公开(公告)号：US6054985A

公开(公告)日：2000-04-25

申请号：US789030

申请日：1997-01-27

申请人： Scott Anthony Morgan ,  John Martin Mullaly ,  Craig Ardner Swearingen

发明人： Scott Anthony Morgan ,  John Martin Mullaly ,  Craig Ardner Swearingen

IPC分类号： G06F9/44 ,  G06F9/46 ,  G06F3/00

CPC分类号： G06F9/543 ,  G06F9/4443

摘要： A data processing system and method is provided for performing "drag and drop" operations of compound objects using system platforms, such as JAVA, which do not support compound objects or nested containment interface designs. In the data processing system and method of operating said system, a container object will include software and logic necessary to call up a contained object in a separate window. The second window is then handled by a window associated with the container object and a modified parent-child relationship. A size and a position of the second window are defined relative to the first window. Therefore, the second window associated with the contained object can be super imposed and precisely positioned over the window associated with the container object. Furthermore, when the window associated with the container object is dragged or resized, the position and size of the second window are modified and moved in unison. However, it should be noted that the second window associated with a contained object can be dragged independently. Thus, the contained object may be dragged from the container object.

摘要翻译： 提供了一种数据处理系统和方法，用于使用不支持复合对象或嵌套容纳接口设计的系统平台（例如JAVA）来执行复合对象的“拖放”操作。 在操作所述系统的数据处理系统和方法中，容器对象将包括在单独的窗口中调用所包含的对象所需的软件和逻辑。 然后，第二个窗口由与容器对象相关联的窗口和修改的父 - 子关系来处理。 相对于第一窗口定义第二窗口的大小和位置。 因此，与所包含的对象相关联的第二窗口可以超级加载并精确地定位在与容器对象相关联的窗口上。 此外，当与容器对象相关联的窗口被拖动或调整大小时，第二窗口的位置和大小被一致地修改和移动。 然而，应当注意，与所包含的对象相关联的第二窗口可以被独立地拖动。 因此，可以从容器对象拖动包含的对象。

公开(公告)号：US5969720A

公开(公告)日：1999-10-19

申请号：US813718

申请日：1997-03-07

申请人： Linda Arnold Lisle ,  Shirley L. Martin ,  John Martin Mullaly

发明人： Linda Arnold Lisle ,  Shirley L. Martin ,  John Martin Mullaly

IPC分类号： G06F3/023 ,  G06F3/033 ,  G06F3/048 ,  G06F3/14

CPC分类号： G06F3/0481 ,  G06F3/04817

摘要： A data processing system renders a real-world object on a display device to represent a storage space of the data processing system. The real-world object is displayed with various labels and indicators to provide information about the internal contents of the storage space represented by the object as well as the storage space itself. Such visual indicators allow an external user to access information about the contents of a storage space without actually opening the storage space or delving into the depths of the user interface to determine additional information. In addition to providing information about the storage space represented by the real-world metaphor, the data processing system also allows the external user to selectively name the storage space represented by the object in a useful manner.

摘要翻译： 数据处理系统使显示设备上的真实世界对象呈现数据处理系统的存储空间。 现实世界中的对象用各种标签和指示器显示，以提供关于由对象表示的存储空间的内部内容以及存储空间本身的信息。 这样的视觉指示符允许外部用户访问关于存储空间的内容的信息，而不用实际地打开存储空间或者深入到用户界面的深度以确定附加信息。 除了提供关于由真实世界隐喻表示的存储空间的信息之外，数据处理系统还允许外部用户以有用的方式选择性地命名由对象表示的存储空间。

公开(公告)号：US5903271A

公开(公告)日：1999-05-11

申请号：US862661

申请日：1997-05-23

申请人： Didier Daniel Claude Bardon ,  Richard Edmond Berry ,  Scott Harlan Isensee ,  David John Roberts ,  John Martin Mullaly

发明人： Didier Daniel Claude Bardon ,  Richard Edmond Berry ,  Scott Harlan Isensee ,  David John Roberts ,  John Martin Mullaly

IPC分类号： G06F3/033 ,  G06F3/048 ,  F41G5/00

CPC分类号： G06F3/04815

摘要： A system, method and computer program for a virtual three-dimensional workspace wherein certain three-dimensional objects represent or serve as proxies for a variety of user interactive application programs. Such objects may be selected or triggered by the user to bring forth planar two-dimensional interactive user interfaces having images resembling those of their respective representative 3D objects so that a user may intuitively note the resemblance and select the appropriate object to result in the planar two-dimensional interactive interface appearing in front of the three-dimensional workspace. This two-dimensional planar interface remains active and unaffected by changes to its representative three-dimensional object during the course of navigation or otherwise. A drag and drop technique facilitates viewer interaction between images in a two-dimensional workplane with three-dimensional objects in the virtual three-dimensional workspace.

摘要翻译： 用于虚拟三维工作空间的系统，方法和计算机程序，其中某些三维对象表示或用作各种用户交互式应用程序的代理。 这样的对象可以由用户选择或触发以产生具有类似于它们各自的代表性3D对象的图像的平面二维交互式用户界面，使得用户可以直观地注意到相似性并选择适当的对象以产生平面二 出现在三维工作空间前面的三维交互界面。 该二维平面界面保持活动，并且不受其在导航过程中的代表性三维物体的改变或其他方面的影响。 拖放技术便于在虚拟三维工作空间中具有三维物体的二维工作平面中的图像之间的观看者交互。

公开(公告)号：US5757380A

公开(公告)日：1998-05-26

申请号：US588671

申请日：1996-01-17

申请人： Didier Bardon ,  Richard Edmond Berry ,  Scott Harlan Isensee ,  Shirley Lynn Martin ,  John Martin Mullaly

发明人： Didier Bardon ,  Richard Edmond Berry ,  Scott Harlan Isensee ,  Shirley Lynn Martin ,  John Martin Mullaly

IPC分类号： G06F3/048 ,  G06F3/033 ,  G06F3/14 ,  G06T11/80 ,  G09G5/00 ,  G09G5/36 ,  G06F15/00

CPC分类号： G06F3/04845

摘要： The invention is an information handling system, which includes one or more processing units, a memory system, and one or more I/O controllers all connected to a system bus, the I/O controllers controlling various input/output devices such as a keyboard, a mouse, a display device, communications adapters and the like, and an operating system program for controlling the processors, the memory system, and the I/O controllers, which provides a user interface, one or more tools which may be represented by objects on a tool bar or the like presented on the display device by the user interface, and an eraser/undo tool for erasing a portion of an existing image presented on the display device by the user interface by direct application of the object representing an eraser tool to the portion of the image to be erased, such that marks previously obscured reappear in the areas to which the eraser tool has been applied.

摘要翻译： 本发明是一种信息处理系统，其包括一个或多个处理单元，存储器系统和全部连接到系统总线的一个或多个I / O控制器，I / O控制器控制各种输入/输出设备，例如键盘 ，鼠标，显示设备，通信适配器等，以及用于控制提供用户界面的处理器，存储器系统和I / O控制器的操作系统程序，一个或多个工具，其可以由 通过用户界面在显示装置上呈现在工具栏等上的对象，以及用于通过用户界面直接应用表示橡皮擦的对象来擦除呈现在显示设备上的现有图像的一部分的橡皮擦/撤消工具 工具到要擦除的图像的部分，使得先前被遮蔽的标记重新出现在已经应用了橡皮擦工具的区域中。