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System and method for editing a control via direct graphical user interaction
Assignee: National Instruments Corp
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Filing: 1996-05-09
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Granted: 1999-02-09
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Expires: 2016-05-09
Abstract
Abstract A method for editing an OLE control wherein changes may be made to the control in a direct graphically interactive manner. The user drags an icon representation of the control and drops the control onto a form of a container which supports OLE controls, such as Visual Basic. When the user drops the control, the container constructs the control. When the user selects the control for an editing transaction the control creates a property page dialog and displays the control in the property page dialog. The user makes changes directly to the control displayed in the property page dialog with an input device, such as a mouse. These changes are applied to the control's data and are thus reflected in the control displayed in the preview window and in the form window. The method is particularly useful for setting initial run-time values of controls.
Inventors
- 👤 Jeff D. Washington
- 👤 Paul F. Austin
Bibliographic Details
Application Number
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Jurisdiction
US
Data Source
google_patents
Last Synchronized
2026-11-08 02:53
CPC Classifications
G; G06; G06F; G06F3/00; G06F3/01; G06F3/048; G06F3/0484; G06F3/04847; G06F9/00; G06F9/06; G06F9/44; G06F9/451; Y; Y10; Y10S; Y10S707/00; Y10S707/99941; Y10S707/99943
Claims Analysis
Total Claims: 22
Claim 1
Independent Claim
152 words
A computer-implemented method for editing a control in a computer system, comprising: displaying said control in a window; selecting said control for an editing transaction in response to user input; displaying a copy of said control in response to said selecting said control for said editing transaction, wherein said copy of said control is automatically displayed in response to said user input selecting said control for said editing transaction; receiving a change to said copy of said control in response to direct graphical user interaction with said copy of said control; displaying said copy of said control with said change in response to receiving said change; receiving user input to apply said change; applying said change to said control in said window in response to said receiving user input to apply said change, wherein said change is automatically applied to said control in response to said user input to apply said change.
Claim 2
Dependent Claim
152 words
A computer-implemented method for editing a control in a computer system, comprising: displaying said control in a window; selecting said control for an editing transaction in response to user input; displaying a copy of said control in response to said selecting said control for said editing transaction, wherein said copy of said control is automatically displayed in response to said user input selecting said control for said editing transaction; receiving a change to said copy of said control in response to direct graphical user interaction with said copy of said control; displaying said copy of said control with said change in response to receiving said change; receiving user input to apply said change; applying said change to said control in said window in response to said receiving user input to apply said change, wherein said change is automatically applied to said control in response to said user input to apply said change.
Claim 3
Dependent Claim
49 words
The computer-implemented method of claim 1, wherein said applying said change to said control in said window comprises displaying said control with said change in said window, wherein said control is automatically displayed with said change in said window in response to said user input to apply said change.
Claim 4
Dependent Claim
21 words
The computer-implemented method of claim 1, further comprising: automatically discontinuing displaying said copy of said control after said applying said change.
Claim 5
Dependent Claim
20 words
The computer-implemented method of claim 1, wherein said applying said change to said control comprises modifying data of said control.
Claim 6
Dependent Claim
18 words
The computer-implemented method of claim 1, wherein said copy of said control is displayed in a preview window.
Claim 7
Dependent Claim
82 words
The computer-implemented method of claim 1, further comprising: receiving a second change to said copy of said control in response to direct graphical user interaction with said copy of said control; displaying said copy of said control with said second change in response to receiving said second change; receiving user input to not apply said second change; wherein said second change is not applied to said control in said window in response to said receiving user input to not apply said change.
Claim 8
Dependent Claim
27 words
The computer-implemented method of claim 6, further comprising: automatically discontinuing displaying said copy of said control after said receiving user input to not apply said second change.
Claim 9
Dependent Claim
13 words
The computer-implemented method of claim 1, wherein said control comprises an OLE control.
Claim 10
Dependent Claim
13 words
The computer-implemented method of claim 1, wherein said control comprises an ActiveX control.
Claim 11
Dependent Claim
14 words
The computer-implemented method of claim 1, wherein said control comprises a re-useable software component.
Claim 12
Dependent Claim
144 words
A memory media which stores program instructions for editing a control in a computer system, wherein the program instructions are executable to implement: displaying said control in a window; selecting said control for an editing transaction in response to user input; displaying a copy of said control in response to said selecting said control for said editing transaction, wherein said copy of said control is automatically displayed in response to said user input selecting said control for said editing transaction; receiving a change to said copy of said control in response to direct graphical user interaction with said copy of said control; displaying said copy of said control with said change in response to receiving said change; receiving user input to apply said change; applying said change to said control in said window in response to said receiving user input to apply said change.
Claim 13
Dependent Claim
144 words
A memory media which stores program instructions for editing a control in a computer system, wherein the program instructions are executable to implement: displaying said control in a window; selecting said control for an editing transaction in response to user input; displaying a copy of said control in response to said selecting said control for said editing transaction, wherein said copy of said control is automatically displayed in response to said user input selecting said control for said editing transaction; receiving a change to said copy of said control in response to direct graphical user interaction with said copy of said control; displaying said copy of said control with said change in response to receiving said change; receiving user input to apply said change; applying said change to said control in said window in response to said receiving user input to apply said change.
Claim 14
Dependent Claim
49 words
The memory media of claim 11, wherein said applying said change to said control in said window comprises displaying said control with said change in said window, wherein said control is automatically displayed with said change in said window in response to said user input to apply said change.
Claim 15
Dependent Claim
28 words
The memory media of claim 11, wherein the program instructions are further executable to implement: automatically discontinuing displaying said copy of said control after said applying said change.
Claim 16
Dependent Claim
20 words
The memory media of claim 11, wherein said applying said change to said control comprises modifying data of said control.
Claim 17
Dependent Claim
18 words
The memory media of claim 11, wherein said copy of said control is displayed in a preview window.
Claim 18
Dependent Claim
82 words
The memory media of claim 11, further comprising: receiving a second change to said copy of said control in response to direct graphical user interaction with said copy of said control; displaying said copy of said control with said second change in response to receiving said second change; receiving user input to not apply said second change; wherein said second change is not applied to said control in said window in response to said receiving user input to not apply said change.
Claim 19
Dependent Claim
27 words
The memory media of claim 16, further comprising: automatically discontinuing displaying said copy of said control after said receiving user input to not apply said second change.
Claim 20
Dependent Claim
13 words
The memory media of claim 11, wherein said control comprises an OLE control.
Claim 21
Dependent Claim
13 words
The memory media of claim 11, wherein said control comprises an ActiveX control.
Claim 22
Dependent Claim
14 words
The memory media of claim 11, wherein said control comprises a re-useable software component.
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