Methods and systems for creating wireframes and managing containers
US8438495B1 · kind B1 · utility
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Key dates
| Filing date | Aug 17, 2009 |
| Grant date | May 7, 2013 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Nov 12, 2030 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC G)Physics
- CPC primaryG06F2203/04803
- WIPO fieldComputer technology
- WIPO sectorElectrical engineering
Abstract
A design application can provide a mechanism for quickly and intuitively designing wireframes by automatically generating containers and margins. For example, a graphical user interface can be provided in which a parent container is defined and surrounded by a boundary (“wirebox”), which may (or may not) include margins defined between the wirebox and container perimeter. Responsive to input data representing a user gesture, such as clicking and dragging at a wirebox boundary, the parent container can be divided into two or more containers. In some embodiments a tree structure with memory locations (e.g., folders) corresponding to the containers can be defined alongside and in response to definition of containers in the wireframe.
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