User defined extensible visual integration
US6243088A · kind A · utility
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Key dates
| Filing date | Dec 30, 1997 |
| Grant date | Jun 5, 2001 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Dec 30, 2017 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC G)Physics
- CPC primaryG06F3/04895
- WIPO fieldComputer technology
- WIPO sectorElectrical engineering
Abstract
A method and system are provided for allowing users to attach functionality to one or more panels in a panel sequence. The panel sequence may be presented to the user, for example, as a sequence of HTML pages that walk the user through the choices associated with a particular task. The functionality attached to the panel by the user may allow users to set on the panel, or access from the panel, user-specific information that indicates how the user should respond to the panel. Techniques are described for attaching the functionality in a conditional manner, so that the functionality is only attached o the panel when the panel is displayed in a certain context. Context information is passed from each panel in the panel sequence to the next to facilitate the determination as to whether the user-specified functionality should be displayed.
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