Patent · US Expired

Method for specifying a database import/export operation through a graphical user interface

US6615202B1 · kind B1 · utility

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Filing dateDec 1, 1999
Grant dateSep 2, 2003
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Expiry dateDec 1, 2019

Classification

  • Technology area (CPC Y)Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies
  • CPC primaryY10S715/968
  • WIPO fieldComputer technology
  • WIPO sectorElectrical engineering

Abstract

There is provided a method for specifying an operation via a graphical interface. The method comprises the steps of examining an image to distinguish a first bordered region within the image; examining the image to distinguish a second bordered region within the image; and determining a functional attribute of the second bordered region based on a position of the second bordered region relative to the first bordered region. There is also provided a system for specifying the operation via a graphical interface.

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