Method and apparatus for designating context in a windowing environment
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1. Method for defining a context environment of a second applet which has been launched from within a first applet and which processes data in conjunction with the first applet, the method comprising the steps of:
- first executing step for executing the first applet;
storing a context environment indicative of functional capabilities of the first applet;
second executing step for launching, from within the first applet, the second applet;
examining the stored context environment indicative of the functional capabilities of the first applet; and
modifying both functional capabilities of the second applet to be presented to a user and data processing capabilities of the second applet so as to be compatible with the context environment of the first applet examined in the examining step.
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Abstract
A method and apparatus for defining a context environment of an editor applet which is processing data to be stored in a container applet. In the invention, a first applet is executed and the context environment indicative of the first applet is stored. A second applet is executed and examines the stored context environment indicative of the first applet. In accordance with the result of the examination, the second applet modifies its operation.
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1. Method for defining a context environment of a second applet which has been launched from within a first applet and which processes data in conjunction with the first applet, the method comprising the steps of:
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first executing step for executing the first applet; storing a context environment indicative of functional capabilities of the first applet; second executing step for launching, from within the first applet, the second applet; examining the stored context environment indicative of the functional capabilities of the first applet; and modifying both functional capabilities of the second applet to be presented to a user and data processing capabilities of the second applet so as to be compatible with the context environment of the first applet examined in the examining step. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16)
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17. A method for using a context environment of a first application by a second application, launched from within the first application, to determine compatible functional capabilities to be presented to a user and to determine how to process data and where to store processed data, the method comprising the steps of:
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executing a first application program and storing a context environment indicative of functional capabilities of the first application program; launching a second application program from within the first application; examining the stored context environment of the first application program and determining compatible functional capabilities to operate within the context environment; modifying functional capabilities of the second application program to be presented to a user and modifying data processing of the second application program so as to be compatible with the context environment of the first application program examined in the examining step; and maintaining the functional capabilities and the data processing modifications in the second application program until the second application program has completed its function.
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18. An apparatus for defining a context environment of a second applet which has been launched from within a first applet and which is processing data in conjunction with a first applet, comprising:
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a memory for storing a plurality of applets; and a processor for
1) selecting a first and a second applet from the memory,
2) executing the first applet,
3) storing a context environment indicative of functional capabilities of the first selected applet,
4) launching, from within the first applet, the second selected applet,
5) examining the stored context environment indicative of the functional capabilities of the first applet, and
6) modifying both functional capabilities of the second applet to be presented to a user and data processing capabilities of the second applet so as to be compatible with the context environment of the first applet based on the result of the examination. - View Dependent Claims (19, 20, 21, 22, 23, 24, 25, 26, 27, 28)
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29. An apparatus for using a context environment of a first application by a second application, launched from within the first application, in order to determine compatible functional capabilities to be presented to a user and in order to determine how to process data and where to store the processed data, comprising:
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memory means for storing application programs; selection means for launching at least a first application program and a second application program from memory; and processing means for
1) executing the first application program in accordance with the selection means and storing a context environment indicative of functional capabilities of the first application program,
2) executing the second application program from within the first application program in accordance with a selection by the selection means,
3) examining the stored context environment of the first application program and determining compatible functional capabilities to operate within the context environment,
4) modifying functional capabilities of the second selected application program to be presented to a user and modifying data processing of the second application program so as to be compatible with the context environment of the first selected application program, and
5) maintaining functional capabilities and data processing modifications until the second selected application program has completed its function.
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