Data processor controlled display system with drag and drop movement of displayed items from source to destination screen positions and interactive modification of dragged items during the movement
First Claim
1. In a computer controlled user interactive display system, a display screen interface implementation for enabling an interactive user to move a data component from a source to a destination in said system comprising:
- means for representing said data component by an item on said display screen;
means for interactively dragging said item from an initial location on said screen representative of said source to a final location representative of said destination; and
means for interactively modifying said data component before said dragged item reaches said final location.
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Abstract
In a basic display screen interface implementation for enabling an interactive user to move a data component from a source to a destination in said system via means for representing said data component by an item, e.g. icon on said display screen combined with means for interactively dragging said item from an initial location on said screen representative of said source to a final location representative of said destination, there is provided a further expedient for interactively modifying the data component before said dragged item reaches said final location. The implement for dragging said icon includes an implement for dragging the icon into contact with another icon to thereby activate the means for interactively modifying the data component represented by said dragged icon.
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26 Claims
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1. In a computer controlled user interactive display system, a display screen interface implementation for enabling an interactive user to move a data component from a source to a destination in said system comprising:
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means for representing said data component by an item on said display screen;
means for interactively dragging said item from an initial location on said screen representative of said source to a final location representative of said destination; and
means for interactively modifying said data component before said dragged item reaches said final location. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7)
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8. A method for enabling an interactive user to move a data component from a source to a destination through a display screen interface in a computer controlled user interactive display system comprising:
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representing said data component by an item on said display screen;
interactively dragging said item from an initial location on said screen representative of said source to a final location representative of said destination; and
interactively modifying said data component before said dragged item reaches said final location. - View Dependent Claims (9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14)
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15. A computer program having program code included on a computer readable medium for enabling an interactive user to move a data component from a source to a destination through a display screen in a computer controlled user interactive display system comprising:
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means for representing said data component by an item on said display screen;
means for interactively dragging said item from an initial location on said screen representative of said source to a final location representative of said destination; and
means for interactively modifying said data component before said dragged item reaches said final location. - View Dependent Claims (16, 17, 18, 19, 20, 21)
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22. In a computer controlled user interactive display system, a display screen interface implementation for enabling an interactive user to move a data component from a source to a destination in said system comprising:
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a display screen icon representing said data component;
a mechanism for interactively dragging said icon from an initial location on said screen representative of said source to a final location representative of said destination; and
a mechanism for interactively modifying said data component before said dragged icon reaches said final location. - View Dependent Claims (23, 24, 25, 26)
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