Graphical user interface control for replicating data fields in forms
First Claim
1. In a data processing system for providing a menu-driven graphical user interface for the display of text data, the data processing system having a data processing unit, a video display terminal, a keyboard, a cursor control device for providing control inputs to said system and a data storage resource, and the graphical user interface providing a document form display representation (document representation) on said video display terminal including at least one data field for text entry and display, a combination comprising:
- pushbutton means for generating a pushbutton image in said document display adjacent to said data field, said pushbutton means being positioned to provide a visual indication of a replication direction in which said data field can be replicated;
means for generating a pointer in said document display;
means for positioning said pointer in said document display in response to a first control input from said cursor control device; and
replicating means responsive to said pointer positioned at said pushbutton image and to a second control input from said cursor control device representing a data field replicating command for replicating said data field in said document representation.
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Abstract
Disclosure is made of a menu-driven computer interface system employing a graphical user interface for the entry of text data in a data store. The system receives user inputs for controlling the graphical user interface, which interface provides a document form display including at least one data entry field for text entry. The system generates a moveable cursor or pointer in the display which is positionable in response to a first control input from a user. The system responds to a second control input from a user by replicating one or more data fields.
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11 Claims
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1. In a data processing system for providing a menu-driven graphical user interface for the display of text data, the data processing system having a data processing unit, a video display terminal, a keyboard, a cursor control device for providing control inputs to said system and a data storage resource, and the graphical user interface providing a document form display representation (document representation) on said video display terminal including at least one data field for text entry and display, a combination comprising:
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pushbutton means for generating a pushbutton image in said document display adjacent to said data field, said pushbutton means being positioned to provide a visual indication of a replication direction in which said data field can be replicated; means for generating a pointer in said document display; means for positioning said pointer in said document display in response to a first control input from said cursor control device; and replicating means responsive to said pointer positioned at said pushbutton image and to a second control input from said cursor control device representing a data field replicating command for replicating said data field in said document representation. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6)
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7. A menu-driven graphical user interface control system for the entry of text data in a data store, comprising:
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input means for receiving user-selected control inputs; display means for producing the display of a document representation having at least one data field for the entry of data in a data store; pushbutton means for producing the display of a pushbutton image in said document representation adjacent said data field, said pushbutton means being positioned to provide a visual indication of a replication direction in which said data field can be replicated; pointer means for producing the display of a pointer image in said document representation; positioning means for positioning said pointer in said document representation in response to a first control input; and replicating means responsive to said pointer positioned at said pushbutton image and to a second control input representing a data field replicating command for replicating said data field in said document representation. - View Dependent Claims (8, 9, 10, 11)
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