Specifying operations to be applied to the attributes of a...

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1999-10-22

2010-10-19

Harrison, Chante (Department: 2628)

Computer graphics processing and selective visual display system

Computer graphics processing

Attributes

C345S419000, C345S619000, C345S473000

Reexamination Certificate

active

07817158

ABSTRACT:
A method and apparatus are provided for specifying that an operation should be performed on an attribute of each object of a group of objects. A statement, for example, in a script, specifies an operation to perform on an attribute of a set of objects. The statement may specify the set in a variety of ways that may be easier to program. According to an aspect of the present invention, the statement may specify an operation identifier and pattern matching criteria for identifiers associated with objects. Objects that are associated with identifiers that satisfy the pattern matching criteria are identified, and for each identified object, the operation is applied to the attribute of the object. According to another aspect of the present invention, the statement may specify an operation identifier and an identifier associated with a collection of objects. The operation is applied to the objects that belong to the collection of objects.

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