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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Nov. 22, 2016
Filed:
Aug. 03, 2006
Scott John Clee, Winchester, GB;
Peter Brian Masters, Fareham, GB;
Daniel Edward Would, Hampshire, GB;
Scott John Clee, Winchester, GB;
Peter Brian Masters, Fareham, GB;
Daniel Edward Would, Hampshire, GB;
INTERNATIONAL BUSINESS MACHINES CORPORATION, Armonk, NY (US);
Abstract
A method and system for identifying remote objects on a client system is provided. A client system () has a connection means () to access a component () on a remote system (). The client system () has a graphical user interface () including a user interface object () representing the component () at the remote system (). Means () are provided for applying a theme to the object () to distinguish it as representing a remote component (). The graphical user interface () also includes user interface objects () for components local to the client system (), and the means for applying a theme () applies distinguishing themes to the local objects () and the remote objects ().