Jack F Robson

US Patent:

59126663, Jun 15, 1999

Filed:

Apr 22, 1997

Appl. No.:

8/844758

Inventors:

Ralph T. Watson - Cupertino CA
Jack R. Robson - Boulder Creek CA
Ryoji Watanabe - Cupertino CA
Jeff Wishnie - San Francisco CA

Assignee:

Object Technology Licensing Corp. - Cupertino CA

International Classification:

G06F 314
G06F 946

US Classification:

345339

Abstract:

A system and method provide a cursor tool framework and tool server with support for multiple cursors on any given system, and supports the selection of a cursor tool utilizing a cursor. The framework and server facilitate the association of cursor tools to a cursor in a process independent space such that tools can be used cross-process and cross-document. The framework also provides default functionality for communication among cursor tools and the canvas on which they are used. This high degree of interaction allows any cursor tool and any document to function together such that the cursor tool can be written without the knowledge of the document developer.

US Patent:

60141395, Jan 11, 2000

Filed:

Apr 1, 1999

Appl. No.:

9/285944

Inventors:

Ralph T. Watson - Cupertino CA
Jack R. Robson - Boulder Creek CA
Ryoji Watanabe - Cupertino CA
Jeff Wishnie - San Francisco CA

Assignee:

Object Technology Licensing Corporation - Cupertino CA

International Classification:

G06F 314
G06F 946

US Classification:

345339

Abstract:

A system and method providing a cursor tool framework and tool server with support for multiple cursors on any given system, and supporting the selection of a cursor tool using a cursor. The framework and server facilitate the association of cursor tools to a cursor in a process-independent space such that tools can be used cross-process and cross-document. The framework also provides default functionality for communication among cursor tools and the canvas on which they are used. This high degree of interaction allows any cursor tool and any document to function together such that the cursor tool can be written without the participation of the document developer.