A Computer-Implemented Method For Launching An Installed Application

• US 20140208241A1
• Filed: 01/16/2014
• Published: 07/24/2014
• Est. Priority Date: 01/18/2013
• Status: Active Grant

• Current Assignee: Dassault Systemes SA
• Original Assignee: Dassault Systemes SA
• Inventors: Charles, Bernard, Florack, Dominique, Menghini, Monica, Masson, Hubert
• Granted Patent: US 9,639,240 B2
• Time in Patent Office: Days
• US Class Current: 715/760
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 3/04815 Interaction with a metaphor-based environment or interaction object displayed as three-dimensional, e.g. changing the user viewpoint with respect to the environment or object
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 3/0482 Interaction with lists of selectable items, e.g. menus
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 9/445 Program loading or initiating bootstrapping G06F9/4401; security arrangements for program loading or initiating G06F21/57

Abstract

A computer-implemented method for launching an installed application comprising the steps of:

• • providing a web browser;
  • displaying in the web browser a first list of at least one three-dimensional object;
  • selecting at least one three-dimensional object among said first list;
  • determining a second list of at least one installed application(s) able to use the selected object(s) of the first list;
  • displaying in the web browser said second list;
  • selecting an application in said second list; and
  • launching said selected application of said second list together with the opening of the selected object(s) of the first list.

Claims

1. A computer-implemented method for launching an installed application comprising the steps of:

providing a web browser (WB);

displaying in the web browser (WB) a first list of at least one three-dimensional object (T1i, T2i, T3i, T4i);

selecting at least one three-dimensional object among said first list;

determining a second list of at least one installed application(s) (TA, TB) able to use the selected object(s) of the first list;

displaying in the web browser (WB) said second list;

selecting an application (TA, TB) in said second list; and

launching said selected application (TA, TB) of said second list together with the opening of the selected object(s) of the first list.

2. Method according to claim 1, wherein said first list is stored on a server connected to a memory storing said three-dimensional object(s) (T1i, T2i, T3i, T4i), and said application(s) (TA, TB) of said second list is (are) stored on a client.

3. Method according to claim 1, wherein a Graphical Machine Interface of said web browser (WB) and of said selected application (TA, TB) are identical, and at the launching of said selected application (TA, TB) the options of its presentation are matched with the options of presentations of the web browser (WB).

4. Method according to claim 1, wherein said step of launching of said selected application (TA, TB) with several three-dimensional objects (T1i, T2i, T3i, T4i) of said first list, storable on different data bases, is adapted to automatically launch several corresponding instances of the application.

5. Method according to claim 1, wherein the web browser (WB) and the application(s) (TA, TB) of the second list have an identical command tool (CT).

6. Method according to claim 1, wherein said second list comprises three-dimensional Computer-Aid Design application(s), and/or Computer-Aided Engineering application(s) and/or Computer-Aided Manufacturing application(s).

7. Method according to claim 1, wherein an installed application is eligible for said second list, if it is an authorized licensed application.

8. A computer-readable medium comprising:

a memory area having computer-executable instructions configured to cause a computer system to perform;

providing a web browser (WB);

displaying in the web browser (WB) a first list of at least one three-dimensional object (T1i, T2i, T3i, T4i);

selecting at least one three-dimensional object among said first list;

determining a second list of at least one installed application(s) (TA, TB) able to use the selected object(s) of the first list;

displaying in the web browser (WB) said second list;

selecting an application (TA, TB) in said second list; and

launching said selected application (TA, TB) of said second list together with the opening of the selected object(s) of the first list.

9. A computer program product, comprising:

a computer readable medium configured for launching an installed application in a computer system;

code means stored on the computer readable medium and when executed by a computer causes the computer system to;

provide a web browser (WB);

display in the web browser (WB) a first list of at least one three-dimensional object (T1i, T2i, T3i, T4i);

select at least one three-dimensional object among said first list;

determine a second list of at least one installed application(s) (TA, TB) able to use the selected object(s) of the first list;

display in the web browser (WB) said second list;

select an application (TA, TB) in said second list; and

launch said selected application (TA, TB) of said second list together with the opening of the selected object(s) of the first list.

10. An apparatus for launching an installed application of a computer-aided system comprising:

means for providing a web browser (WB);

display means displaying in the web browser (WB) a first list of at least one three-dimensional object (T1i, T2i, T3i, T4i);

user interface means for selecting at least one three-dimensional object among said first list;

processor means for determining a second list of at least one installed application(s) (TA, TB) able to use the selected object(s) of the first list;

the display means displaying in the web browser (WB) said second list;

the user interface means enabling user selection of an application (TA, TB) in said second list; and

processor means for launching said selected application (TA, TB) of said second list together with the opening of the selected object(s) of the first list.

11. Apparatus as claimed in claim 10 wherein said first list is stored on a server connected to a memory means storing said three-dimensional object(s) (T1i, T2i, T3i, T4i), and said application(s) (TA, TB) of said second list is (are) stored on a client.

12. Apparatus as claimed in claim 10 wherein a Graphical Machine Interface of said of web browser (WB) and of said selected application (TA, TB) are identical, and at the launching of said selected application (TA, TB) the options of its presentation are matched with the options of presentations of the web browser (WB).

13. Apparatus as claimed in claim 10 wherein the processor means (a) launches the selected application with plural three-dimensional objects on the first list and storeable on different data bases, and (b) is adapted to automatically launch multiple corresponding instances of the selected application.

14. Apparatus as claimed in claim 10 wherein the web browser (WB) and the application(s) (TA, TB) of the second list have an identical command tool (CT).

15. Apparatus as claimed in claim 10 wherein said second list comprises three-dimensional Computer-Aid Design application(s), and/or Computer-Aided Engineering application(s) and/or Computer-Aided Manufacturing application(s).

16. Apparatus as claimed in claim 10 wherein an installed application is eligible for said second list, if it is an authorized licensed application.