

Technology area (CPC G)Physics
CPC primaryG06F9/451
WIPO fieldComputer technology
WIPO sectorElectrical engineering

Abstract

A method and apparatus for creating a non-native display is disclosed. A display application is loaded having a plurality of native window classes, a window frame, and a display bar located within the window frame. One of the native window classes is associated with a non-native window class by passing a value from a non-native file to the display application. A composite child window is created having a non-native display configuration. The composite child window is located within the window frame of the display application. The process of creating the composite child window involves the steps of creating an instance of the associated native window class, and creating an instance of the non-native window class. The display bar owned by the display application is controlled using the composite child window.

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