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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:
Jan. 28, 2003
Filed:
Oct. 27, 1999
Applicant:
Inventors:
David Wayne Arsenault, Ithaca, NY (US);
William James Dhimitri, Ithaca, NY (US);
Walter Christian Welton-Lair, Ithaca, NY (US);
Assignee:
Autodesk, Inc., San Rafael, CA (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Assistant Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
G09G 5/00 ;
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
G09G 5/00 ;
Abstract
A method, apparatus, and article of manufacture for creating a shape for displaying information on a monitor attached to a computer is disclosed. The method comprises the steps of creating a spatial frame of the shape wherein the spatial frame provides a mapping function for the shape and provides a geometric framework for the shape, creating at least one event handler of the shape, coupling the event handler to the shape, and using the event handler coupled to the shape to display desired information on the monitor.