Distributed client/server window presentation system
July 6, 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 ReferencesPresentation space management and viewporting on a multifunction virtual terminal Display of multiple data windows in a multi-tasking system Workstation for local and remote data processing Method for generating display screens for a set of application programs by calling screen management subroutines Data display system Terminal with viewports, auxiliary device attachment, and host-terminal flan control Window display system and method for creating multiple scrollable and non-scrollable display regions on a non-programmable computer terminal Method and apparatus for assisting in the presentation and removal of windows Patent #: 5461716 InventorApplicationNo. 163416 filed on 12/06/1993ExaminersPrimary: Kim, MatthewAssistant: dela Torre, Crescelle N. Attorney, Agent or FirmInternational ClassG06F 013/00Foreign Application Priority Data1992-12-22 GBAbstractThis invention addresses the management of window geometry (or layout) in a distributed data processing system. In this invention, a client server model includes an application executing on a client system with graphics being drawn on the server system for the end user. Each client application interacts with the user by defining client windows into which are placed graphical data and where input data may be entered by the user. The application software together with the graphics software is provided in the client processor. The server processor includes the ability to display data to the end user. The application data for display, in the form of a window, includes a special designated area within the window to provide user access to the application. | |
