Table driven graphical user interface
July 7, 2015. 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 ReferencesPaging, status monitoring and report compiling system for support, maintenance and management of operator-supervised automatic industrial machines Computer intercommunication system Process plant instrumentation design system Automatically-effected move of a subscriber between electronic message service systems in a network Mail management system transaction data customizing and screening Method of data stream construct management utilizing format shells and shell fragments Central postage data communication network Interactive method of developing software interfaces Distribution mailing system having a control database for storing mail handling categories common to the databases of selected mailer stations Data base system which maintains project query list, desktop list and status of multiple ongoing research projects Inventors
ApplicationNo. 334810 filed on 11/04/1994US Classes:707/103R, Object-oriented database structure101/483, PROCESSES370/254, NETWORK CONFIGURATION DETERMINATION370/335, Combining or distributing information via code word channels using multiple access techniques (e.g., CDMA)707/4, Query formulation, input preparation, or translation707/10, Distributed or remote access707/102Generating database or data structure (e.g., via user interface)ExaminersPrimary: Black, Thomas G.Assistant: Lewis, Michael Attorney, Agent or FirmForeign Patent References
International ClassG06F 017/30AbstractA Graphical User Interface (GUI) is provided for workstations on a network in which a complex operation is controlled. At least one node on the network has a Desktop Management Interface (DMI) with an object oriented database for storing data objects for the complex operation. Objects are organized according to the DMI into components, groups and attributes. The GUI is generic to any complex operation but requires the DMI for access to data. The GUI enables the user to manage information in the database in whatever manner the user has interest through the provision of report definitions through which specific component, group, and attribute data are obtained in accordance with row and column definitions for table display. The DMI interface is probed with appropriate commands generated by the GUI to obtain and display the requested data. Provision is made for displaying data in chart format and a chain feature is provided to move from one report to another. Various other features are provided.Other References
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