发明名称 |
System for the capture and indexing of graphical representations of files, information sources and the like |
摘要 |
A visual link mechanism residing in a local system for identifying addresses of locations in the plurality of remote systems wherein the local system is connected through a network to the plurality of remote systems. The visual link mechanism includes a visual link library and a network access mechanism responsive to a visual link including a displayable graphic icon for accessing the location represented by a selected graphic icon. Various structures of visual links are described, each being an entity existing independently of the system environment in which it resides, and the network access mechanism includes a layout table for storing a plurality of plans for arranging and displaying a plurality of visual link graphic icons in a display, a visual links organizer, a visual link screen saver, and a hash protection mechanism for detecting the unauthorized construction or modification of visual links or other forms of files. Also described is a visual link capture engine for extracting graphics information from a data file and generating a corresponding graphic icon and a display layout generator for generating display layouts of sets of predetermined numbers of displayable visual objects.
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申请公布号 |
US5973692(A) |
申请公布日期 |
1999.10.26 |
申请号 |
US19970814118 |
申请日期 |
1997.03.10 |
申请人 |
KNOWLTON, KENNETH CHARLES;MILIEFSKY, GARY STEVEN |
发明人 |
KNOWLTON, KENNETH CHARLES;MILIEFSKY, GARY STEVEN |
分类号 |
G06F17/30;(IPC1-7):G06F3/00 |
主分类号 |
G06F17/30 |
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