Apparatus and method for using connector components to provide connectivity to interactive graphics representative of input and output data
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1. A computer readable storage medium, comprising executable instructions to:
- allow the designation of a connector component provided within a Graphical User Interface (GUI), wherein the connector component is associated with a data source;
support a selection of an input field and an output field within the GUI;
associate the connector component, the input field and the output field;
generate an interactive control panel incorporating the connector component, the input field and the output field, wherein the interactive control panel is a standalone application or plug-in program with interactive graphics that represent input and output data;
receive user input at the input field; and
recognize a selection of the connector component to initiate access to the data Source, such that the data source returns to the output field a value corresponding to the user input.
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Abstract
A computer readable medium includes executable instructions to allow the designation of a connector component provided within a Graphical User Interface (GUI). The selection of a graphic component within the GUI is supported. The connector component is associated with the graphic component. The connector component is associated with a data source. An interactive control panel incorporating the connector component and the graphic component is generated. The interactive control panel presents data from the data source.
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1. A computer readable storage medium, comprising executable instructions to:
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allow the designation of a connector component provided within a Graphical User Interface (GUI), wherein the connector component is associated with a data source; support a selection of an input field and an output field within the GUI; associate the connector component, the input field and the output field; generate an interactive control panel incorporating the connector component, the input field and the output field, wherein the interactive control panel is a standalone application or plug-in program with interactive graphics that represent input and output data; receive user input at the input field; and recognize a selection of the connector component to initiate access to the data Source, such that the data source returns to the output field a value corresponding to the user input. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14)
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15. A computer implemented method, comprising:
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adding a connector component to a design canvas, wherein the connector component is associated with a data source; adding a an input field and an output field to the design canvas; associating the connector component, the input field and the output field; generating an interactive control panel incorporating the connector component, the input field and the output field, wherein the interactive control panel is a standalone application or plug-in program with interactive graphics that represent input and output data; receiving user input at the input field; and recognizing a selection of the connector component that initiates access to the data source, such that the data source returns to the output field a value corresponding to the user input. - View Dependent Claims (16, 17, 18, 19, 20, 21, 22)
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