Title: Method and apparatus for binding user interface objects to application objects
Patent application publication number: 20060294470
Publication date: December 28, 2006
Filing date: July 31, 2006
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AIPW Summary: A method for binding Web page definitional elements (i.e., HTML entities) to a back-end state. The Web page element can be bound to a variable, a constant, or a method. An example presented in the application relates to a Web page for entering and displaying information about users in a guest book application. Users enter their name and email address into Web page. The entered name and address are retrieved from the Web page and are added to an array of guests. One entry or all entries in the array can be displayed on one or more Web pages. This application also references related issued U.S. Patent Nos. 6,651,108 and 6,249,291, both of which were assigned to NeXT.