Drag drop multiple list modification user interaction

• US 8,850,344 B1
• Filed: 09/14/2010
• Issued: 09/30/2014
• Est. Priority Date: 09/14/2010
• Status: Active Grant

• Current Assignee: CA, Inc. (d/b/a CA Technologies) (Broadcom, Inc.)
• Original Assignee: Symantec Corporation (NortonLifeLock Inc.)
• Inventors: Rowlette, Preston R.
• Primary Examiner(s): Bashore, William
• Assistant Examiner(s): Duong, Hien
• Application Number:
  US12/881,864
• Time in Patent Office: 1,477 Days
• Field of Search: 715/769
• US Class Current: 715/769
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 3/0486 Drag-and-drop

Abstract

Various systems and methods can perform a drag operation. The drag operation involves selecting an item displayed in a graphical user interface, and moving the selected item from a first location to a second location on the graphical user interface. One method involves detecting a user input and modifying the drag operation in response to the user input while the drag operation is ongoing.

Claims

1. A method comprising:

performing a drag operation, wherein the drag operation comprises

selecting at least one source item of a set of source items displayed in a graphical user interface, and

selecting a plurality of destination locations of a set of destination locations displayed in the graphical user interface;

initiating a move of the at least one source item from at least one source location to the plurality of destination locations on the graphical user interface subsequent to the selecting the at least one source item and the selecting the plurality of destination locations;

detecting a user input subsequent to the initiating the move;

generating a list of selected destination locations, wherein

the list of selected destination locations comprises information identifying the plurality of destination locations; and

modifying the drag operation in response to the user input, wherein

the modifying comprises

removing a subset of destination locations from the list of selected destination locations in response to the detecting the user input, wherein the subset comprises fewer items than the plurality of destination locations, and

the removing is performed subsequent to the initiating the move.

2. The method of claim 1 further comprising:

detecting the location of a pointing device;

polling a user input device while the location matches a predefined criteria.

3. The method of claim 1 further comprising:

generating a selected sources list in response to the selecting the at least one source item, wherein

the selected sources list comprises information identifying the at least one source item.

4. The method of claim 1 further comprising:

copying the at least one source item to the plurality of destination locations.

5. The method of claim 1, wherein

the user input comprises one or more of keystroke, a touchscreen contact input, or a sequence of touchscreen contact movement inputs.

6. The method of claim 1, further comprising:

adding an additional source item to the at least one source item in response to a second user input; and

displaying the additional source item in the graphical user interface in response to the second user input.

7. A non-transitory computer readable storage medium comprising program instructions executable to:

perform a drag operation, wherein the drag operation comprises

selecting at least one source item of a set of source items displayed in a graphical user interface, and

selecting a plurality of destination locations of a set of destination locations displayed in the graphical user interface;

initiating a move of the at least one source item from at least one source location to the plurality of destination locations on the graphical user interface subsequent to the selecting the at least one source item and the selecting the plurality of destination locations;

detect a user input subsequent to the initiating the move; and

generating a list of selected destination locations, wherein

the list of selected destination locations comprises information identifying the plurality of destination locations;

modify the drag operation in response to the user input, wherein

modifying the drag operation comprises

removing a subset of destination locations from the list of selected destination locations in response to the detecting the user input, wherein the subset comprises fewer items than the plurality of destination locations, and

the removing is performed subsequent to the initiating the move.

8. The non-transitory computer readable storage medium of claim 7, wherein the program instructions are further executable to:

detect the location of a pointing device; and

poll a user input device while the location matches a predefined criteria.

9. The non-transitory computer readable storage medium of claim 7, wherein the program instructions are further executable to:

generate a selected sources list in response to the selecting the at least one source item, wherein

the selected sources list comprises information identifying the at least one source item.

10. The non-transitory computer readable storage medium of claim 7, wherein the program instructions are further executable to:

copy the at least one source item to the plurality of destination locations.

11. The non-transitory computer readable storage medium of claim 7, wherein the program instructions are further executable to:

add an additional source item to the at least one source item in response to a second user input; and

display the additional source item in the graphical user interface in response to the user input.

12. A system comprising:

one or more processors; and

memory coupled to the one or more processors, wherein the memory stores program instructions executable by the one or more processors to;

perform a drag operation, wherein the drag operation comprises

selecting at least one source item of a set of source items displayed in a graphical user interface, and

selecting a plurality of destination locations of a set of destination locations displayed in the graphical user interface;

initiating a move of the at least one source item from at least one source location to the plurality of destination locations on the graphical user interface subsequent to the selecting the at least one source item and the selecting the plurality of destination locations;

detect a user input subsequent to the initiating the move; and

generate a list of selected destination locations, wherein

the list of selected destination locations comprises information identifying the plurality of destination locations;

modify the drag operation in response to the user input, wherein

modifying the drag operation comprises

removing a subset of destination locations from the list of selected destination locations in response to the detecting the user input, wherein the subset comprises fewer items than the plurality of destination locations, and

the removing is performed subsequent to the initiating the move.

13. The system of claim 12, wherein the program instructions are further executable to:

detect the location of a pointing device; and

poll a user input device while the location matches a predefined criteria.

14. The system of claim 12, wherein the program instructions are further executable to:

generate a selected sources list in response to the selecting the at least one source item, wherein

the selected sources list comprises information identifying the at least one source item.