发明授权
- 专利标题: User interface system having programmable user interface elements
- 专利标题(中): 具有可编程用户界面元素的用户界面系统
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申请号: US700729申请日: 1991-05-15
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公开(公告)号: US5202828A公开(公告)日: 1993-04-13
- 发明人: Laurie J. Vertelney , Thomas D. Erickson , S. Joy Mountford , John J. Thompson-Rohrlich , Gitta B. Salomon , Yin Y. Wong , Daniel S. Venolia , Kathleen M. Gomoll , Eric A. Hulteen
- 申请人: Laurie J. Vertelney , Thomas D. Erickson , S. Joy Mountford , John J. Thompson-Rohrlich , Gitta B. Salomon , Yin Y. Wong , Daniel S. Venolia , Kathleen M. Gomoll , Eric A. Hulteen
- 申请人地址: CA Cupertino
- 专利权人: Apple Computer, Inc.
- 当前专利权人: Apple Computer, Inc.
- 当前专利权人地址: CA Cupertino
- 主分类号: G06F3/14
- IPC分类号: G06F3/14 ; G06F3/033 ; G06F3/048 ; G06F9/44 ; G06F12/00 ; G06F17/21 ; G06T11/80 ; H04M1/2745
摘要:
A user interface element having a plurality of user interface elements for marking, finding, organizing, and processing data within documents stored in an associated computer system are described. Each element typically has an appearance which is uniquely related to the data or the function the element is designed to represent or perform, respectively. In their simplest form, these elements are only used to mark data within a document. Each element, however, can also be programmed to cause the computer to perform some function in association with the marked data, such as printing the data or mailing the data to someone. A user can select particular data within a document using an element and have that data associated with the element in memory. Data marked with common elements can be found by searching for a particular representative element in memory. Users can create their own elements, program elements with their own desired functionality, and modify existing elements. Elements can also be compounded together so as to cause a combination of tasks to be performed by simply activating one element.