Method and apparatus for generating window borders having pictorial frame elements
First Claim
1. A method for displaying a window border frame, comprising custom designed pictorial frame elements, for a window on a display screen in a windowing environment, comprising the steps of:
- creating, using a computer program for developing customized drawings under a control of a user, the pictorial frame elements having an arbitrary pictorial design;
storing the pictorial frame elements in computer memory;
determining a size and location of a window border frame of an existing window in the windowing environment,retrieving the stored pictorial frame elements from the computer memory,modifying the pictorial frame elements such that the elements are sized to fit within the window border frame, anddisplaying the window with the pictorial frame elements assembled in the window border frame.
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Abstract
A method and apparatus for generating realistic window borders of windows of a range of sizes for display on a display screen in a windowing environment. Realistic window borders with simulated 3-D characteristics and the appearance of real structures and materials such as wood, stone, etc., are provided within a windowing display environment by first generating and inputting realistic pictorial frame elements, sizing the realistic frame elements in accordance with the desired size of the window and generating location information for each element based upon the desired size of the window. The sized frame elements are then assembled using the location information and displayed on the screen of the system display device.
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13 Claims
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1. A method for displaying a window border frame, comprising custom designed pictorial frame elements, for a window on a display screen in a windowing environment, comprising the steps of:
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creating, using a computer program for developing customized drawings under a control of a user, the pictorial frame elements having an arbitrary pictorial design; storing the pictorial frame elements in computer memory; determining a size and location of a window border frame of an existing window in the windowing environment, retrieving the stored pictorial frame elements from the computer memory, modifying the pictorial frame elements such that the elements are sized to fit within the window border frame, and displaying the window with the pictorial frame elements assembled in the window border frame. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12)
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13. An apparatus for displaying pictorial frame elements in a window border frame for a window on a display screen in a windowing environment comprising:
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means for storing the pictorial frame elements having a pictorial design created using a computer program for developing customized drawings under a control of a user; means for determining the size and location of a window border frame of an existing window in the windowing environment; means for retrieving the pictorial frame elements from the storing means; means for modifying the pictorial frame elements such that the elements are sized to fit within the window border frame; and means for displaying the window with the pictorial frame elements assembled in the window border frame.
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