Method of realistically displaying and interacting with electronic files
First Claim
1. A method of realistically displaying and interacting with electronic files comprising the steps of:
- separating an electronic file into a plurality of sub-elements;
instantiating a frame manager object for controlling user interface frame windows; and
generating a primary frame for displaying an initial sub-element.
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Abstract
The present application provides a software architecture having a framework and extensibility of that framework. Software is developed by building a basic application, and adding components to it that implement the functionality of that application. Those components are extensible and flexible, so as to be reused in future products. The framework constitutes the portions of an application that are not covered by any one particular module. There are five general categories of components that constitute the Architecture Framework are Applications, Frame Windows, Documents, Extensions, and Services. A frame manager controls all frame windows used by an application with the help of and extension manager.
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16 Claims
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1. A method of realistically displaying and interacting with electronic files comprising the steps of:
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separating an electronic file into a plurality of sub-elements;
instantiating a frame manager object for controlling user interface frame windows; and
generating a primary frame for displaying an initial sub-element. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10)
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11. A software architecture for graphically displaying electronic files comprising:
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an application executable;
a frame manager object instantiatable by the application executable for managing all frame windows needed by the application; and
an initial frame window for displaying a sub-element of a file. - View Dependent Claims (12)
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- 13. A software architecture as claimed in claim 13 wherein further frame windows are each for displaying a sub-element of a file.
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