US Patent:
20040046787, Mar 11, 2004
Inventors:
Brian Henry - Kirkland WA, US
Sowmyanarayanan Srinivasan - Bellevue WA, US
Suresh Budhiraja - Issaquah WA, US
Stephen Wagener - Seattle WA, US
Karl Uppiano - Ferndale WA, US
James Wolniakowski - Bellingham WA, US
Mark Edson - Ferndale WA, US
Jonathan Coogan - Bellingham WA, US
John Muehleisen - Lynnwood WA, US
Marcia Ruthford - Redmond WA, US
Assignee:
Attachmate Corporation - Bellevue WA
International Classification:
G09G005/00
Abstract:
A system and method for screen connector design, configuration, and runtime access. Embodiments modify a rudimentary host application screen recording prior to runtime to better identify host screens of a host application during runtime use. Embodiments of a screen connector runtime engine allow communication and access to a host application. Embodiments screen connector recordings are designed by embodiments of a screen connector designer, which allows for customization of the rudimentary application screen recordings based upon user input. Issues are addressed related to navigation between and identification of tables. Embodiments for screen task design allow for authoring of executable tasks. Embodiments directed to screen recording verification, non-dedicated navigation recording, screen connector configuration management, context management for object-oriented programming components, and user interfaces for screen connector design, screen identification generation, screen connector configuration, and screen task design are also elaborated.