Patent ID: 6480203
Filing Date: 2002-11-12
Classification: G06F,G06T

Abstract:
A system for processing an event of a graphical object, comprising:a memory operable to store a plurality of graphical objects; an event manager coupled to the memory and operable to detect the initiation of a first event upon a first one of the graphical objects, and further operable to detect the termination of the first event and to detect the initiation of a second event upon a second one of the graphical objects prior to the first event termination; and an interface module coupled to the event manager and operable to associate with the first graphical object in response to the detected first event initiation, to communicate event information to a client, and, in response to the detected second event initiation, to maintain an association log having information defining the association with the first graphical object, to dissociate from the first graphical object, to associate with the second graphical object, to communicate event information from the second graphical object to the client, to dissociate from the second graphical object, and to associate with the first graphical object using the association log after dissociating from the second graphical object, the interface module further operable to dissociate from the first graphical object in response to the detected first event termination.