发明名称 |
Systems and methods for a customizable sprite-based graphical user interface |
摘要 |
An object-oriented system for generating and displaying control items that allow users of an interactive network to recognize and select control functions via a graphical user interface. The manipulation of the control items on a display screen is linked to a set-top terminal associated with the interactive network. The control items, which can be visible or audible, are associated with control objects. Control objects are arranged in a hierarchy, and can contain one or more child control objects. Attributes of a child control object are inherited from an ancestor control object. A control item can be graphically manipulated independently by drawing the control item into its own sprite, or can be manipulated by drawing the control item into the sprite of a parent. The system provides building blocks of control elements that can be composed and customized to produce versatile interfaces for applications and content.
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申请公布号 |
US5673401(A) |
申请公布日期 |
1997.09.30 |
申请号 |
US19950509083 |
申请日期 |
1995.07.31 |
申请人 |
MICROSOFT CORPORATION |
发明人 |
VOLK, PATRICK MICHAEL;ROBIN, MICHAEL BREED;THORNE, III, EDWIN;KAPELL, JOGENE |
分类号 |
G06F3/033;G06F3/048;H04N5/445;H04N7/173;(IPC1-7):G06F3/00 |
主分类号 |
G06F3/033 |
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