Data editor

• US 20060129977A1
• Filed: 10/20/2005
• Published: 06/15/2006
• Est. Priority Date: 12/01/2004
• Status: Abandoned Application

• Current Assignee: Andrew Paul Segar, Geoffrey David Pryor
• Original Assignee: Andrew Paul Segar, Geoffrey David Pryor
• Inventors: Pryor, Geoffrey David, Segar, Andrew Paul
• Application Number:
  US11/256,021
• Publication Number:
  US 20060129977A1
• Time in Patent Office: Days
• US Class Current: 717/110
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 40/14 Tree-structured documents parsing G06F40/205; validation G06F40/226
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 40/166 Editing, e.g. inserting or deleting

Abstract

A computer program consisting of or including a data editor and/or a relationship editor, the editor constructed so that when it is running it presents a series of data nodes on a display screen wherein such nodes can be selected to enable editing of data corresponding to each node without a user having to open a window, frame or panel, to access such data, or a user having to go to a separate window, frame, or panel and open a file there to access such data.

Claims

1. A computer program consisting of or including a data editor and/or a relationship editor, the editor constructed so that when it is running it presents a series of data nodes on a display screen wherein such nodes can be selected to enable editing of data corresponding to each node without a user having to open a window, frame or panel, to access such data, or a user having to go to a separate window, frame, or panel and open a file there to access such data.

2. A program according to claim 1, wherein selecting one of the nodes causes the node to expand to present data for editing.

3. A program according to claim 1, wherein the editor, when running, displays at least one node which can be selected to present a branch of sub-nodes, each sub-node being selectable to enable data corresponding to such sub-node to be edited without a user having to open a window, frame, or panel to access such data, or a user having to go to a separate window, frame, or panel and open a file there to access such data.

4. A program according to claim 1, wherein at least one of the nodes incorporates a link.

5. A program according to claim 1, wherein the nodes are in a tree structure.

6. A computer running a program according to claim 1.

7. A program according to claim 1, substantially as herein described in the detailed description section.

8. A computer program consisting of or including a data editor, the editor constructed so that it presents a series of data nodes on a display screen wherein such nodes are selectable to enable editing of data corresponding to each node without a user having to open a window, frame or panel, to access such data, or a user having to go to a separate window, frame, or panel and open a file there to access such data.

9. A program according to claim 8, constructed such that selecting one of the nodes causes the node to expand to present data for editing.

10. A program according to claim 8, wherein the editor, when running, displays at least one node which is selectable to present a branch of sub-nodes, each sub-node being selectable to enable data corresponding to such sub-node to be edited without a user having to open a window, frame, or panel to access such data, or a user having to go to a separate window, frame, or panel and open a file there to access such data.

11. A program according to claim 8, wherein at least some of the nodes incorporate a link.

12. A program according to claim 8, wherein the nodes are in a tree structure.

13. A program according to claim 8, substantially as herein described in the detailed description section.

14. A computer running a program according to claim 8.

15. A computer program consisting of or including a data editor constructed so that it presents a series of data nodes on a display screen wherein such nodes are selectable to enable editing of data corresponding to each node without a user having to open a window, frame or panel, to access such data, or a user having to go to a separate window, frame, or panel and open a file there to access such data;

the program being such that selecting one of the nodes causes that node to expand and present data for editing;

the program also being such that at least one node is selectable to present a branch of sub-nodes, each sub-node being selectable to enable data corresponding to such sub-node to be edited without a user having to open a window, frame or panel, to access such data, or a user having to go to a separate window, frame, or panel and open a file there to access such data.

16. A computer running a computer program according to claim 15.