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EP0120135A2 Expired / Lapsed EP ⏱️ 0.0 years remaining

Screen management system

Assignee: International Business Machines Corp
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Filing: 1983-12-21
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Granted: —
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Expires: 2003-12-21
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Abstract

Abstract A method of providing efficient on-line and interactive application program utilization of an assortment of devices calling for different screen characteristics. An application programmer writes screen definitions for a particular device to be used. These definitions are stored exterior of the application program and are used to define the quantity, order, and placement of the application program's information on the screen. The application program provides services to generate and process each data element which can be presented. These services are used by a mapping system in conjuction with the screen definition to generate and process a device dependent data steam.

Inventors

  • 👤 Richard Thorup Brandle

Bibliographic Details

Application Number —
Jurisdiction EP
Data Source google_patents
Last Synchronized 2026-10-26 21:37
CPC Classifications
G; G09; G09G; G09G1/00

Claims Analysis

Total Claims: 6
Claim 1
Independent Claim 40 words
A method of structuring a screen management system for variable output, said method comprising: a) interfacing a mapping service with application service; and b) using said mapping service to provide an output determined by said interfacing and a screen definition.
Claim 2
Independent Claim 40 words
A method of structuring a screen management system for variable output, said method comprising: a) interfacing a mapping service with application service; and b) using said mapping service to provide an output determined by said interfacing and a screen definition.
Claim 3
Dependent Claim 15 words
A method according to Claim 1 including embedding said application service in an application program.
Claim 4
Dependent Claim 24 words
A method according to Claim 2 including causing said application to call said mapping service for interfacing said mapping service and said application service.
Claim 5
Dependent Claim 31 words
A method according to Claim 3 including interfacing said mapping service and said application service such that said mapping service and said application service are in two-way communication with one another.
Claim 6
Dependent Claim 19 words
A method according to Claim 1 including using said application service by said mapping service to process data elements.

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