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Graphical interface method, apparatus and application for selection of target object
Assignee: International Business Machines Corp
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Filing: 1997-09-18
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Granted: 1998-06-30
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Expires: 2017-09-18
Abstract
Abstract An application, method and apparatus is disclosed by which a user selects an object and then drags and drops the object onto a window containing multiple possible target objects. The system generates a selection window listing all of the possible target objects. The user then selects one or more of the possible target objects on which the selected object is to operate.
Inventors
- 👤 Claudia Alimpich
- 👤 Joan Stagaman Goddard
- 👤 Rachel Youngran Yang
Bibliographic Details
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Jurisdiction
US
Data Source
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Last Synchronized
2026-11-07 03:53
CPC Classifications
G; G06; G06F; G06F3/00; G06F3/01; G06F3/048; G06F3/0484; G06F3/0486; Y; Y10; Y10S; Y10S715/00; Y10S715/975
Claims Analysis
Total Claims: 6
Claim 1
Independent Claim
164 words
An application 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 application comprising: means for selecting an object; means for 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; means for generating a selection window listing all of the possible target objects in response to an ambiguous drop; and means for selecting in the selection window the one or more possible target objects on which the selected object is to act.
Claim 2
Dependent Claim
164 words
An application 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 application comprising: means for selecting an object; means for 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; means for generating a selection window listing all of the possible target objects in response to an ambiguous drop; and means for selecting in the selection window the one or more possible target objects on which the selected object is to act.
Claim 3
Dependent Claim
20 words
The application of claim 1 further comprising: means for terminating operation of the selected object by canceling the selection window.
Claim 4
Independent Claim
159 words
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 5
Independent Claim
159 words
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 6
Dependent Claim
61 words
The method of claim 3 for selection of a target object 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 further comprising: terminating operation of the selected object by canceling the selection window.
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