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5692145 |
Method and apparatus for generating and performing operations on table type databases using icons
A method and apparatus for permitting a user to perform operations between data of at least two tables. In the invention table icons each representing one of the at least two tables are displayed...
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5689666 |
Method for handling obscured items on computer displays
Program code is executed in a data processing system in order to display a plurality of items so that each of the items is displayed as a different layer with respect to each of the other items and...
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5684969 |
Information management system facilitating user access to information content through display of scaled information nodes
An information grasping system in which information is described as nodes, and the nodes are allocated in the virtual plane, and a user can easily grasp' the relationship between the whole...
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5680323 |
Multimedia player
A method and apparatus for launching a multimedia player from an operating windowing application such that the multimedia player operates as a child window of the operating windowing application....
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5680557 |
Natural computing system
A natural computational system and environment replaces domain-specific centional application programs by allowing the juxtaposition of text, graphs, tables, equations, and sketches while...
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5668965 |
Menu system for data processor
In a data processor such as a CAD system for LSI design, a hierarchical structure of a plurality of objects each having a circuit data is represented in a relation between a window on a menu screen...
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5666504 |
Method for displaying a graphical rocker button control
A computer system, method, and storage medium for providing a control button for interfacing with a user of the computer system. According to a preferred embodiment, the computer system comprises a...
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5664133 |
Context sensitive menu system/menu behavior
A method and system are described for a computer system for retrieving and presenting a set of commands in the form of a pop up context menu for a selected object. The context menu is displayed in...
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5657462 |
Method and apparatus for displaying animated characters upon a computer screen in which a composite video display is merged into a static background such that the border between the background and the video is indiscernible
A method and apparatus is provided for displaying upon a monitor having a graphical user interface a movie-type window having a Digital Help Agent that has the appearance of moving between one...
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5652851 |
User interface technique for producing a second image in the spatial context of a first image using a model-based operation
A technique for producing a second image for display in the context of an original image uses a model data structure, in contrast to an image-based data structure, and a model-based operation,...
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5640522 |
Method and system for previewing transition effects between pairs of images
A method and system for previewing transition effects between pairs of images is provided. In a preferred embodiment, a transition effect previewing program ("the previewing program") enables a...
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5638505 |
Apparatus and methods for moving/copying objects using destination and/or source bins
Three modes of moving and copying an object within an application or between applications are provided to a computer system having a graphical user interface. The three modes of moving/copying are:...
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5630080 |
Method and system for the direct manipulation of information, including non-default drag and drop operation
A user is provided with an easy-to-use approach to directly manipulating text in a word processing environment or the like. Text may be dragged from one location and dropped in another location to...
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5625783 |
Automated system and method for dynamic menu construction in a graphical user interface
A processor (CPU) in the computer system executes an application program made up of a number of components, each associated with a set of commands. While the program is executing, a current...
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5615347 |
Method and apparatus for linking images of sliders on a computer display
A method and apparatus for linking GUI sliders displayed on a computer screen. A master slider and a slave slider are displayed, each including a knob and a guide. The master knob can be moved...
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5606674 |
Graphical user interface for transferring data between applications that support different metaphors
User interface methods are described. A first user interface method allows the user of a pen-based computer to enter ink data to a target program that does not support ink data. A second user...
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5602997 |
Customizable program control interface for a computer system
A dashboard interface includes a plurality of software buttons provided on a panel. Each software button represents one of a plurality of applications. Upon a user selecting a first software...
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5600346 |
Multiwindow display control method and apparatus
A multiwindow display control method and apparatus for easily controlling a display of a plurality of groups of windows each group including a plurality of windows. The invention includes plural...
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5598521 |
Directly connected display of process control system in an open systems windows environment
In a display for a process control system, the display can be generated by one of two different sources, but is controlled by only one of them. A process control system network provides a first...
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5594857 |
Conceptual map showing the windows of a complex task
A visual conceptual map is displayed on each window of a program for accomplishing a complex task. In the preferred embodiment, the conceptual map includes all of the program's action dialogs and...
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5588109 |
User interface for a remote diagnostic device
The invention is a diagnostic tool for providing remote diagnosis of instrument operation by graphically depicting an instrument, instrument variables and their corresponding values on a plurality...
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5584035 |
Object based system comprising user interface permitting manipulation of objects by users
A distributed object based system includes primary and secondary objects. Primary objects can sustain containership links to other objects in the same storage domain and weak links can exist...
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5559942 |
Method and apparatus for providing a note for an application program
A method and apparatus for providing a note on an application program includes noticing a note anchor object associated with a data file displayed by an application program on a computer screen and...
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5553222 |
Multimedia synchronization system
A method and system for providing synchronization of the timing of various multimedia events. Clock objects are defined in the storage and associated with an internal or external source of current...
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5553226 |
System for displaying concept networks
When a network representing the relationship among immense concepts is indicated using a multi-window function, a concept network display system simultaneously displays a superconcept for a current...
