Patent ID: 6831655
Filing Date: 2004-12-14
Classification: G06F

Abstract:
A method for determining display element attribute values for a display element that represents an object in a composite view, the composite view containing a plurality of views, the display element having at least one attribute associated therewith, each attribute having at least one attribute value, said method comprising:receiving a display element attribute value request; determining the composite view for the display element based upon the display element attribute value request; and ascertaining at least one attribute value for the display element based upon the composite view, wherein said ascertaining comprises: when the attribute is single-valued, searching each of the plurality of views contained in the composite view for a value for the attribute and returning the value; and when the attribute is multi-valued, collecting all values for the attribute for each of the plurality of views contained in the composite view, merging the values obtained by said collecting, and returning the merged values.