International Business Machines Corporation

Benjamin Nelson Jeffcoat

Claudia C Alimpich

Deborah Elizabeth Neuhard

Luana Linda Vigil

James Philip Wittig

James Philip John Wittig

Shaw-Ben Shi

Ronald Bruce Baker

Sushma Bharat Patel

Jinfang Chen

Computer implemented method, system and computer usable program code for processing a data object, for example, for searching for, creating or updating a data object. A computer implemented method for processing a data object includes receiving a request for the data object. A static portion and a dynamic portion for the data object are determined, and an instruction for the static portion and an instruction for the dynamic portion are processed separately. To search for a data object, a result from processing an instruction for the static portion and a result from processing the instruction for the dynamic portion are merged to form a hybrid data object. To create or update a data object, a result from processing an instruction for the static portion and a result from processing the instruction for the dynamic portion is saved in a database.

Hybrid data object model

A data processing controlled display system for the interactive display and control of a hierarchical trees of elements or objects in which multiple tree views are presented to the user. The objects in the views are selectable to display detail views of the objects, particularly attributes of the child objects of the selected parent object. The multiple tree views may be of different portions of the same tree or of different trees. The tree views are thus available for side by side comparison and detailed study, after which the system provides the capability to transfer objects from tree view to tree view, e.g. by drag and drop means.

Method, system, and program for selecting devices to use to execute selected tasks in a graphical user interface

A data processing controlled display system for the interactive control of a variety of production operations is provided which offers to the operator a plurality of selectable sets of basic interactive functions, each set respectively for the control of one of a plurality of types of production operations. The operator interactively selects the one of said sets of basic functions most suitable for the control of the type of production operation which he wishes to control. There is further provided a plurality of selectable secondary functions for supplementing his selected set of basic functions for the production operation control and means for selecting at least one of said secondary functions so that the selected secondary function is combined with the selected set of basic functions into a customized interactive display interface for the control of the production operation.

Data processor controlled display system with a plurality of selectable basic function interfaces for the control of varying types of customer requirements and with additional customized functions

Data processor controlled interface with multiple tree of elements views expandable into individual detail views

A data processing controlled display system for the interactive control of a variety of operations is provided which offers to an operator a plurality of selectable sets of basic interactive functions (i.e. an interactive display interface), each set respectively for the control of one of a plurality of types of operations. There are also provided means for switching a selected first one of said plurality of interactive display interfaces to a selected second one of said display interfaces and means for interactively controlling another one of said production control operations through said second selected interface.

Data processor controlled display system with a plurality of switchable customized basic function interfaces for the control of varying types of operations

A data processing controlled display system for the interactive display and control of a hierarchical tree of elements or objects which are selectable to display detailed views of the attributes of the child objects of the selected parent object. The invention is directed to parent objects of which the child objects are different object types. Upon the selection of such a parent object, its child objects are displayed in a plurality of separate screen regions, each respectively displaying the attributes of one of said different types of child objects. The different types of child objects may come from different levels in the hierarchy. The invention is also applicable to the hierarchical trees used in object oriented programming and particularly to situations in object oriented programming where the selected parent object is of a container class.

Data processor controlled display interface with tree hierarchy of

In a data processor controlled display system interface for controlling operations, there is provided an error message monitoring and logging system which includes an indicator having a normal state and an attention state together with means for switching said indicator to the attention state upon receipt of a new error message. There are means for enabling a user to designate or click on this indicator and means responsive to said designation for displaying a log including at least said new error message. There are also means responsive to a subsequent user designation or clicking on of the indicator for removing said log and means for restoring said indicator to the normal state after said log is displayed.

Data processor controlled display interface for control of operations

A data processing controlled display system for the interactive display and control of operations through a displayed tree having a plurality of items to be acted upon, wherein a parent item at one level has at least one child item at the next lower level, and means for enabling a modification of at least one property of all of the child items by enabling a designation of the modification of the property at the parent level without the modification of any property of the parent item. The system also has means for enabling the modification of the properties of at least one of the child items independently of any designation of modification made at the parent level.

Data processor controlled display with a tree of items with modification

A data processing controlled display system for the interactive display and control of a hierarchical tree of objects. The tree comprises a plurality of selectable objects arranged in a hierarchy, each of said objects being associated with a data entity and at least one of said objects having a plurality of virtual child objects, each of said virtual child objects being without an associated data entity.

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Benjamin Nelson Jeffcoat