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Method and apparatus for representing bordered areas of a generic form with records

  • US 5,208,906 A
  • Filed: 09/21/1990
  • Issued: 05/04/1993
  • Est. Priority Date: 12/30/1988
  • Status: Expired due to Term
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1. In a computer system having a display screen and a memory for storing data, a method for effectively representing a generic form, said representation intended to allow dynamic alteration of said generic form, said generic form characterized as a two-dimensional space comprising a plurality of non-overlapping bordered areas, each of said bordered areas including none, one or more non-overlapping smaller bordered areas or text, said text comprising none, one, or more lines of characters, each of said smaller bordered areas included within an associated larger bordered area in said bordered areas, said method comprising the steps of:

  • storing a plurality of records defining structure of said generic form, each of said records associated with at least one of said bordered areas and including information with respect to said at least one bordered area,establishing interlinking indications in said records for identifying structural relationships between said plurality of records, said interlinking indications for identifying whether one of said bordered areas includes any of said smaller bordered areas and whether one of said bordered areas is included in any of said associated larger bordered areas.

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