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5546527 |
Overriding action defaults in direct manipulation of objects on a user interface by hovering a source object
A user can directly manipulate objects on a data processing system user interface by dragging a source object and then dropping the source object onto the target. Dropping the source object onto a...
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5544299 |
Method for focus group control in a graphical user interface
A method of operating a computer having a graphical display device to allow a user to input data. The user is provided with an entry focus group and one or more secondary focus groups, no more than...
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5544298 |
Code generation and data access system
A system for code generation and data access which overcomes many of the problems in conventional database and spreadsheet applications. A user is able to build up program steps, having available,...
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5537526 |
Method and apparatus for processing a display document utilizing a system level document framework
An object-oriented compound document architecture provides system level support for document processing features. The object-oriented compound document framework supports a variety of document...
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5530942 |
Graphic and text interactive user interface for a program execution analyzer
An interactive user interface system and method that creates graphic and text displays of computer program execution analysis results that include CPU execution time in tick or frequency counts....
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5526021 |
Dithering optimization techniques
A process of producing large dither matrices suitable in use in halftoning images is disclosed. This process includes forming an objective function based on the placement of the dither values...
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5524199 |
Object-oriented view system with background processing of update request
A view system is provided for each application program in a computer system in order to display application-generated information on a display. To increase graphic speed, the view system transfers...
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5513310 |
Method for selecting a constructed element of a drawing to generate similar elements
A computer aided design (CAD) or computer aided manufacturing (CAM) system may be used to generate a drawing containing many elements with certain parameters. Commands or functions and their...
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5493658 |
Interactive online tutorial system with monitoring function for software products
An interactive online tutorial system is disclosed for providing instruction in the use of a software product operating on a data processing device. The data processing device including an...
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5491795 |
Window management system with a hierarchical iconic array and miniature windows
A user interface system is used for accessing and performing window management operations. A control window containing icons linked to product windows. Each icon in the control window is also...
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5483654 |
Apparatus to select computer program for execution
A "navigation protocol" is implemented via a computer program to provide communication and invocation capability among object-oriented application programs and precompiled library routines,...
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5479603 |
Method and apparatus for producing a composite second image in the spatial context of a first image
A method is disclosed for operating a processor-controlled machine to produce a composite view of an original, or first, image by combining the functions of multiple viewing operations and using...
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5461710 |
Method for providing a readily distinguishable template and means of duplication thereof in a computer system graphical user interface
The foregoing has described a method of providing a template in a computer system graphical user interface by supplying a visual cue which readily identifies the template and by supplying a direct...
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5459832 |
Method and apparatus for editing groups of graphic images
A subgroup object displayed by a drawing program in a window area as part of a more complex display can be edited by creating a new drawing area or "window" called a "zoom" window and reproducing...
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5455904 |
Method of sizing or moving windows
A method of sizing or moving application windows in a windowed operating system environment. The method described allows application windows to be moved or sized without blocking application...
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5448696 |
Map information system capable of displaying layout information
A method for displaying information and system includes the steps of displacing map data on the screen of a display unit, displaying layout data representing one or more segments of a certain floor...
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5444842 |
Method and apparatus for displaying and updating structured information
A system for displaying structured information such that the information is filtered and displayed mixed with structural indicators. Plural interrelated tables, which form the structured...
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5442746 |
Procedural user interface
A simplified procedural user interface ("PUI") for controlling the operation of a computer, defined in terms of the steps or procedures required to do a given operation. The PUI acts as a graphical...
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5442788 |
Method and apparatus for interfacing a plurality of users to a plurality of applications on a common display device
A multi-user multi-device system enables a plurality of users to control a single screen. Each user has one or more input devices, which can be used to control one or more stored applications. At...
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5438661 |
Version management method and apparatus in multi-window environment
The contents of a plurality of versions of a data file are displayed in respective windows on a display screen. Identifiers of parent windows, from which the windows are derived, and differential...
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5438658 |
Method and system for time critical response management in a data processing system
A method and system for efficiently managing a time critical response to a distribution within a data processing system. The amount of time required to present a distribution to a recipient is...
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5437007 |
Control sequencer in an iconic programming system
An iconic programming system that provides a sequencer icon to allow a series of operations to be performed, along with the conditions under which the operations are performed. Each operation...
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5430840 |
Predictive paging assist
A system and method is disclosed for predicting which 3270 Attention IDentifer (AID) keys are likely to be requested by the user, based upon the prior key sequences and the actual screen displays....
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5428729 |
System and method for computer aided software engineering
A data processing system supports preparation of a software application by coordinating the efforts of a metaprogrammer and a plurality of system users responsible to the metaprogrammer. The data...
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5428734 |
Method and apparatus for enhancing drag and drop manipulation of objects in a graphical user interface
A method and apparatus provide a direct manipulation protocol to allow a user, while dragging a source object to a target object, to pass the source object through one or more intervening processor...
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