Providing user input values in input controls
First Claim
1. A method of providing mass data assignment of user input values in input controls, the method comprising:
- receiving, in a graphical user interface wherein each of multiple input controls is associated with a common set of predefined alternative input values, a first input identifying user selection of at least a first plurality of the input controls, to group the first plurality of input controls for mass data assignment in the graphical user interface;
receiving a second input identifying user selection of at least one of the predefined alternative input values that is associated with each of the selected input controls, the second input being made using one of the selected input controls in the first plurality of input controls and not using any of remaining input controls in the first plurality of input controls;
in response to receiving the first and second user inputs, performing the mass data assignment in the first plurality of input controls and not in any of remaining input controls of the multiple input controls, including automatically entering the selected predefined alternative input value in each of the selected input controls in the first plurality of input controls, wherein the entered selected predefined alternative input value replaces any value already entered in the corresponding input control; and
displaying at least the first plurality of input controls in the graphical user interface after performing the mass data assignment, the first plurality of input controls having the selected predefined alternative input values visible in the graphical user interface.
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Abstract
A method of providing user input values for input controls includes receiving, in a graphical user interface wherein input controls are associated with predefined alternative input values, a first input identifying user selection of at least some of the input controls. The method includes receiving a second input identifying user selection of at least one of the predefined alternative input values that is associated with each of the selected input controls. The second input is made using one of the selected input controls. The method includes entering the selected predefined alternative input value in each of the selected input controls. The value may be automatically entered upon receiving the second input. A third input, for example made with a context menu, may be required to enter the value in the selected controls.
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17 Claims
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1. A method of providing mass data assignment of user input values in input controls, the method comprising:
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receiving, in a graphical user interface wherein each of multiple input controls is associated with a common set of predefined alternative input values, a first input identifying user selection of at least a first plurality of the input controls, to group the first plurality of input controls for mass data assignment in the graphical user interface; receiving a second input identifying user selection of at least one of the predefined alternative input values that is associated with each of the selected input controls, the second input being made using one of the selected input controls in the first plurality of input controls and not using any of remaining input controls in the first plurality of input controls; in response to receiving the first and second user inputs, performing the mass data assignment in the first plurality of input controls and not in any of remaining input controls of the multiple input controls, including automatically entering the selected predefined alternative input value in each of the selected input controls in the first plurality of input controls, wherein the entered selected predefined alternative input value replaces any value already entered in the corresponding input control; and displaying at least the first plurality of input controls in the graphical user interface after performing the mass data assignment, the first plurality of input controls having the selected predefined alternative input values visible in the graphical user interface. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7)
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8. A computer program product tangibly embodied in a computer-readable medium, the computer program product including instructions that, when executed, cause a processor to perform operations comprising:
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receiving, in a graphical user interface wherein each of multiple input controls is associated with a common set of predefined alternative input values, a first input identifying user selection of at least a first plurality of the input controls, to group the first plurality of input controls for mass data assignment in the graphical user interface; receiving a second input identifying user selection of at least one of the predefined alternative input values that is associated with each of the selected input controls, the second input being made using one of the selected input controls in the first plurality of input controls and not using any of remaining input controls in the first plurality of input controls; in response to receiving the first and second user inputs, performing the mass data assignment in the first plurality of input controls and not in any of remaining input controls of the multiple input controls, including automatically entering the selected predefined alternative input value in each of the selected input controls in the first plurality of input controls, wherein the entered selected predefined alternative input value replaces any value already entered in the corresponding input control; and displaying at least the first plurality of input controls in the graphical user interface after performing the mass data assignment, the first plurality of input controls having the selected predefined alternative input values visible in the graphical user interface. - View Dependent Claims (9, 10, 11, 12, 13)
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14. A computer program product tangibly embodied in a computer-readable medium, the computer program product comprising instructions that, when executed, generate on a display device a graphical user interface (GUI) for providing user input values for input controls, the GUI comprising:
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multiple input controls, any of which a user can select in the GUI, each of the multiple input controls being associated with a common set of predefined alternative input values; and selection controls separate from the multiple input controls and associated with respective ones of the multiple input controls, the selection controls configured for a user to generate a first input identifying user selection of at least a first plurality of the input controls, to group the first plurality of input controls for mass data assignment in the GUI; wherein the user can select, using a selected one of the input controls in the first plurality of input controls and not using any of remaining input controls in the first plurality of input controls, at least one of the predefined alternative input values for causing the mass data assignment to be performed in the first plurality of input controls and not in any of remaining input controls of the multiple input controls, the mass data assignment including at least one predefined alternative input value being automatically entered in any selected input control, the entered selected predefined alternative input value replacing any value already entered in the corresponding input control; and wherein the GUI displays at least the first plurality of input controls after the mass data assignment is performed, the first plurality of input controls having the selected predefined alternative input values visible in the graphical user interface. - View Dependent Claims (15, 16, 17)
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