METHOD AND DEVICE FOR INTERFACING BETWEEN A GRAPHICAL ELEMENT PUBLISHING SOFTWARE AND GRAPHICAL ELEMENT DISPLAY AND MANAGEMENT SOFTWARE

摘要

The invention relates to a device (D) dedicated to interfacing between software (L1) for publishing graphical elements representing objects and running on a computer (OR1) and software (L2) for displaying and managing information relating to managed objects associated with properties and running on a computer (OR1). The device (D) includes: i) a loading means (MC) for loading a selected graphical element defined using publishing software (L1); ii) a processing means (MT) for associating each object, represented by a loaded graphical element and associated with properties identical to those of a corresponding managed object, with said corresponding managed object in order to generate a processed graphical element; and iii) and animation means (MA) which, when a graphical element processed by the display and management software (L2) is displayed, are used to animate the displayed objects that have been respectively associated with managed objects using stored, selected information relating to said managed objects.