Graphical application interface using browser

• US 20060225000A1
• 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: Zhang, Tiejun, Albrecht, Paul, Yang, Xiao Ping, Grimshaw, Paul, Toong, Hoo-Min D., Chiu, Kimberly, Hadzima, Joseph G. Jr., Dai, Lillian, Lu, Fenghua, Chiu, Vicent
• Application Number:
  US11/097,569
• Publication Number:
  US 20060225000A1
• Time in Patent Office: Days
• US Class Current: 715/853
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 16/954 Navigation, e.g. using categorised browsing

Abstract

Embodiments of a graphical application interface using a browser, such as a web browser, are disclosed.

Claims

1. An article comprising:

a storage medium having stored thereon instructions that if executed result in creating graphical application-like visualizations of data using a browser.

2. The article of claim 1, wherein said instructions if executed further result in creating said visualizations without a plug-in.

3. The article of claim 1, wherein said instructions if executed further result in creating said visualizations in real-time.

4. The article of claim 3, wherein said instructions if executed further result in an interactive viewer window to view said visualizations.

5. The article of claim 4, wherein said instructions if executed further result in creating said visualizations using user selected features.

6. The article of claim 5, wherein said instructions if executed further result in said selected features including at least one of the following:

color;

shape; and

/or shading of particular graphical objects.

7. The article of claim 4, wherein said instructions if executed further result in includes an interactive hoover and/or flyover window.

8. The article of claim 3, wherein said instructions if executed further result in recursively creating visualizations.

9. The article of claim 8, wherein said instructions if executed further result in creating a visualization of a sub-portion of a prior visualization.

10. The article of claim 3, wherein said instructions if executed further result in said creating visualizations in real-time comprising at least one of:

editing a visualization;

saving a visualization;

exporting a visualization; and

/or changing settings for a visualization.

11. The article of claim 3, wherein said instructions if executed further result in said creating visualizations in real-time including searching said data.

12. The article of claim 11, wherein said instructions if executed further result in said searching said data comprising searching said data by data type and/or field.

13. The article of claim 3, wherein said instructions if executed further result in said creating said visualizations in real-time including linking to a database and downloading data from said database.

14. The article of claim 13, wherein said database comprises a product database.

15. The article of claim 13, wherein said instructions if executed further result in accessing said database via a local area network (LAN).

16. The article of claim 13, wherein said instructions if executed further result in accessing said database via the internet.

17. The article of claim 3, wherein said instructions if executed further result in said creating said visualizations in real-time including linking to one or more other websites and downloading data from said one or more other websites.

18. The article of claim 3, wherein said instructions if executed further result in said creating said visualizations in real-time comprising at least one of:

linking to a patent web site and downloading data; and

/or linking to a patent docketing system and downloading data.

19. The article of claim 18, wherein said patent website comprises the USPTO website.