SIMPLIFYING THE CREATION OF USER-DEFINED CUSTOM ELEMENTS FOR USE IN A GRAPHICAL MODELING APPLICATION
First Claim
1. A system that simplifies the creation of user-defined custom elements for use in a graphical modeling application comprising:
- a graphical modeling application configured to graphically facilitate a creation of a semantic model utilizing a plurality of static graphical elements and a plurality of semantic data elements; and
a custom element definition tool configured to facilitate a creation of a user-defined custom element within the graphical modeling application, wherein the user-defined custom element comprises at least one of at least one static graphical element and at least one semantic data element.
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Abstract
The present invention can include a solution for capturing user-defined custom elements for use in a graphical modeling application. Such a system can include a graphical modeling application and a custom element definition tool. The graphical modeling application can be configured to create semantic models that contain a static graphical elements and semantic data elements. The custom element definition tool can be configured to create a user-defined custom element for the graphical modeling application. The user-defined custom element can consist of one or more static graphical element and/or one or more semantic data element.
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20 Claims
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1. A system that simplifies the creation of user-defined custom elements for use in a graphical modeling application comprising:
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a graphical modeling application configured to graphically facilitate a creation of a semantic model utilizing a plurality of static graphical elements and a plurality of semantic data elements; and a custom element definition tool configured to facilitate a creation of a user-defined custom element within the graphical modeling application, wherein the user-defined custom element comprises at least one of at least one static graphical element and at least one semantic data element. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8)
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9. A method for simplifying the creation of user-defined custom elements for use in a graphical modeling application comprising:
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capturing compositional data and semantic data related to at least one user-selected static graphical element of a semantic model within a graphical modeling application; storing the captured compositional data and semantic data as a user-defined custom element within at least one custom element definition file in a user-specified location, wherein the user-specified location is local to and accessible by the graphical modeling application; and automatically registering the user-defined custom element with the graphical modeling application, wherein the user-defined custom element is made accessible from within the graphical modeling application. - View Dependent Claims (10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15)
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16. A method for sharing user-defined custom elements for use in a graphical modeling application comprising:
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creating a user-defined custom element using a custom element definition tool within a graphical modeling interface, wherein the user-defined custom element comprises at least one of at least one static graphical element and at least one semantic data element, and, wherein the user-defined custom element is contained within at least one custom element definition file; and distributing a copy of the at least one custom element definition file to a plurality of users of the graphical modeling application. - View Dependent Claims (17, 18, 19, 20)
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