System and method for adorning shapes with data driven objects
US7747946B2 · kind B2 · utility
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| Filing date | Apr 11, 2005 |
| Grant date | Jun 29, 2010 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Jul 25, 2027 |
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- Technology area (CPC G)Physics
- CPC primaryG06F9/451
- WIPO fieldComputer technology
- WIPO sectorElectrical engineering
Abstract
Adornments are applied to shapes in a diagram that graphically displays data about those shapes. Once the adornments are applied to a shape, the information displayed is automatically updated as the underlying shape data changes. The appearance of the diagram is updated automatically when the user updates the data for their shapes. The set of adornments that may be applied to shapes is extensible. A mechanism and interface is defined for creating additional adornments that have customized looks or behaviors.
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