Linking user interface frames
First Claim
1. In a computer device that displays information in, and receives user input associated with, a plurality of user interface frames that are disposed within two or more user interface pages, and that implements a first linking function to link user interface frames that are to be linked and displayed within separate user interface pages and a second linking function to link user interface frames that are to be linked and displayed within a common user interface page, a method of generically linking a first user interface frame with a second user interface frame, the method comprising:
- receiving developer input that selects the first user interface frame and the second user interface frame to be linked with one another;
receiving additional developer input that specifies a first user interface page within which to display the first user interface frame and a second user interface page within which to display the second user interface frame; and
associating, with the first user interface frame and with the second user interface frame, a generic linking function that causes 1) the first linking function to be executed, at runtime, if the first user interface page and the second user interface page are separate user interface pages, and 2) the second linking function to be executed, at runtime, if the first user interface page and the second user interface page are a common user interface page.
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Abstract
A method of generically linking a first user interface frame with a second user interface frame includes receiving developer input that selects the first user interface frame and the second user interface frame to be linked with one another. Additional developer input is received that specifies a first user interface page within which to display the first user interface frame and a second user interface page within which to display the second user interface frame. A generic linking function is associated with the first and second user interface frames. The generic linking function causes a first linking function to be executed if the first user interface page and the second user interface page are separate user interface pages. The generic linking function causes a second linking function to be executed if the first user interface page and the second user interface page are a common user interface page.
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15 Claims
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1. In a computer device that displays information in, and receives user input associated with, a plurality of user interface frames that are disposed within two or more user interface pages, and that implements a first linking function to link user interface frames that are to be linked and displayed within separate user interface pages and a second linking function to link user interface frames that are to be linked and displayed within a common user interface page,
a method of generically linking a first user interface frame with a second user interface frame, the method comprising: -
receiving developer input that selects the first user interface frame and the second user interface frame to be linked with one another;
receiving additional developer input that specifies a first user interface page within which to display the first user interface frame and a second user interface page within which to display the second user interface frame; and
associating, with the first user interface frame and with the second user interface frame, a generic linking function that causes 1) the first linking function to be executed, at runtime, if the first user interface page and the second user interface page are separate user interface pages, and 2) the second linking function to be executed, at runtime, if the first user interface page and the second user interface page are a common user interface page. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8)
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9. In a computer device that displays information in, and receives user input associated with, a plurality of user interface frames that are disposed within two or more user interface pages, and that implements a first linking function to link user interface frames that are to be linked and displayed within separate user interface pages and a second linking function to link user interface frames that are to be linked and displayed within a common user interface page,
a computer program product tangibly embodied in an information carrier, the computer program product comprising instructions that, when executed, cause a processor to perform operations comprising: -
receiving developer input that selects a first user interface frame and a second interface frame to be generically linked with one another;
receiving additional developer input that specifies a first user interface page within which to display the first user interface frame and a second user interface page within which to display the second user interface frame; and
associating, with the first user interface frame and with the second user interface frame, a generic linking function that causes 1) the first linking function to be executed, at runtime, if the first user interface page and the second user interface page are separate user interface pages, and 2) the second linking function to be executed, at runtime, if the first user interface page and the second user interface page are a common user interface pages.
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10. In a computer device that displays information in, and receives user input associated with, a plurality of user interface frames that are disposed within two or more user interface pages, that implements a first linking function to link user interface frames that are to be linked and displayed within separate user interface pages and a second linking function to link user interface frames that are to be linked and displayed within a common user interface page, and that associates a generic linking function to a first user interface frame and a second user interface frame, wherein the generic linking function comprises the first linking function and the second linking function,
a method of navigating from the first user interface frame to the second user interface frame, the method comprising: -
in a first user interface page comprising the first user interface frame, receiving user input that is associated with the first user interface frame, the user input being to navigate to the second user interface frame;
retrieving context information associated with the second user interface frame, wherein the context information specifies whether the second user interface frame is to be displayed within the first user interface page or within a second user interface page; and
executing the generic linking function, wherein executing the generic linking function causes the first linking function to be executed if the context information specifies that the second user interface frame is to be displayed within the second user interface page or the second linking function to be executed if the context information specifies that the second user interface frame is to be displayed within the first user interface page. - View Dependent Claims (11, 12, 13, 14)
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15. In a computer device that displays information in, and receives user input associated with, a plurality of user interface frames that are disposed within two or more user interface pages, that implements a first linking function to link user interface frames that are to be linked and displayed within separate user interface pages and a second linking function to link user interface frames that are to be linked and displayed within a common user interface page, and that associates a generic linking function to a first user interface frame that is linked to a second user interface frame, wherein the generic linking function comprises the first linking function and the second linking function,
a computer program product tangibly embodied in an information carrier, the computer program product comprising instructions that, when executed, cause a processor to perform operations comprising: -
in a first user interface page comprising a first user interface frame, receiving user input that is associated with the first user interface frame, the user input being to navigate to a second user interface frame;
retrieving context information associated with the second user interface frame, wherein the context information specifies whether the second user interface frame is to be displayed within the first user interface page or within a second user interface page; and
executing the generic linking function, wherein executing the generic linking function causes the first linking function to be executed if the context information specifies that the second user interface frame is to be displayed within the second user interface page or the second linking function to be executed if the context information specifies that the second user interface frame is to be displayed within the first user interface page.
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