Method and apparatus for rapidly prototyping status display
First Claim
1. In a computer-based system for presenting a plurality of display screens, each display screen including at least one control, each control having at least one function associated therewith, a method for generating a custom display screen comprising the steps of:
- providing a plurality of display screen function databases, each display screen function database being associated with a respective one of a plurality of display screens, each display screen function database containing at least one record of a function associated with a control for said respective one of said plurality of display screens;
providing a custom display screen template having at least one undefined control;
selecting an undefined control on said custom display screen template;
receiving a first user request for specific functionality on a custom display;
identifying a data source accessible by a computer which relates to the first user request for specific functionality;
prototyping a function which relates to the first user request for specific functionality and said data source;
associating said selected undefined control with said prototype function;
updating a display screen function database associated with said custom display screen template with a record corresponding to said prototyped function;
receiving user feedback on said prototype function;
optionally modifying said prototype function based on user feedback and updating said custom display screen function database associated with said custom display screen template with a record corresponding to said modified prototyped function; and
saving said display screen function database associated with said custom display screen template for production use.
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Abstract
A system and method for information display based on a family of display screens for displaying information derived from numerous data sources. Each display screen includes function controls as well as indicator controls. The function controls link a first level display screen to subsidiary display screens. A capacity is provided for saving defined display screen formats and for generating a custom display screen based on function controls which were previously defined in defined display screens. Also disclosed is a method of using a family of display screens for managing access to information and displaying that information.
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6 Claims
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1. In a computer-based system for presenting a plurality of display screens, each display screen including at least one control, each control having at least one function associated therewith, a method for generating a custom display screen comprising the steps of:
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providing a plurality of display screen function databases, each display screen function database being associated with a respective one of a plurality of display screens, each display screen function database containing at least one record of a function associated with a control for said respective one of said plurality of display screens;
providing a custom display screen template having at least one undefined control;
selecting an undefined control on said custom display screen template;
receiving a first user request for specific functionality on a custom display;
identifying a data source accessible by a computer which relates to the first user request for specific functionality;
prototyping a function which relates to the first user request for specific functionality and said data source;
associating said selected undefined control with said prototype function;
updating a display screen function database associated with said custom display screen template with a record corresponding to said prototyped function;
receiving user feedback on said prototype function;
optionally modifying said prototype function based on user feedback and updating said custom display screen function database associated with said custom display screen template with a record corresponding to said modified prototyped function; and
saving said display screen function database associated with said custom display screen template for production use. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6)
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