Patent ID: 6175864
Filing Date: 2001-01-16
Classification: G06F,Y10S

Abstract:
In an application program based computer system having a processor, a storage device, a display and an input device, programmed to execute a series of application program commands in response to system user interaction with the computer system, a method for scripting amendable application program commands in a storyboard transition table format comprising the steps of:a) generating a plurality of logic scripts wherein each one of the plurality of logic scripts comprises:i) executable application program commands for identifying a current state in which the computer system must reside in order to access a corresponding one of the plurality of logic scripts;ii) executable application program commands for recognizing a transition state in the computer system;iii) a predetermined set of executable application program commands for responding to the recognized transition state; andiv) executable application program commands for determining a next state;b) generating a storyboard transition table having parallel rows of cells stored in the computer system; andc) organizing and storing the plurality of logic scripts in the storyboard table.