MULTI MODE EXTENDABLE OBJECT SELECTOR

• US 20150268837A1
• Filed: 03/19/2014
• Published: 09/24/2015
• Est. Priority Date: 03/19/2014
• Status: Active Grant

• Current Assignee: VMware, Inc. (Broadcom, Inc.)
• Original Assignee: VMware, Inc. (Broadcom, Inc.)
• Inventors: GANUGAPATI, Anil
• Granted Patent: US 9,779,149 B2
• Time in Patent Office: Days
• US Class Current: 1/1
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 16/26 Visual data mining; Browsing structured data

Abstract

A object selector for supporting at least one selectable view is described. The object selector includes: a selectable view accessor configured for accessing a set of selectable views, wherein each selectable view of the set of selectable views is configured for displaying data associated with at least one selected item; an integrated selectable view renderer configured for rendering at least one integrated selectable view by integrating the at least one selected item into at least one selectable view of the set of selectable views; and an integrated selectable view displayer configured for displaying the at least one integrated selectable view.

Claims

1. A non-transitory computer-readable storage medium having instructions embodied therein, that when executed, cause a computer system to perform a method for presenting data within at least one selectable view, said method comprising:

accessing a set of selectable views, wherein each selectable view of said set of selectable views is configured for displaying data associated with at least one selected item of an application;

rendering at least one integrated selectable view, wherein said rendering comprises integrating said at least one selected item into at least one selectable view of said set of selectable views; and

displaying said at least one integrated selectable view.

2. The non-transitory computer-readable storage medium of claim 1, wherein said method further comprises:

validating said at least one selected item; and

based on said validating, adjusting invalid selected items appearing in said at least one integrated selectable view.

3. The non-transitory computer-readable storage medium of claim 1, wherein said method further comprises:

based on selection rules, determining a final selection of said at least one selected item.

4. The non-transitory computer-readable storage medium of claim 3, wherein said method further comprises:

indicating said final selection.

5. The non-transitory computer-readable storage medium of claim 1, wherein said accessing comprises:

receiving a selection of said set of selectable views.

6. The non-transitory computer-readable storage medium of claim 1, wherein said displaying said at least one integrated selectable view comprises displaying at least one selected item to achieve at least one displayed item, and wherein said accessing, in a single selection mode, comprises:

if a first item, of said at least one displayed item, is selected from a first selectable view of said set of selectable views, and

if a second item, of said at least one displayed item, is selected from a second selectable view of said set of selectable views, then

determining that said second item is said at least one selected item.

7. The non-transitory computer-readable storage medium of claim 1, wherein said displaying said at least one integrated selectable view comprises displaying at least one selected item to achieve at least one displayed item, and wherein said accessing, in a single selection mode, comprises:

if a first item, of said at least one displayed item, is selected from a first selectable view of said set of selectable views, and

if said first item is selected from a second selectable view of said set of selectable views, then

determining that said first item selected from said second selectable view is said at least one selected item.

8. The non-transitory computer-readable storage medium of claim 1, wherein said displaying said at least one integrated selectable view comprises displaying at least one selected item to achieve at least one displayed item, and wherein said accessing, in a multi selection mode, comprises:

if a first item, of said at least one displayed item, is selected from a first selectable view of said set of selectable views, and

if a second item, of said at least one displayed item, is selected from a second selectable view of said set of selectable views, then

determining that said first item selected from said first selectable view and said second item selected from said second selectable view are said at least one selected item.

9. The non-transitory computer-readable storage medium of claim 1, wherein said displaying said at least one integrated selectable view comprises displaying at least one selected item to achieve at least one displayed item, and wherein said accessing, in a multi selection mode, comprises:

if a first item, of said at least one displayed item, is selected from a first selectable view of said set of selectable views,

if a second item, of said at least one displayed item, is selected from a second selectable view of said set of selectable views, and

if said first item and a third item, of said at least one displayed item, are selected from a third selectable view of said set of selectable views, then

determining that said first item selected from said third selectable view, said second item selected from said second selectable view, and said third item selected from said third selectable view are said at least one selected item.

10. A computer-implemented method for presenting data within at least one selectable view, said method comprising:

accessing a set of selectable views for displaying data associated with at least one selected item of an application;

validating said at least one selected item to achieve at least one validated selected item;

integrating said at least one validated selected item into at least one selectable view of said set of selectable views to achieve at least one integrated selectable view; and

displaying said at least one integrated selectable view.

11. The computer-implemented method of claim 10, wherein said displaying said at least one integrated selectable view comprises displaying at least one selected item to achieve at least one displayed item, and wherein said accessing, in a single selection mode, comprises:

if a first item, of said at least one displayed item, is selected from a first selectable view of said set of selectable views, and

if a second item, of said at least one displayed item, is selected from a second selectable view of said set of selectable views, then

determining that said second item is said at least one selected item.

12. The computer-implemented method of claim 10, wherein said displaying said at least one integrated selectable view comprises displaying at least one selected item to achieve at least one displayed item, and wherein said accessing, in a single selection mode, comprises:

if a first item, of said at least one displayed item, is selected from a first selectable view of said set of selectable views, and

if said first item is selected from a second selectable view of said set of selectable views, then

determining that said first item selected from said second selectable view is said at least one selected item.

13. The computer-implemented method of claim 10, wherein said displaying said at least one integrated selectable view comprises displaying at least one selected item to achieve at least one displayed item, and wherein said accessing, in a multi selection mode, comprises:

if a first item, of said at least one displayed item, is selected from a first selectable view of said set of selectable views, and

if a second item, of said at least one displayed item, is selected from a second selectable view of said set of selectable views, then

determining that said first item selected from said first selectable view and said second item selected from said second selectable view are said at least one selected item.

14. The computer-implemented method of claim 10, wherein said displaying said at least one integrated selectable view comprises displaying at least one selected item to achieve at least one displayed item, and wherein said accessing, in a multi selection mode, comprises:

if a first item, of said at least one displayed item, is selected from a first selectable view of said set of selectable views,

if a second item, of said at least one displayed item, is selected from a second selectable view of said set of selectable views, and

if said first item and a third item, of said at least one displayed item, are selected from a third selectable view of said set of selectable views, then

determining that said first item selected from said third selectable view, said second item selected from said second selectable view, and said third item selected from said third selectable view are said at least one selected item.

15. An object selector for supporting at least one selectable view, wherein said object selector comprises:

a selectable view accessor configured for accessing a set of selectable views, wherein each selectable view of said set of selectable views is configured for displaying data associated with at least one selected item;

an integrated selectable view renderer configured for rendering at least one integrated selectable view by integrating said at least one selected item into at least one selectable view of said set of selectable views; and

an integrated selectable view displayer configured for displaying said at least one integrated selectable view.

16. The object selector of claim 15, further comprising:

a selected item validator configured for validating said at least one selected item; and

a selected item adjuster configured for, based on said validating, adjusting invalid selected items appearing in said at least one integrated selectable view.

17. The object selector of claim 15, further comprising:

a final selection determiner configured for determining a final selection of said at least one selected item, based on selection rules.

18. The object selector of claim 15, wherein said at least one selectable view comprises:

a list view.

19. The object selector of claim 15, wherein said at least one selectable view comprises:

a tree view.

20. The object selector of claim 15, wherein said at least one selectable view comprises:

a map view.

21. The object selector of claim 15, wherein said at least one selectable view comprises:

a histogram view.