Method and apparatus utilizing multi-dimensional data icons
CA 2071299 A1 · Owner: International Business Machines Corporation · Inventors: Torres, Robert J.
Overview
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A data icon comprises a hybrid of the advantages available with a conventional icon and a conventional window. The data icon has a minimized size and an enlarged size, both of which allow interactive entry of information. The enlarged data icon presents a format allowing the entry of information relating to an event similar to a conventional window. When minimized, the enlarged data icon is positioned in a selected location depending upon the information contained therein. The minimized data icon displays at least a portion of the information entered into the enlarged data icon. The data icon may be multi-dimensional to graphically illustrate various factors. For example if the data icon …
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- Filed June 16, 1992. No grant is recorded for it in Canada; had it been granted, its 20-year term would have ended June 16, 2012.
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