System and method for adorning shapes with data driven objects
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1. A computer-implemented method for adorning shapes in a document with underlying data, comprising:
- importing the data into the document, wherein a first entry of the underlying data is associated with a first shape of the document in a first adornment;
displaying the first entry of the underlying data in the document such that the first entry is displayed in proximity with the first shape according to a data display format;
determining whether additional shapes that are associated with the data display format exist in the document;
selecting one or more additional shapes to correspond to the first shape; and
updating the additional shapes to correspond to first shape when the selected additional shapes are present in the document.
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Abstract
Adornments are applied to shapes in a diagram that graphically displays data about those shapes. Once the adornments are applied to a shape, the information displayed is automatically updated as the underlying shape data changes. The appearance of the diagram is updated automatically when the user updates the data for their shapes. The set of adornments that may be applied to shapes is extensible. A mechanism and interface is defined for creating additional adornments that have customized looks or behaviors.
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20 Claims
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1. A computer-implemented method for adorning shapes in a document with underlying data, comprising:
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importing the data into the document, wherein a first entry of the underlying data is associated with a first shape of the document in a first adornment;
displaying the first entry of the underlying data in the document such that the first entry is displayed in proximity with the first shape according to a data display format;
determining whether additional shapes that are associated with the data display format exist in the document;
selecting one or more additional shapes to correspond to the first shape; and
updating the additional shapes to correspond to first shape when the selected additional shapes are present in the document. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9)
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10. A system for adorning shapes in a document with underlying data, comprising:
a drawing application that includes computer-executable instructions, the computer-executable instructions comprising;
associating a first entry of the underlying data with a first shape of the document in a first adornment;
displaying the first entry of the underlying data in the document such that the first entry is displayed in proximity with the first shape according to a data display format;
determining whether additional shapes that are associated with the data display format exist in the document;
selecting one or more additional shapes to correspond to the first shape; and
updating the additional shapes to correspond to first shape when the selected additional shapes are present in the document. - View Dependent Claims (11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17)
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18. A computer-readable medium having computer-executable instructions for adorning shapes in a document with underlying data, the computer-executable instructions comprising:
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displaying a first entry of the underlying data in the document such that the first entry is displayed in proximity with a first shape in a first adornment according to a data display format;
determining whether additional shapes that are associated with the data display format exist in the document;
selecting one or more additional shapes to correspond to the first shape; and
updating the additional shapes to correspond to first shape when the selected additional shapes are present in the document, wherein updating the additional shapes includes at least one of adding additional adornments to the additional shapes, editing existing adornments associated with the additional shapes, and customizing the data display format associated with the additional shapes. - View Dependent Claims (19, 20)
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