Drag and drop rule topology
US8140991B2 · kind B2 · utility
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| Filing date | Oct 31, 2007 |
| Grant date | Mar 20, 2012 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Jan 11, 2031 |
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- Technology area (CPC G)Physics
- CPC primaryG06F8/34
- WIPO fieldComputer technology
- WIPO sectorElectrical engineering
Abstract
The Rule Editing Program (REP) displays a rule in a hierarchical tree topology, wherein individual rule portions can be reordered by moving them to different locations within the rule using drag and drop interaction. Dragging and dropping rule portions results in the rule itself being changed accordingly. Additionally, new rule portions can be added to any part of the rule, including the beginning, middle and end. Finally, the entire rule, and individual rule portions, can be expanded all the way out, and collapsed all the way in.
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