Method for activating objects in a mark-up language environment

• US 20050039143A1
• Filed: 08/12/2004
• Published: 02/17/2005
• Est. Priority Date: 08/13/2003
• Status: Active Grant

• Current Assignee: Melia Technologies Limited
• Original Assignee: Melia Technologies Limited
• Inventors: Khalsa, Hargobind
• Granted Patent: US 7,568,161 B2
• Time in Patent Office: Days
• US Class Current: 715/823
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 3/0481 based on specific properties of the displayed interaction object or a metaphor-based environment, e.g. interaction with desktop elements like windows or icons, or assisted by a cursor's changing behaviour or appearance

Abstract

A double-click is enabled in a mark-up language environment for certain objects by capturing a first series of select and unselect actions associated with a multi-click enabled object, displaying a copy image of the multi-click enable object, and then allowing a second series of select and unselect actions to be applied to the copy image. The copy image is then deleted and the original image is left on the display. This aspect of the invention allows objects, displayed in a mark-up language environment, such as scroll buttons, increment buttons, or the like, to by-pass the double-click filter applied within such an environment.

Claims

1. A method for displaying objects by a computer device in a mark-up language environment, the method comprising:

displaying an operational object

receiving first actuation of a pointing device oriented in a selection region for the operational object;

performing a first operation on the operational object;

receiving a second actuation of the pointing device oriented in the selection region for the operational object; and

performing a second operation on the operational object.

2. The method of claim 1, wherein the first actuation is a click down, and click up sequence of a mouse button, and the step of performing the first operation further comprises the steps of:

creating a second image of the operational object, the second image of the operational object being a non-selected state of the operational object; and

overlaying the operational object with the second image of the operational object.

3. The method of claim 2, wherein the second actuation is a click down of the mouse button and the second operation further comprises the step of modifying the second image of the operational object to a clicked state.

4. The method of claim 3, further comprising the steps of:

receiving a third actuation of the point device, the third actuation being a click up of a mouse button; and

deleting the second image of the operational object.

5. A method for displaying objects by a computer device in a mark-up language environment, the method comprising:

displaying an operational object in a non-selected state;

receiving first actuation of a pointing device oriented in a selection region for the operational object, the first actuation being a first select operation;

modifying at least a portion of the operational object to a selected state;

receiving a second actuation of the pointing device, the second actuation being a un-select operation;

creating a second image of the operational object, the second image of the operational object being a non-selected state of the operational object;

receiving a third actuation of the pointing device, the third actuation being a select operation;

modifying at least a portion of the second image of the operational object to a selected state;

receiving a fourth actuation of the pointing device, the fourth actuation being a un-select operation; and

deleting the second image of the operational object.

6. The method of claim 5, wherein the first actuation and the third actuation occur in rapid succession and further comprising the step of eliminating the double-click lock out with regards to the operational object.