Patent ID: 6225997
Filing Date: 2001-05-01
Classification: G06F

Abstract:
A communication system comprising:a first communication apparatus having a state holding unit for holding variable state information and a state informing unit for holding a destination address of the state information to transmit the state information held by said state holding unit to the destination address; anda second communication apparatus connected via a network to said first communication apparatus having a plotting control for plotting one or a plurality of icons on an application, anyone of the icons being duplicatable between a plurality of mutually different applications, and said plurality of icons being increased in number by duplication, and an icon management unit for receiving the state information transmitted from said first communication apparatus to instruct said plotting control to reflect a state represented by the received state information on one or a plurality of icons plotted by said plotting control, wherein said plotting control consists of an assembly of plotting control units for plotting a plurality types of icons reflecting a state represented by same state information in mutually different modes, andsaid icon management unit selects a plotting control unit which is in charge of plotting an icon.