Optimal menu inquiry system and system for editing structure dat

Details Optimal menu inquiry system and system for editing structure dat Optimal menu inquiry system and system for editing structure dat

1994-02-16

1996-08-13

Powell, Mark R.

G06F 1500

Patent

active

055465226

ABSTRACT:
An optimal menu inquiry system includes a skeleton data generating means, a tree structure data constructing means, a menu display means, a control means, and a menu candidate determining means. The skeleton data generating means generates inquiries, from a rule description describing the context of the inquiries, as skeleton data by sequentially linking the inquiries, from the first inquiry to the subsequent inquiries, in the form of a tree structure. The tree structure data constructing means constructs and updates tree structure data by sequentially retracing the skeleton data from first data. The menu display means displays menu items corresponding to constructed/updated tree structure data. The control means controls the tree structure data constructing means to update the tree structure data when one of the menu items displayed by the menu display means is selected. The menu candidate determining means evaluates an evaluable expression in the skeleton data by referring to the updated structure data, and determines menu item candidates to be displayed by the menu display means.

REFERENCES:
patent: 4712191 (1987-12-01), Penna
patent: 4772882 (1988-09-01), Mical
patent: 4823283 (1989-04-01), Diehm et al.
patent: 4974174 (1990-11-01), Kleinman
patent: 5208910 (1993-05-01), Higgins et al.
patent: 5261042 (1993-11-01), Brandt
patent: 5287514 (1994-02-01), Gram
patent: 5367619 (1994-11-01), Diapaolo et al.
W. Kim et al., "DON: User Interface Presentation Design Assistant", Third Annual Symposium on User Interface Software and Technology, Proceedings of the ACM Siggraph Symposium pp. 10-20 (1990).
G. Fisanotti, "GENMEN-a DCL Menu Generator", Vax Professional 9(2): 44-46 (1987).
D. Hudson et al, "A Microcomputer-Based Menu-Driven System", Proceedings of the ISMM International Symposium Software and Hardware Applications of Microcomputers pp. 11-15 (1987).

Affiliated with

Also associated with

Rating

Optimal menu inquiry system and system for editing structure dat does not yet have a rating. At this time, there are no reviews or comments for this patent.

If you have personal experience with Optimal menu inquiry system and system for editing structure dat, we encourage you to share that experience with our LandOfFree.com community. Your opinion is very important and Optimal menu inquiry system and system for editing structure dat will most certainly appreciate the feedback.

Rate now

Comments { 0 }

Profile ID: LFUS-PAI-O-1055995