METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR MANAGING DESCRIPTORS IN SYSTEM SPECIFICATIONS
First Claim
1. A method, comprising:
- receiving a request for descriptor information maintained in a descriptor dictionary comprising a plurality of descriptor entries defining a respective plurality of descriptors;
determining a context associated with the request for descriptor information;
retrieving, according to the determined context, a subset of the descriptor entries of the descriptor dictionary; and
inserting into a presentation data stream imagery associated with the subset of descriptor entries to enable selection of one or more of the descriptor entries for insertion of the corresponding descriptor within a worksheet.
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Abstract
The invention includes a method and apparatus supporting system specification creation by providing descriptor management functions. A method according to one embodiment of the invention includes receiving a request for descriptor information maintained in a descriptor dictionary comprising a plurality of descriptor entries defining a respective plurality of descriptors, determining a context associated with the request for descriptor information, retrieving a subset of the descriptor entries of the descriptor dictionary according to the determined context, and inserting into a presentation data stream imagery associated with the subset of descriptor entries to enable selection of one or more of the descriptor entries for insertion of the corresponding descriptor within a worksheet.
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20 Claims
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1. A method, comprising:
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receiving a request for descriptor information maintained in a descriptor dictionary comprising a plurality of descriptor entries defining a respective plurality of descriptors; determining a context associated with the request for descriptor information; retrieving, according to the determined context, a subset of the descriptor entries of the descriptor dictionary; and inserting into a presentation data stream imagery associated with the subset of descriptor entries to enable selection of one or more of the descriptor entries for insertion of the corresponding descriptor within a worksheet. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8)
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9. An apparatus, comprising:
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means for receiving a request for descriptor information maintained in a descriptor dictionary comprising a plurality of descriptor entries defining a respective plurality of descriptors; means for determining a context associated with the request for descriptor information; means for retrieving, according to the determined context, a subset of the descriptor entries of the descriptor dictionary; and means for inserting into a presentation data stream imagery associated with the subset of descriptor entries to enable selection of one or more of the descriptor entries for insertion of the corresponding descriptor within a worksheet. - View Dependent Claims (10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16)
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17. A computer readable medium storing a software program, that, when executed by a computer, causes the computer to perform a method comprising:
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receiving a request for descriptor information maintained in a descriptor dictionary comprising a plurality of descriptor entries defining a respective plurality of descriptors; determining a context associated with the request for descriptor information; retrieving, according to the determined context, a subset of the descriptor entries of the descriptor dictionary; and inserting into a presentation data stream imagery associated with the subset of descriptor entries to enable selection of one or more of the descriptor entries for insertion of the corresponding descriptor within a worksheet. - View Dependent Claims (18, 19, 20)
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