Raymond D Gram

US Patent:

52875148, Feb 15, 1994

Filed:

Jan 10, 1992

Appl. No.:

7/819194

Inventors:

Raymond D. Gram - Issaquah WA

Assignee:

Microsoft Corporation - Redmond WA

International Classification:

G06F 1540
G06F 15403

US Classification:

395700

Abstract:

Methods for allowing a user to customize an interface for a computer program are provided The methods allow a user of the computer program flexibility in organizing commands into a menu structure The methods also allow a user of a computer program to assign a keystroke sequence to a command. The user can then invoke the command by entering the keystroke sequence. A command assigned to a keystroke sequence does not need to be associated with a menu. The methods allow the user of a computer program to predefine parameters for commands. The predefinition allows the user to invoke a command without reentering the parameters. In a preferred embodiments, the methods use a command array that contains an entry for each command. The methods use an array associated with each menu. The arrays contain unique identifiers of the commands that are associated with the menu.

US Patent:

57607680, Jun 2, 1998

Filed:

Dec 14, 1993

Appl. No.:

8/167573

Inventors:

Raymond Douglas Gram - Issaquah WA

Assignee:

Microsoft Corporation - Redmond WA

International Classification:

G06F 300

US Classification:

345333

Abstract:

Methods for allowing a user to customize an interface for a computer program are provided. The methods allow a user of the computer program flexibility in organizing commands into a menu structure. The methods also allow a user of a computer program to assign a keystroke sequence to a command. The user can then invoke the command by entering the keystroke sequence. A command assigned to a keystroke sequence does not need to be associated with a menu. The methods allow the user of a computer program to predefine parameters for commands. The predefinition allows the user to invoke a command without reentering the parameters. In a preferred embodiments, the methods use a command array that contains an entry for each command. The methods use an array associated with each menu. The arrays contain unique identifiers of the commands that are associated with the menu.