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Object browser and manipulation system

  • US 5,852,439 A
  • Filed: 03/01/1996
  • Issued: 12/22/1998
  • Est. Priority Date: 02/29/1996
  • Status: Expired due to Fees
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1. A method of manipulating objects using an object browser and manipulation system comprising components for representing on a display unit respective objects, the components each comprising an object identifier and at least one active sub-region, the at least one active sub-region having the capability to display information relating to a state of the component and its respective object and having a functionality activatable by an input device to effect an operation in relation to the component, the method comprising the step of:

  • (a) providing images of a parent component and a child component representing respectively a parent object and an associated child object on the display of the display unit, each component respectively having at least one active sub-region;

    (b) receiving an input via the input device to activate the functionality of the at least one active sub-region of the child component;

    wherein the functionality of the at least one active sub-region of the child component performs an operation in relation to the child component without influencing either the parent component or any other child component of the parent component; and

    (c) providing on the screen of the display unit an image corresponding with the outcome of the operation of the functionality of the at least one active sub-region of the child component.

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