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Panel configurator engine

US9046979B2 · kind B2 · utility

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Filing dateAug 29, 2008
Grant dateJun 2, 2015
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Expiry dateJul 14, 2031

Classification

  • Technology area (CPC G)Physics
  • CPC primaryG06F16/00
  • WIPO fieldComputer technology
  • WIPO sectorElectrical engineering

Abstract

A method including receiving input identifying a panel associated with a software application, the software application including a Graphical User Interface (GUI) and the panel comprising a discrete area of the GUI within which to group software objects to control the software application. Additionally, the method includes processing the input to identify an object of the software objects to be included in the panel. Further, the method includes generating a panel definition including the object and dimensions of the panel, the panel definition to be processed to render the GUI.

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