Data display and entry using a limited-area display panel

Patent 5805164 Issued on September 8, 1998. Estimated Expiration Date:

April 29, 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.

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Inventors

Assignee

Microsoft Corporation

Application

No. 639636 filed on 04/29/1996

US Classes:

715/808, Pop-up control715/780Entry field (e.g., text entry field)

Examiners

Primary: Bayerl, Raymond J.
Assistant: Sax, Steven

Attorney, Agent or Firm

Lee & Hayes, PLLC

International Class

C06F 003/14

Abstract

A user interface utilizes a variable or changeable displayed field label and an associated data entry field for displaying and entering stored database properties. A pop-up list box is associated with the displayed field label, to be selectively displayed in response to a user's selection. When displayed, the pop-up list box contains a list of available field labels that can be alternatively selected by the user as the displayed field label. Each of the field labels corresponds to a different stored property. The data entry field corresponding to the displayed field label can be selected and used to enter a value for the stored property corresponding to the displayed field label. The pop-up list box contains an indication of any existing values for the stored properties corresponding to the available field labels. This indication clarifies to the user that the available field labels correspond respectively to different stored properties, rather than being alternative labels corresponding to a single stored property.