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The patent badge is an abbreviated version of the USPTO patent document. The patent badge covers the following: Patent number, Date patent was issued, Date patent was filed, Title of the patent, Applicant, Inventor, Assignee, Attorney firm, Primary examiner, Assistant examiner, CPCs, and Abstract. The patent badge does contain a link to the full patent document (in Adobe Acrobat format, aka pdf). To download or print any patent click here.
Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jun. 09, 1998
Filed:
Dec. 29, 1995
Applicant:
Inventors:
Scott M Consolatti, Raleigh, NC (US);
Carol Ann Jones, Raleigh, NC (US);
Dennis D King, Cary, NC (US);
Assignee:
International Business Machine Corp., Armonk, NY (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
G06F / ;
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
345333 ;
Abstract
An object-based component and system are presented which permits developers of multimedia applications to provide improved data entry interfaces for end users. The component includes a number of pre-built data entry interface styles for inclusion by a developer in an application. Each style includes a number of attributes having modifiable settings, and the attributes and settings for each style are easily extensible. A free style interface is provided which permits a developer wide latitude in developing customized data entry interfaces with relative ease.