Frame structure which provides an interface between parts of a compound document
Patent 5745910 Issued on April 28, 1998. Estimated Expiration Date: 
April 17, 2016. 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.
April 17, 2016. 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.Patent ReferencesPorthole window system for computer displays Method for dynamically processing non-text components in compound documents Computer user interface with window title bar mini-icons Window management apparatus for a document creating apparatus System for printing documents Patent #: 5243691 InventorsAssigneeApplicationNo. 633350 filed on 04/17/1996US Classes:715/515, Compound document715/520Area designationExaminersPrimary: Feild, Joseph H.Attorney, Agent or FirmForeign Patent References
International ClassG06T 001/00AbstractA document-centered user interface architecture for a computer system employs parts as the fundamental building blocks of all documents. All data is stored in the system as a part, which is comprised of contents and an associated editor. The contents and the functionality of the editor are available to the user wherever the part is located, whether in a document, on a desktop or in a folder. Parts function as containers for other parts, thereby facilitating the compilation and editing of multimedia or compound documents. A data structure, labelled a frame, functions as an interface between a container part and an embedded part, and allows the two parts to negotiate with respect to graphic structure without requiring extensive knowledge of one another's internal constraints.Other References
| |
