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EP0546801A2 Expired / Lapsed EP ⏱️ 0.0 years remaining

Apparatus for graphically displaying information contained in a data base

Assignee: International Business Machines Corp
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Filing: 1992-12-08
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Granted: —
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Expires: 2012-12-08
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Abstract

Abstract The present invention relates to apparatus for displaying information contained in a data base comprising storage means for storing the data base information, display apparatus for displaying icons relating to the data base, and a control system for controlling the display of icons on the display apparatus. According to the invention the apparatus is characterised in that the control system comprises means for constructing an icon (200) representing a selected item of data stored in the storage means and representing certain attributes (210 - 224) of the selected data, and means for displaying the constructed icon. According to another aspect of the invention the apparatus is characterised in that the control system comprises means for modifying a selected item of data by accessing the item of data through the constructed icon representing the item of data.

Inventors

  • 👤 George Paul Erwin-Grotsky
  • 👤 Shih-Gong Li
  • 👤 Theodore J.L. Shrader

Bibliographic Details

Application Number —
Jurisdiction EP
Data Source google_patents
Last Synchronized 2026-11-01 01:32
CPC Classifications
G; G06; G06F; G06F16/00; G06F16/20; G06F16/24; G06F16/248

Claims Analysis

Total Claims: 3
Claim 1
Independent Claim 91 words
Apparatus for displaying information contained in a data base comprising storage means (20) for storing said data base information, display apparatus (38) for displaying icons relating to said data base, and a control system (10, 14, 16) for controlling the display of icons on said display apparatus, characterised in that said control system comprises means for constructing an icon (200) representing a selected item of data stored in said storage means and representing certain attributes (210 - 224) of said selected data, and means (36, 38) for displaying said constructed icon.
Claim 2
Dependent Claim 36 words
Apparatus as claimed in Claim 1 characterised in that said control system comprises means for modifying a selected item of data by accessing said item of data through the constructed icon representing said item of data.
Claim 3
Dependent Claim 45 words
Apparatus as claimed in either of the preceding claims characterised in that said control system comprises means for changing the constructed icon representing a selected item of data in accordance with changes to said item which have occurred due to use of said data base.

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