Patent ID: 8332759
Filing Date: 2012-12-11
Classification: G06F

Abstract:
1. An apparatus for converting a visual appearance of a java application program in real time, comprising: a command reception unit which receives a command to convert the visual appearance of the java application program written using the Abstract Window Toolkit currently in operation; an interface management unit which refers to a visual appearance package defined and added in java API according to the received command and converts the visual appearance using the visual appearance package by notifying each component of the java application program of the visual appearance conversion; and a display unit which outputs the java application program to which the converted visual appearance is applied, on a screen in real time, wherein when the command to convert the visual appearance is issued, the component of the java application program is notified of the visual appearance conversion using a top-level window of the java application program, and the component converts the visual appearance using a visual appearance transmitted from the interface management unit, wherein the java application program is an interface-based java application program and the visual appearance of the java application program is converted by adding a new interface with a defined appearance of the java application program to the java API.