Apparatus for creating graphical application interface

• US 20060224979A1
• Filed: 04/01/2005
• Published: 10/05/2006
• Est. Priority Date: 04/01/2005
• Status: Abandoned Application

• Current Assignee: Technology Enabling Company LLC
• Original Assignee: Technology Enabling Company LLC
• Inventors: Albrecht, Paul, Grimshaw, Paul, Toong, Hoo-Min D., Chiu, Kimberly, Hadzima, Joseph G. Jr.
• Application Number:
  US11/096,931
• Publication Number:
  US 20060224979A1
• Time in Patent Office: Days
• US Class Current: 715/760
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 8/38 for implementing user interfaces

Abstract

Embodiments of an apparatus for creating a graphical application interface are disclosed.

Claims

1. An apparatus comprising:

means for creating a graphical application interface via a browser without a browser plug-in; and

means for browsing.

2. The apparatus of claim 1, wherein said browser comprises a web-browser.

3. The apparatus of claim 2, wherein said means for creating a graphical application interface comprises means for creating an HTML-based graphical application.

4. The apparatus of claim 1, wherein said means for creating a graphical application interface includes:

means for hiding portions of a region larger than a viewable area.

5. The apparatus of claim 4, wherein said viewable area over said region is capable of changing.

6. The apparatus of claim 5 wherein said viewable area is capable of changing via at least one of the following:

grabbing said region substantially in accordance with motion of an input device;

using an overview tool that represents said region;

or click and drag selection.

7. The apparatus of claim 1, wherein said creating a graphical application interface includes:

means for saving and reloading a prior dynamically created page.

8. The apparatus of claim 1, wherein said means for creating a graphical application interface includes:

means for autosizing an image to fit an available viewable area.

9. The apparatus of claim 1, wherein said means for creating a graphical application interface includes:

means for dynamically creating a magnified view of a portion of a visual display.

10. The apparatus of claim 9, wherein said means for dynamically creating a magnified view comprises at least one of:

means for creating a flyover window or means for creating a hover window.

11. The apparatus of claim 1, wherein said means for creating a graphical application interface includes:

means for selecting from a sibling window.

12. The apparatus of claim 11, wherein said means for selecting from a sibling window includes means for selecting at least one of the following:

highlighting;

coloring;

shading;

blinking;

changing size;

changing shape and/or rotating.

13. The apparatus of claim 1, wherein said means for creating a graphical application interface includes:

means for switching between presentation formats.

14. The apparatus of claim 13, wherein said means for switching includes means for switching between at least a tabular and a graphic format.

15. The apparatus of claim 1, wherein said means for creating a graphical application interface includes:

means for displaying additional data without reloading a page.

16. The apparatus of claim 1, wherein said means for creating a graphical application interface includes:

means for dynamic updating data and/or code.

17. The apparatus of claim 1, wherein said means for creating a graphical application interface includes:

means for marshalling data between a web server and a web browser.

18. The apparatus of claim 1, wherein said means for creating a graphical application interface includes:

means for closing a family of windows.

19. The apparatus of claim 1, wherein said means for creating a graphical application interface includes:

means for synchronizing display windows and selector windows.