System and method for manipulating objects in graphical user interface
First Claim
1. In a computer system having a display and a selection device for registering single and double inputs, a method for managing display objects in a screen display presented on the computer system display, wherein each display object can be selected for manipulation and activated to cause performance of some action within the computer system, the method comprising:
- obtaining a set of display objects corresponding to a screen display, wherein each display object includes a graphical control for selecting the display object with a single input, at least one foreground portion for activating the display object with a single input, and a background portion for selecting the display object with a single input and activating the display object with a double input;
generating a screen display including the set of display objects;
obtaining a user input generated by the selection device, wherein the user input corresponds to one of the set of display objects in the screen display; and
processing the user input corresponding to a display object in the screen display.
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Abstract
A system and method for providing a hybrid list view of display objects are provided. A screen display includes a number of display objects that can be selected for manipulation and selected to initiate an action. Each display object can include a graphical selection control to toggle a selection status, a foreground portion to an action and a background portion to toggle a selection status and initiate an action. Software applications generate list view screen displays incorporating display objects and can process an additional variety of user inputs.
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47 Claims
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1. In a computer system having a display and a selection device for registering single and double inputs, a method for managing display objects in a screen display presented on the computer system display, wherein each display object can be selected for manipulation and activated to cause performance of some action within the computer system, the method comprising:
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obtaining a set of display objects corresponding to a screen display, wherein each display object includes a graphical control for selecting the display object with a single input, at least one foreground portion for activating the display object with a single input, and a background portion for selecting the display object with a single input and activating the display object with a double input;
generating a screen display including the set of display objects;
obtaining a user input generated by the selection device, wherein the user input corresponds to one of the set of display objects in the screen display; and
processing the user input corresponding to a display object in the screen display. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18)
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19. A computer-readable medium having computer-executable components for implementing method for managing display objects in a screen display presented in a computer system having a display and selection device for registering single and double inputs, wherein each display object can be selected for manipulation and activated to cause performance of some action within the computer system, the method comprising:
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obtaining a set of display objects corresponding to a screen display, wherein each display object includes a graphical control for selecting the display object with a single input, at least one foreground portion for activating the display object with a single input, and a background portion for selecting the display object with a single input and activating the display object with a double input;
generating a screen display including the set of display objects;
obtaining a user input generated by the selection device, wherein the user input corresponds to one of the set of display objects in the screen display; and
processing the user input corresponding to a display object in the screen display. - View Dependent Claims (20, 21, 22, 23, 24, 25, 26, 27, 28)
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29. In a computer system having a display and a selection device for registering single and double inputs, a method for managing display objects in a screen display presented on the computer system display, wherein each display object can be selected for manipulation and activated to cause performance of some action within the computer system, the method comprising:
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obtaining a set of display objects corresponding to a screen display, wherein each display object includes a graphical control for selecting the object with a single input and a background portion for selecting an object with a single input;
generating a screen display including the set of display objects;
obtaining a user input generated by the selection device, wherein the user input corresponds to one of the set of display objects in the screen display and is selected from a group comprising a single input on the graphical control of the display object and a single input on the background portion of the display object; and
toggling a selection status of the display object in the screen display. - View Dependent Claims (30, 31, 32, 33, 34)
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35. A computer-readable medium having computer-executable components for implementing method for managing display objects in a screen display presented in a computer system having a display and selection device for registering single and double inputs, wherein each display object can be selected for manipulation and activated to cause performance of some action within the computer system, the method comprising:
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obtaining a set of display objects corresponding to a screen display, wherein each display object includes a graphical control for selecting the object with a single input and a background portion for selecting an object with a single input;
generating a screen display including the set of display objects;
obtaining a user input generated by the selection device, wherein the user input corresponds to one of the set of display objects in the screen display and is selected from a group comprising a single input on the graphical control of the display object and a single input on the background portion of the display object; and
toggling a selection status of the display object in the screen display. - View Dependent Claims (36, 37, 38, 39, 40)
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41. In a computer system having a display for displaying display objects that can be selected for manipulation and activated to cause the performance of an action within the computer system and a user interface device for generating single and double inputs, a computer-readable medium having computer-readable components corresponding to each display object in the display, the computer-executable components comprising:
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a graphical control component for toggling a selection status of the display object with a single input;
a foreground component for activating the display object with a single input; and
a background component for toggling the selection status of the display with a single input and for activating the display object with a double input. - View Dependent Claims (42, 43, 44, 45, 46, 47)
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Specification