Apparatus and method for designing graphical user interfaces (GUIs) having different fidelities
US8407611B2 · kind B2 · utility
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Key dates
| Filing date | Aug 4, 2008 |
| Grant date | Mar 26, 2013 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Oct 25, 2030 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC G)Physics
- CPC primaryG06F8/38
- WIPO fieldComputer technology
- WIPO sectorElectrical engineering
Abstract
A method includes defining a placeholder widget having a property and defining a prototype graphical user interface (GUI) having an instance of the placeholder widget. The method also includes presenting the prototype GUI to a user, where an appearance of the instance of the placeholder widget is based on the property of the placeholder widget. The method further includes replacing the instance of the placeholder widget in the prototype GUI with an instance of another widget. In addition, the method includes updating the presentation of the prototype GUI using the instance of the other widget. Replacing the instance of the placeholder widget with the instance of the other widget could include transforming an instance of a lower fidelity placeholder widget into an instance of a higher fidelity widget. The property of the placeholder widget could include a textual property, an image property, and/or a graphics property.
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