INDEPENDENT MANAGEMENT OF INDIVIDUAL ELEMENTS OF A GRAPHICAL DISPLAY
First Claim
1. A method of managing a graphical display incorporating individual graphical elements, the method comprising:
- at control circuitry of an electronic device, creating in data storage a data set for each of the graphical elements, wherein each of the data sets describes a graphical feature of the associated graphical element;
at the control circuitry, associating a separate function with each of the data sets, wherein each function is configured to modify the associated data set to alter the graphical feature of the associated graphical element;
at the control circuitry, generating a signal influencing the graphical display;
at the control circuitry, initiating the function associated with each of at least one of the data sets in response to the signal; and
at the control circuitry, transferring the graphical display to an output device for presentation to a user.
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Abstract
A method of managing a graphical display incorporating individual graphical elements is presented. In the method, a data set is created for each of the graphical elements, wherein each of the data sets describes a graphical feature of the associated graphical element. A separate function is associated with each of the data sets, wherein each of the functions is configured modify the data set of the associated graphical element to alter a graphical feature of the associated graphical element. A signal influencing the graphical display is generated. In response to the signal, the function associated with each of at least one of the data sets is initiated. The graphical display is transferred to an output device for viewing by a user.
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1. A method of managing a graphical display incorporating individual graphical elements, the method comprising:
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at control circuitry of an electronic device, creating in data storage a data set for each of the graphical elements, wherein each of the data sets describes a graphical feature of the associated graphical element; at the control circuitry, associating a separate function with each of the data sets, wherein each function is configured to modify the associated data set to alter the graphical feature of the associated graphical element; at the control circuitry, generating a signal influencing the graphical display; at the control circuitry, initiating the function associated with each of at least one of the data sets in response to the signal; and at the control circuitry, transferring the graphical display to an output device for presentation to a user. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12)
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13. A computer-readable data storage medium having encoded thereon instructions executable by a processor of an electronic device to perform a method of managing a graphical display incorporating individual graphical elements, the method comprising:
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creating a data set for each of the graphical elements, wherein each of the data sets describes a graphical feature of the associated graphical element; associating a separate function with each of the graphical elements, wherein each function is configured to modify the associated data set to alter the graphical feature of the associated graphical element; generating a signal influencing the graphical display; initiating the function associated with each of at least one of the data sets in response to the signal; and transferring the graphical display to an output device for presentation to a user.
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14. An electronic device, comprising:
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an output interface configured to transfer a graphical display to an output device for presentation to a user; data storage configured to store a plurality of data sets, wherein each of the data sets describes a graphical feature of a separate one of a plurality of graphical elements of the graphical display; and control circuitry configured to; create each of the data sets in the data storage; associate a separate function with each of the data sets, wherein each function is configured to modify the associated data set to alter the graphical feature of the associated graphical element; generate a signal influencing the graphical display; initiate the function associated with each of at least one of the data sets in response to the signal; and transfer the graphical display to the output device via the output interface. - View Dependent Claims (15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20)
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