Pre-Grant Publication Number: 20070234226
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Prior Art Detail
Summary / Description
| Summary / Description | The invention presents a method in which once an object is dragged and dropped on a window with a set of multiple objects, a list of the possible target objects are presented to the user for selection of the final target for the object dropped. |
Basic Information
| Type of Prior Art | Issued Patents - US |
| Country | United States of America |
| Patent/Application # | 5774119 |
| Kind Code | United States (US) - United STATES Patent - A |
| Patentee Name | IBM |
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| URL | |
| Filing Date | June 30, 1998 |
| Additional Information | The reference does not explicitly mention the proximity feature of claim 1. |
Notes / To Do
| Notes | Please note that in case of this reference the target options associated to a particular object appears in a separate window only after the object has been dragged and dropped in the target containing window. |
Excerpt
Excerpt CLAIM 3: A method for selection of one or more target objects as controlled by a computer system having at least a visual operator interface, an operating system for controlling the operation of program applications within the computer system, and memory for storing a program application therein, said method comprising the steps of:
selecting an object;
ambiguously dragging and dropping the selected object onto a window containing multiple possible target objects, where the selected object is intended to operate on at least one of the possible target objects, but the selected object is not dropped directly onto one or more of the possible target objects and the computer system is not sure which of the possible target objects is intended to be selected;
generating a selection window listing all of the possible target objects in response to an ambiguous drop; and
selecting in the selection window the one or more possible target objects on which the selected object is to act. |
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Claims
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CLAIM 3. A method for selection of one or more target objects as controlled by a computer system having at least a visual operator interface, an operating system for controlling the operation of program applications within the computer system, and memory for storing a program application therein, said method comprising the steps of: selecting an object; ambiguously dragging and dropping the selected object onto a window containing multiple possible target objects, where the selected object is intended to operate on at least one of the possible target objects, but the selected object is not dropped directly onto one or more of the possible target objects and the computer system is not sure which of the possible target objects is intended to be selected; generating a selection window listing all of the possible target objects in response to an ambiguous drop; and selecting in the selection window the one or more possible target objects on which the selected object is to act.
CLAIM 3. A method for selection of one or more target objects as controlled by a computer system having at least a visual operator interface, an operating system for controlling the operation of program applications within the computer system, and memory for storing a program application therein, said method comprising the steps of: selecting an object; ambiguously dragging and dropping the selected object onto a window containing multiple possible target objects, where the selected object is intended to operate on at least one of the possible target objects, but the selected object is not dropped directly onto one or more of the possible target objects and the computer system is not sure which of the possible target objects is intended to be selected; generating a selection window listing all of the possible target objects in response to an ambiguous drop; and selecting in the selection window the one or more possible target objects on which the selected object is to act.
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[Col 3 Lines 29-33]: Still another object of the present invention is to provide an application which may be employed in a number of different computers, may be transported between different computers, and may be loaded into various computer environments.
[Col 3 Lines 29-33]: Still another object of the present invention is to provide an application which may be employed in a number of different computers, may be transported between different computers, and may be loaded into various computer environments.
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The reference mentions an apparatus along with a method and an application for selecting a designated object in a window representing multiple objects. [Col 3 Lines 22-25]: In view of the above, it is a principal object of the present invention to provide a method, application and apparatus to select a designated object in a window representing multiple objects.
The reference mentions an apparatus along with a method and an application for selecting a designated object in a window representing multiple objects. [Col 3 Lines 22-25]: In view of the above, it is a principal object of the present invention to provide a method, application and apparatus to select a designated object in a window representing multiple objects.
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Same as text provided for claim 12 above.
Same as text provided for claim 12 above.
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