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System and method for storing and displaying data

  • US 5,657,460 A
  • Filed: 04/11/1995
  • Issued: 08/12/1997
  • Est. Priority Date: 04/11/1995
  • Status: Expired due to Term
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1. A system for managing a plurality of data values which define an attribute of an object, comprising:

  • a computer having a display and including a user defined database or spread sheet which stores the data values;

    means for defining an arbitrary, user defined graphic representing the object that is displayed by the computer;

    means for identifying a region within the graphic, and for associating a value with the region, the value representing a visual attribute, wherein the region identifying means include a region data structure for the region, the region data structure comprising;

    a region identifier,a value of the visual attribute at a border of the region, anda plurality of position coordinates defining a location of a point in the region;

    means for linking the identified region of the graphic to a data field of the database or spreadsheet, the data field having one of the plurality of data values stored therein;

    means for applying a rule to determine the value of the visual attribute as a function of the one data value, stored in the data field; and

    means for automatically changing the visual attribute of the region in accordance with the rule when the one data value changes.

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