Computer graphics processing and selective visual display system – Display driving control circuitry – Controlling the condition of display elements
Reexamination Certificate
1998-04-27
2001-09-18
Sax, Steven (Department: 2173)
Computer graphics processing and selective visual display system
Display driving control circuitry
Controlling the condition of display elements
C345S215000
Reexamination Certificate
active
06292185
ABSTRACT:
CROSS REFERENCE TO APPENDIX INCLUDING COMPUTER PROGRAM LISTINGS
Appendices A-G, which are integral parts of the present disclosure, include a listing of a computer program and its related data in one embodiment of this invention. This computer program listing contains copyrighted material. The copyright owner, C.C.R. Inc., which is also the Assignee of the present patent application, has no objection to the facsimile reproduction by anyone of the patent document or the present disclosure, as it appears in the Patent and Trademark Office patent files or records, but otherwise reserves all copyrights whatsoever.
BACKGROUND
1. Field of the Invention
The present invention relates to a method and apparatus for tailoring a graphical user interface.
2. Discussion of Related Art
A personal computer user with access to the internet can use a web browser such as Microsoft Internet Explorer or Netscape Navigator to access the server of a web page with graphical content. To specify a web site, the user enters a universal resource locator (URL) specifying both the server and the specific data (“web page”) requested. The URL may specify a hyper-text transfer protocol (HTTP) or another transfer protocol for communicating between the server and the browser. In the internet, the URL is transmitted to the host server which stores information corresponding to the URL.
Subsequent to receipt of a request for the contents of a URL location, the host server provides the web page in the hyper-text markup language (HTML) format which includes specific processing instructions to the browser. The web page may include video or audio streams in addition to graphics and text. However, the browser displays the contents of the web pages thus far inside the display window. By limiting customization of a web page to only the contents of a window, a web page designer is limited in his or her freedom to communicate with viewers. Thus what is needed is a way for a web page designer to customize the appearance of a graphical web page free of the limits imposed by the browser.
SUMMARY OF THE INVENTION
The first embodiment of the present invention includes a method for tailoring the appearance of a graphical user interface including the steps of (1) identifying a graphical user interface whose appearance is to be tailored; (2) providing data of the appearance and controls of the graphical user interface; and (3) tailoring the graphical user interface in accordance with the data. The graphical interface includes a graphical web browser.
The first embodiment of the present invention further includes an apparatus for tailoring the appearance of a graphical user interface which includes (1) logic that identifies a graphical user interface whose appearance is to be tailored; (2) logic that provides data of the appearance and controls of the graphical user interface; and (3) logic that tailors the graphical user interface in accordance with the data. The graphical interface includes a graphical web browser.
The first embodiment of the present invention further includes a method for transmitting a computer program that tailors the appearance of a graphical user interface including the steps of (1) receiving a request for a computer program representing information displayed among the graphical user interface; and (2) supplying the requested computer program, wherein the computer program further includes a computer program for tailoring the shape of the graphical interface. The graphical interface including a web browser.
The first embodiment of the present invention further includes an apparatus for transmitting a computer program that tailors the appearance of a graphical user interface that includes logic that receives a request for a computer program representing information displayed among the graphical user interface; and logic that supplies the requested computer program, wherein the computer program further includes a computer program for tailoring the shape of the graphical interface. The graphical interface including a web browser.
The first embodiment of the present invention further includes a computer program embodied on a computer-readable medium for altering the appearance and controls of a graphical user interface including code segments that identifies a graphical user interface whose appearance is to be tailored; provides data of the appearance and controls of the graphical user interface; and tailors the graphical user interface in accordance with the data. The graphical interface including a web browser.
The second embodiment of the present invention further includes a method for providing information specifying the appearance of a tailored graphical user interface including the steps of (1) providing a background image of said graphical user interface; (2) providing the image and location of graphical user interface controls; (3) providing a region for data to be displayed within the graphical user interface; and (4) providing said information which specifies the background image, the location and appearance of the controls and the region in which data is to be displayed within the graphical user interface. The graphical interface including a web browser.
The second embodiment of the present invention further includes an apparatus for providing information specifying the appearance of a tailored graphical user interface including logic for providing a background image of the graphical user interface; logic for providing the image and location of graphical user interface controls; and logic for providing a location for data to be displayed within the graphical user interface; and logic for providing the information which specifies the background image, the location and appearance of the controls and the region in which data is to be displayed within the graphical user interface. The graphical interface including a web browser.
The second embodiment of the present invention further includes a computer program embodied on a computer-readable medium for allowing a user to provide information specifying the appearance of a graphical user interface including a code segment that provides the information which specifies a user selected background image, a user selected appearance and location of the controls and a user selected region in which data is to be displayed within the graphical user interface. The graphical interface including a web browser.
The present invention is better understood in view of the detailed description below and the accompanying drawings.
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Kim Jae Hyun
Ko Bong Su
Youn Seok Ho
C.C.R., Inc.
Kwok, Esq. Edward C.
Sax Steven
Skjerven Morrill & MacPherson LLP
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