About cookies on this site Our websites require some cookies to function properly (required). In addition, other cookies may be used with your consent to analyze site usage, improve the user experience and for advertising. For more information, please review your options. By visiting our website, you agree to our processing of information as described in IBM’sprivacy statement. To provide a smooth navigation, your cookie preferences will be shared across the IBM web domains listed here.
Publication
SIGGRAPH 1976
Conference paper
Graphic and relational data base support for problem solving
Abstract
This paper describes a general purpose 'picture building system'. The main purpose of the system is to provide an environment wherein an application programmer can interactively create and modify applications. In addition to a graphics software package the picture building system provides high-level application building tools and a relational data base as integral parts of the system. An interpreter is provided to draw pictures from data stored in relations. A correlation handler is provided to allow a user to identify and manipulate displayed items. A relations editor is provided to interactively create, edit, and display relations. The picture building system works on a variety of graphic and nongraphic terminals.