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Intermediate user-interface definition method and system

  • US 6,448,981 B1
  • Filed: 12/09/1997
  • Issued: 09/10/2002
  • Est. Priority Date: 12/09/1997
  • Status: Expired due to Term
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1. A computer-based user-interface method for operation of a computer application program, comprising:

  • generating a user-interface request from a user-interface program to retrieve object definitions of an application program;

    displaying objects of the application program in response to the user-interface request and associated user-authority, the objects including operation objects and data objects that are manipulated by a user to control the operation of the application program;

    receiving a request from the user-interface program that references a defined object manipulated by the user;

    reading user-interface definitions of the defined object;

    generating user-interface data in response to retrieved user-interface definitions; and

    submitting a command to the application program in response to the request that references a defined operation object, wherein the results generated by the application program in response to the command are displayed by the user-interface program.

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