Method, Device, Computer Program and Graphical User Interface Used for the Selection, Movement and De-Selection of an Item
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1. A method of controlling an action performed as a result of a drag and drop operation, the method comprising:
- displaying a menu of multiple actions during the drag and drop operation, an action being associated with a respective portion of a display; and
performing an action associated with a portion of the display that coincides with a waypoint in the drag and drop operation.
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Abstract
A method of controlling an action performed as a result of a drag and drop operation, the method including displaying a menu of multiple actions during the drag and drop operation, each of the actions being associated with a different respective portion of a display; and performing an action associated with a portion of the display that coincides with a waypoint in the drag and drop operation.
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34 Claims
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1. A method of controlling an action performed as a result of a drag and drop operation, the method comprising:
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displaying a menu of multiple actions during the drag and drop operation, an action being associated with a respective portion of a display; and performing an action associated with a portion of the display that coincides with a waypoint in the drag and drop operation. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8)
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9. A method of performing an action using first and second data entities, comprising:
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enabling user controlled selection of a first item that visually represents the first data entity on a display; while the first item is selected, enabling user controlled movement of the selected first item across the display; displaying a menu of one or more actions, an action being associated with a respective portion of the display; enabling user controlled selection of an action from the menu, wherein the user controlled selection of an action comprises user controlled movement of the selected first item to the portion of the display associated with the action; and performing the selected action using the first data entity and the second data entity in response to user controlled movement of the selected first item to a second item that visually represents the second data entity, followed by the de-selection of the selected first item. - View Dependent Claims (10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17)
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18. An electronic device comprising:
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a display for displaying items that visually represent data entities and for displaying a menu of one or more actions, an action being associated with a respective portion of the display; and means for receiving a user input for selection of the item, for moving the selected item across the display, and for de-selecting the selected item, wherein the electronic device is operable so that; a first data entity is selected by selecting a first item that visually represents the first data entity; an action is selected by moving the selected item to the portion of the display associated with the action; and the selected action is performed using the first data entity and a second data entity by moving the selected first item to a second item that visually represents the second data entity and then de-selecting the selected first item. - View Dependent Claims (19, 20, 21, 22)
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23. A computer program comprising computer program instructions which when loaded into a processor:
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control displaying of a menu of one or more actions, an action being associated with a respective portion of the display; detect user controlled selection of an action from the menu, wherein the user controlled selection of an action comprises user controlled movement of a selected first item to the portion of the display associated with the action; and initiate performance of the selected action, which uses a first data entity and a second data entity, in response to the selected first item that visually represents the first data entity being moved to a second item that visually represents the second data entity and de-selected. - View Dependent Claims (24, 25, 26, 27)
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28. A graphical user interface that:
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enables user controlled selection of a first item that visually represents a first data entity on a display; enables user controlled movement of the selected first item across the display; displays a menu of one or more actions, an action being associated with a respective portion of the display; enables user controlled selection of an action from the menu, wherein the user controlled selection of an action comprises user controlled movement of the selected first item to the portion of the display associated with the action; and enables performance of the selected action, which uses the first data entity and a second data entity, in response to the selected first item being moved to a second item that visually represents the second data entity and de-selected. - View Dependent Claims (29, 30, 31, 32)
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33. A method of controlling an action performed as a result of a drag and drop operation, the method comprising:
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displaying a temporary menu of multiple actions during a drag and drop operation, an action being associated with a respective portion of a display; and performing an action associated with a portion of the display that coincides with a waypoint or endpoint in the drag and drop operation.
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34. A method of performing an action on a data entity, comprising:
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enabling user controlled selection of an item that visually represents the data entity on a display; while the item is selected, enabling user controlled movement of the selected item across the display; automatically displaying a menu of one or more actions, an action being associated with a respective portion of the display; enabling user controlled selection of an action from the menu, wherein the user controlled selection of an action comprises user controlled movement of the selected item to the portion of the display associated with the action; performing the selected action on the data entity in response to user de-selection of the selected item; and automatically terminating the display of the menu in response to user de-selection of the selected item.
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