Method and apparatus for developing computer screen layout
AssigneeProsoft Corporation
InventorsRichard H. Steele, David Boatright
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Abstract
A method and apparatus for developing a computer screen layout provides a plurality of physically manipulable pieces each representing one of a plurality of computer screen objects. The pieces are removably secured to a surface representing a computer screen. The pieces are arranged on the surface to provide a proposed computer screen layout. The pieces may then be moved on the surface, added to the surface, or removed from the surface to provide a revised computer screen layout. The revised computer screen layout is then recreated in the computer program under development.
Claims12
A computer screen layout development tool comprising:
- a surface representing a computer screen;
- a plurality of physically manipulable pieces, each movable relative to the surface to provide a proposed computer screen layout;
- indicia disposed on each of the plurality of pieces, each representing one of a plurality of computer screen object types;
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- programming means for programming a computer to provide a programmed computer screen layout based upon the proposed computer screen layout.
A method for developing a computer screen layout including the steps of:
- placing a plurality of physically manipulable pieces on a surface representing a computer screen, each of the pieces including indicia representing one of a plurality of computer screen objects;
- arranging the pieces on the surface to provide a proposed computer screen layout;
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- programming a computer to provide a programmed computer screen layout based upon the proposed computer screen layout.
A method for developing a computer screen layout including the steps of:
- a) placing a plurality of physically manipulable pieces on a surface representing a computer screen, each of the pieces including indicia representing one of a plurality of computer screen objects;
- b) arranging the pieces on the surface to provide a proposed computer screen layout;
- c) moving the pieces on the surface to provide a revised computer screen layout after said step b);
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- d) programming the computer based upon the revised computer screen layout.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.