EP0449438A2
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Graphical user interface management system and method
Assignee: International Business Machines Corp
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Filing: 1991-03-06
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Granted: —
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Expires: 2011-03-06
Abstract
Abstract A graphical user interface management system comprises means for storing one ore more tables of a relational type each describing, as one or more objects, one or more graphical components displayed on a display apparatus, one or more procedure modules or procedure module groups, one or more relations among the graphical components and the procedure modules groups, or one or more relations among the procedure modules or procedure module groups. The system also comprises means for translating messages to the objects into formats of the corresponding tables, performing predetermined queries on the tables, and performing invocations of procedure modules or procedure module groups determined by the queries.
Inventors
- 👤 Lien Yoeng-Chang
- 👤 Rumi Hiraga
Bibliographic Details
Application Number
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Jurisdiction
EP
Data Source
google_patents
Last Synchronized
2026-10-28 07:28
CPC Classifications
G; G06; G06F; G06F9/00; G06F9/06; G06F9/44; G06F9/455; G06F9/45504; G06F9/45508; G06F9/45512; G06F8/00; G06F8/30; G06F8/38; G06F9/451; Y; Y10; Y10S; Y10S707/00; Y10S707/953; Y10S707/96; Y10S707/99931
Claims Analysis
Total Claims: 16
Claim 1
Independent Claim
118 words
A graphical user interface management system comprising: storage means for storing one or more tables of a relational type each describing , as one or more objects, one or more graphical components displayed on a display apparatus, one or more procedure modules or procedure module groups, one or more relations among the graphical components, one or more relations between the graphical components and the procedure modules or procedure module groups, or one or more relations among the procedure modules or procedure module groups; and, control means for translating messages to the objects into formats of the corresponding tables, performing predetermined queries on the tables, and performing invocations of procedure modules or procedure module groups determined by the queries.
Claim 2
Dependent Claim
29 words
A system as claimed in Claim 1, wherein the graphical components include one or more panel layouts, and boxes, arrows, and/or other graphical components which constitute the panel layouts.
Claim 3
Dependent Claim
21 words
A system as claimed in Claim 1, wherein the procedure modules include event streams input to one or more application programs.
Claim 4
Dependent Claim
22 words
A system as claimed in Claim 1, wherein the procedure modules include function calls for input to one or more application programs.
Claim 5
Dependent Claim
14 words
A system as claimed in Claim 1, wherein the procedure modules include query routines.
Claim 6
Dependent Claim
11 words
A graphical user interface management system as claimed in claim 1.
Claim 7
Dependent Claim
94 words
A system as claimed in claim 6 wherein the storage means comprises: a basic object storage portion for sorting one or more tables of a relational type each describing, as one or more basic objects, one or more graphical components displayed on a display apparatus, or one or more procedural modules or procedure modules groups: a complicated object storage portion for storing one or more tables of a relational type each describing one or more complicated objects relating on or more of the basic objects to one or more others of the basic objects;
Claim 8
Dependent Claim
82 words
A system as claimed in claim 6 wherein the storage means comprises:- a first object storage portion for storing one or more tables of a relational type each describing one or more objects of a graphical user interface which objects are independent of one or more application programs; a second object storage portion for storing one or more tables of a relational type each describing one or more objects of the graphical user interface which objects are dependent on the application programs;
Claim 9
Dependent Claim
122 words
A graphical user interface management method comprising steps of: storing one or more tables of a relational type each describing, as one or more objects, one or more graphical components displayed on a display apparatus, one or more procedure modules or procedure module groups, one or more relations among said graphical components, one or more relations between said one or more graphical components and said one or more procedure modules or procedure module groups, or one or more relations among said procedure modules groups; translating messages to said objects into formats of corresponding tables of said relational type; performing predetermined queries on said tables of said relational type; and, performing invocations of procedure modules or procedure modules groups determined by said queries.
Claim 10
Dependent Claim
31 words
A graphical user interface management method of Claim 9, wherein said graphical components include one or more panel layouts, and boxes, arrows, and/or other graphical components which constitute said panel layouts.
Claim 11
Dependent Claim
21 words
A method as claimed in Claim 9, wherein said procedure modules include event streams input to one or more application programs.
Claim 12
Dependent Claim
21 words
A method as claimed in Claim 9, wherein said procedure modules include function calls inputted to one or more application programs.
Claim 13
Dependent Claim
13 words
A method as claimed in Claim 9, wherein said procedure modules query routines.
Claim 14
Dependent Claim
38 words
A method as claimed in Claim 9 comprising step of: storing one or more tables of a relational types each describing, as one ore more objects, one or more internal states of one or more application programs; and,
Claim 15
Dependent Claim
72 words
A method as claimed in claim 14 the steps of: storing one or more tables of a relational type each describing, as one ore more basic objects, one or more graphical components displayed on a display apparatus, or one or more procedure modules or procedure module groups; storing one or more tables of a relational type each describing one or more complicated objects relating one or more others of said basic objects;
Claim 16
Dependent Claim
71 words
A graphical user interface management method as claimed in claim 14 comprising steps of: storing one ore more tables of a relational type each describing one or more objects of a graphical user interface which objects are independent of one or more application programs; storing one or more tables of relational type each describing one or more objects of said graphical user interface which objects are dependent on said application programs;
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