Intermediate user-interface definition method and system
US6448981B1 · kind B1 · utility
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Key dates
| Filing date | Dec 9, 1997 |
| Grant date | Sep 10, 2002 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Dec 9, 2017 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC G)Physics
- CPC primaryG06F8/38
- WIPO fieldComputer technology
- WIPO sectorElectrical engineering
Abstract
A user-interface system and method that includes object-oriented user-interface definitions. User-interface definitions for objects of an application program are created using an interface definition language. An application programming interface provides access to the user-interface definitions. For each user-interface request, the application programming interface is used to obtain the user-interface definition for the referenced object. Responsive to the user-interface definition of the object, user-interface data is dynamically generated by an interface driver. By separating user-interface definitions from the interface driver, modifications to an application program and the corresponding user-interface definitions do not require enhancements to the interface driver.
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