Method for determining a user selected group of data objects for the propagation of attribute values

Patent 5241624 Issued on August 31, 1993. Estimated Expiration Date:

October 3, 2011. Estimated Expiration Date is calculated based on simple USPTO term provisions. It does not account for terminal disclaimers, term adjustments, failure to pay maintenance fees, or other factors which might affect the term of a patent.

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Inventor

Torres, Robert J.

Application

No. 771280 filed on 10/03/1991

US Classes:

715/790, Overlap control704/8Multilingual or national language support

Examiners

Primary: Lee, Thomas C.
Assistant: Orzech, Jennifer M.

Attorney, Agent or Firm

Dillon; Andrew J., O'Malley; Paul W.

International Classes

G06F 007/00
G06F 007/06

Abstract

Identification of a target object within an object hierarchy is made in response to user selection. The prior attribute values for the target object are then displayed on a display device. Upon user selection, new object attribute values are generated for the target object. A propagation group for the new object attribute values is made in response to user designation of relating factors and the new object attribute values are applied to all objects within the related group.