System and method for providing information about an operation's applicability to an item
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1. A system for performing item operations, comprising:
- a graphical user interface (GUI); and
a processor configured to display in a display area of the GUI;
a button that corresponds to an operation, the operation to be performed one of on and for a particular item upon a first condition that the particular item conforms to a predetermined parameter; and
a table that includes a list of a plurality of items and a flag column that is presented in response to a selection of the button;
wherein data of a particular row of the flag column indicates whether a corresponding item of the particular row conforms to the predetermined parameter.
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Abstract
A system and method for providing information about an operation'"'"'s applicability to an item. A processor may provide a list of selectable items in a display area and may provide for each of the listed items, in response to receiving a command to perform an operation on selected items of the display area, an indication of a reason for the operation'"'"'s applicability or inapplicability to the item.
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36 Claims
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1. A system for performing item operations, comprising:
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a graphical user interface (GUI); and
a processor configured to display in a display area of the GUI;
a button that corresponds to an operation, the operation to be performed one of on and for a particular item upon a first condition that the particular item conforms to a predetermined parameter; and
a table that includes a list of a plurality of items and a flag column that is presented in response to a selection of the button;
wherein data of a particular row of the flag column indicates whether a corresponding item of the particular row conforms to the predetermined parameter. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13)
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14. A method for performing item operations, comprising:
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displaying a table that includes a list of a plurality of items;
displaying a selectable button that corresponds to an operation to be performed one of on and for a particular item upon a first condition that the particular item conforms to a predetermined parameter; and
in response to a selection of the button, displaying in the table a flag column, wherein data of a particular row of the flag column indicates whether a corresponding item of the particular row conforms to the predetermined parameter. - View Dependent Claims (15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20, 21, 22, 23, 24, 25, 26)
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27. An article of manufacture comprising a computer-readable medium having stored thereon instructions adapted to be executed by a processor, the instructions which, when executed, define a method for performing item operations, the method comprising:
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displaying a table that includes a list of a plurality of items;
displaying a selectable button that corresponds to an operation to be performed one of on and for a particular item upon a first condition that the particular item conforms to a predetermined parameter; and
in response to a selection of the button, displaying in the table a flag column, wherein data of a particular row of the flag column indicates whether a corresponding item of the particular row conforms to the predetermined parameter.
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28. A method for performing item operations, comprising:
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displaying a first table that includes a list of a plurality of items and, for an operation that is performed for a particular item upon a condition that the particular item conforms to a predetermined parameter, a flag column that indicates which items conform to the predetermined parameter;
upon receiving a command to perform the operation;
highlighting the flag column; and
displaying a message indicating the condition;
upon receiving a command to proceed, determining whether any of the plurality of items conforms to the predetermined parameter;
upon a determination that at least one item conforms to the predetermined parameter, performing the operation for the at least one item;
upon a determination that no item conforms to the parameter, displaying a status message; and
subsequent to performing the operation, displaying the status message.
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29. A method, comprising:
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displaying a table that includes a list of a plurality of items;
in response to receiving a command to perform an operation on the items, displaying in the table a flag column that, for each of the plurality of items, indicates whether the item conforms to a parameter upon which is conditioned performance of the operation, wherein the plurality of items includes items that conform to the parameter and items that do not conform to the parameter.
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30. A method for performing item operations, comprising:
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providing a list of a plurality of items;
determining which of the plurality of items conforms to a predetermined parameter upon which performance of an operation is conditioned;
in response to receiving a command to perform the operation, providing an indication of items of the plurality of items conforming to the predetermined parameter and of items of the plurality of items not conforming to the predetermined parameter. - View Dependent Claims (31)
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32. A method, comprising:
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providing a list of a plurality of selectable items in a display area;
upon receiving a command to perform an operation for selected items of the plurality of items, providing in the display area, for each of the listed items, an indication of a reason for one of the operation'"'"'s applicability and the operation'"'"'s inapplicability to the item. - View Dependent Claims (33)
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34. A method, comprising:
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displaying a table that includes a list of a plurality of items, an operation selectable for performance on the items, the operation performable on a particular item upon a condition that the particular item conforms to a predetermined parameter;
displaying in the table a flag column, data of a particular row of the flag column indicating whether a corresponding item of the particular row conforms to the predetermined parameter; and
upon selection of the operation, highlighting the flag column.
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35. A system for performing item operations, comprising:
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a memory including a plurality of items; and
a processor configured to;
provide a list of the plurality of items;
determine which of the plurality of items conforms to a predetermined parameter upon which performance of an operation is conditioned; and
in response to a command to perform the operation, provide an indication of items of the plurality of items that conform to the predetermined parameter and of items of the plurality of items that do not conform to the predetermined parameter.
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36. A system for performing item operations, comprising:
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a graphical user interface (GUI); and
a processor configured to display in a display area of the GUI;
a button that corresponds to an operation, the operation to be performed one of on and for a particular item upon a condition that the particular item conforms to at least one predetermined parameter; and
a table that includes a list of a plurality of items and at least one flag column that is presented in response to a selection of the button;
wherein data of a particular row of the at least one flag column indicates whether a corresponding item of the particular row one of conforms to the at least one predetermined parameter and conforms to a particular one of the at least one predetermined parameter.
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