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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Aug. 02, 1994
Filed:
Nov. 27, 1992
Frank C Kolnick, Willowdale, CA;
Motorola, Inc., Schaumburg, IL (US);
Abstract
In a computer human interface an abstract, device-independent 'picture' is capable of containing multi-application information. A picture comprises a number of abstract picture elements which can be arbitrarily combined. A particular application attributes meaning to a particular organization of picture elements. No one application need be aware of the existence of any other, nor is it affected by any other, even though several applications may be sharing the same picture. A single, cohesive visual image, incorporating information from various applications, is presented on a suitable output device, such as a video display unit. Images representing portions of any or all of the applications can be displayed and updated on the output device simultaneously and independently of one another. User interface interface information, such as menus, icons, prompts, and help text, is also contained in the picture and may be displayed simultaneously with the application image(s).