User defined view selection utility
First Claim
1. A method for implementing a user-defined view selection utility for viewing data items, comprising the steps of:
- receiving user commands defining a view selection utility for selecting among a plurality of views for displaying a data item;
storing information defining the view selection utility;
referencing the stored data defining the view selection utility with the data item;
in response to a subsequent user command selecting the data item, displaying the view selection utility; and
in response to a subsequent user command associated with the view selection utility selecting a view, displaying the selected view.
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Abstract
A system for implementing a user-defined view selection utility for selecting among a number of available views for a data items in which the host computer stores the definition of the view selection utility with reference to a data item. Then, in response to a subsequent user command selecting the data item, the host computer implements the view selection utility. The user-defined view selection utility may be created and implemented during an uninterrupted user session, and may be transmitted to a compatible computer system where is received, stored and implemented during an uninterrupted user session. The user-defined view selection utility may be defined in database records, and may be implemented by processing those records during an uninterrupted user session.
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21 Claims
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1. A method for implementing a user-defined view selection utility for viewing data items, comprising the steps of:
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receiving user commands defining a view selection utility for selecting among a plurality of views for displaying a data item;
storing information defining the view selection utility;
referencing the stored data defining the view selection utility with the data item;
in response to a subsequent user command selecting the data item, displaying the view selection utility; and
in response to a subsequent user command associated with the view selection utility selecting a view, displaying the selected view. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7)
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8. A method for implementing a user-defined view selection utility for viewing data items stored in a database, comprising the steps of:
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providing a database for maintaining records;
including a record in the database incorporating a data item;
including records in the database defining a default view for displaying the data item, said records being referenced to the record incorporating the data item;
receiving user commands defining a user-defined view for displaying the data item;
storing one or more records in the database defining the user-defined view;
referencing the records defining the user-defined view with the record incorporating the data item;
in response to a subsequent user command selecting the data item, allowing the user to select between the default view and the user-defined view; and
in response to a user command selecting the user-defined view, displaying the user-defined view. - View Dependent Claims (9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14)
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15. A method for implementing a user-defined view selection utility for viewing data items stored in a database, comprising the steps of:
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providing a database for maintaining records;
including a record in the database incorporating a data item;
including records in the database defining multiple views for displaying the data item, said records being referenced to the record incorporating the data item;
receiving user commands defining a view selection utility for selecting among the available views for the data item;
storing one or more records in the database defining the view selection utility;
referencing the record defining the view selection utility with the record incorporating the data item;
in response to a subsequent user command selecting the data item, displaying the view selection utility; and
in response to a user command associated with the view selection utility selecting a particular view, displaying the selected view. - View Dependent Claims (16, 17, 18, 19, 20, 21)
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