System for programming processing operations on an ordered set of objects
First Claim
1. A method of programming processing operations on an ordered set of objects, the objects being characterizable according to a plurality of different properties, in a system having a user interface including a display and a user-operable selection device such as a mouse, said method comprising the steps of:
- displaying a one-dimensional, ordered object list containing representations of the objects of the set;
enabling a user to select an object or a group of objects, the group of objects being an uninterrupted range of objects within the object list;
enabling a user to select a property value for the selected object or group of objects;
assigning the selected property value to the selected object or group of objects with respect to the processing operations; and
displaying at least two property lists associated with and disposed in spatial relationship with the object list, wherein each of said at least two property lists is related to a single object property and indicates values of that property in association with the respective objects in the object list, and each respective property value is related to one object or to a group of objects sharing that property value.
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Abstract
A method of programming processing operations, e.g. printing, on an ordered set of objects, e.g. the pages of a document, the objects being characterizable according to a plurality of different properties defining, or at least relevant for, the processing. The method includes displaying the objects of the set in a one-dimensional ordered object list and at least two spatially related and parallelly disposed property lists each related to a single object property and indicating values of that property in association with the respective objects in the object list. A user may select an object or a group of objects in any of the lists and select a property value therefor, thereby programming the processing of the objects.
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17 Claims
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1. A method of programming processing operations on an ordered set of objects, the objects being characterizable according to a plurality of different properties, in a system having a user interface including a display and a user-operable selection device such as a mouse, said method comprising the steps of:
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displaying a one-dimensional, ordered object list containing representations of the objects of the set;
enabling a user to select an object or a group of objects, the group of objects being an uninterrupted range of objects within the object list;
enabling a user to select a property value for the selected object or group of objects;
assigning the selected property value to the selected object or group of objects with respect to the processing operations; and
displaying at least two property lists associated with and disposed in spatial relationship with the object list, wherein each of said at least two property lists is related to a single object property and indicates values of that property in association with the respective objects in the object list, and each respective property value is related to one object or to a group of objects sharing that property value. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8)
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9. A system for performing processing operations on an ordered set of objects, the objects being characterizable according to a plurality of different properties, the system comprising:
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a programming device that programs processing operations, said programming device having a user interface including a display and a user-operable selection device; and
a processing device that processes said objects, wherein the programming device is adapted for, through its user interface;
displaying a one-dimensional, ordered object list containing representations of the objects of the set, enabling a user to select an object or a group of objects, the group of objects being an uninterrupted range of objects within the object list;
enabling a user to select a property value for the selected object or group of objects;
assigning the selected property value to the selected object or group of objects with respect to the processing operations; and
displaying at least two property lists associated with and disposed in spatial relationship with the object list, wherein each of the at least two property lists is related to a single object property and indicates values of that property in association with the respective objects in the object list, and each respective property value is related to one object or to a group of objects sharing that property value. - View Dependent Claims (10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16)
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17. A computer program product embodied on a computer readable medium containing computer code that when executed on a computer carry out a method of programming processing operations on an ordered set of objects, the objects being characterizable according to a plurality of different properties, in a system having a user interface including a display and a user-operable selection device such as a mouse, said method comprising the steps of:
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displaying a one-dimensional, ordered object list containing representations of the objects of the set;
enabling a user to select an object or a group of objects, the group of objects being an uninterrupted range of objects within the object list;
enabling a user to select a property value for the selected object or group of objects;
assigning the selected property value to the selected object or group of objects with respect to the processing operations; and
displaying at least two property lists associated with and disposed in spatial relationship with the object list, wherein each of said at least two property lists is related to a single object property and indicates values of that property in association with the respective objects in the object list, and each respective property value is related to one object or to a group of objects sharing that property value.
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