Extendible instruction system
First Claim
1. An instruction system for issuing instructions from a first computer system for execution by a second computer system, the instruction system comprising instructions of a first type having an effect on the second computer system which is determinable by the first and second computer systems, and instructions of a second type, the effect of which is not determinable by the first computer system, wherein the instructions of the second type each include a descriptor for aiding a user to determine the effect of the respective instruction at the first computer system.
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Abstract
An instruction system for issuing instructions from a first computer system (50-90) for execution by a second computer system (10, 20, 40) is described. The instruction system comprises instructions of a first type having an effect on the second computer system which is determinable by the first and second computer systems, and instructions of a second type, the effect of which is not determinable by the first computer system. The instructions of the second type each include a descriptor for aiding a user to determine the effect of the respective instruction at the first computer system.
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- 1. An instruction system for issuing instructions from a first computer system for execution by a second computer system, the instruction system comprising instructions of a first type having an effect on the second computer system which is determinable by the first and second computer systems, and instructions of a second type, the effect of which is not determinable by the first computer system, wherein the instructions of the second type each include a descriptor for aiding a user to determine the effect of the respective instruction at the first computer system.
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12. A computer system arranged to generate communications including instructions that the computer system has no knowledge of their semantics or effect, the computer system being configured to accept instructions of a first type having a determinable effect and instructions of a second type having an undeterminable effect, wherein the instructions of the second type each include a descriptor for aiding a user to determine the effect of the respective instruction, the computer system being arranged to display the descriptor of each instruction of the second type with an associated input field and to accept inputs to the input fields, wherein a communication comprises the inputs to the input fields and data generated in dependence on the instructions of the first type.
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13. A method of generating communications at a computer system for issuance to another computer system comprising the steps of:
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accessing a set of instructions at the computer system, the set of instructions including instructions of a first type having a determinable effect by the computer system and instructions of a second type having an undeterminable effect by the computer system, the instructions of the second type each including a descriptor for aiding a user to determine the effect of the respective instruction;
generating a user interface including the descriptors of the instructions of the second type and an input field associated with each descriptor;
accepting inputs to the input fields; and
,generating a communication from the accepted inputs in dependence on the instructions of the first type. - View Dependent Claims (14, 15)
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