Object-oriented computer user interface
Inventors:
Malone, Thomas W.; Lai, Kum-Yew; Yu, Keh-Chiang; and Berenson, Richard W.
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Abstract
A computer user interface includes a mechanism of graphically representing and displaying user-definable objects of multiple types. The object types that can be represented include data records, not limited to a particular kind of data, and agents. An agent processes information automatically on behalf of the user. Another mechanism allows a user to define objects, for example by using a template. These two mechanisms act together to allow each object to be displayed to the user and acted upon by the user in a uniform way regardless of type. For example, templates for defining objects allow a specification to be input by a user defining processing that can be performed by an agent.
Application Number: US08/484,415
Filing Date: 1995-06-07
Issuing Authority: United States
Patent Number: US5790116A