Copy and paste buffer
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1. A method comprising:
- receiving, by a processor executing an operating system of a computer system, a plurality of copy commands issued by a user of the computer system at various time intervals to copy corresponding data items, the data items originating from a plurality of source applications executing in the computer system;
storing, by the processor executing the operating system, the data items in a buffer, the data items remaining in the buffer after the plurality of source applications are no longer executing;
receiving a first iterate command, wherein the first iterate command is a shortcut command of the operating system comprising a combination of key inputs;
iterating from an initial data item to a next data item of the data items in the buffer in response to the first iterate command;
displaying the next data item when the first iterate command is received;
receiving, by the processor executing the operating system, a paste command issued by the user and an indication of the one of the data items in the buffer; and
pasting, by the processor executing the operating system, the indicated data item into a target application executing in an active window.
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Abstract
Data from multiple source applications may be coped and stored in a buffer as data items. A user may iterate through the data items stored in the buffer after the source applications have been closed. The user may select one or more of the data items in the buffer and copy the selected one or more data items into a target application.
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1. A method comprising:
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receiving, by a processor executing an operating system of a computer system, a plurality of copy commands issued by a user of the computer system at various time intervals to copy corresponding data items, the data items originating from a plurality of source applications executing in the computer system; storing, by the processor executing the operating system, the data items in a buffer, the data items remaining in the buffer after the plurality of source applications are no longer executing; receiving a first iterate command, wherein the first iterate command is a shortcut command of the operating system comprising a combination of key inputs; iterating from an initial data item to a next data item of the data items in the buffer in response to the first iterate command; displaying the next data item when the first iterate command is received; receiving, by the processor executing the operating system, a paste command issued by the user and an indication of the one of the data items in the buffer; and pasting, by the processor executing the operating system, the indicated data item into a target application executing in an active window. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 14)
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9. An apparatus comprising:
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a memory comprising a buffer to store a plurality of data items; a processor integrated with an operating system operatively coupled to the memory, the processor to; receive a plurality of copy commands issued by a user of a computer system at various time intervals to copy a plurality of data items originating from a plurality of source applications to the buffer executing in the computing system; store the data items in a buffer, the data items remaining in the buffer after the plurality of source applications are no longer executing; receive a first iterate command, wherein the first iterate command is a shortcut command of the operating system comprising a combination of key inputs; iterate from an initial data item to a next data item of the data items in the buffer in response to the first iterate command; displaying the next data item when the first iterate command is received; receive a paste command issued by the user and an indication of the one of the data items in the buffer; and paste the indicated data item into a target application executing in an active window. - View Dependent Claims (10, 11, 12, 13)
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15. A non-transitory machine-readable storage medium comprising an operating system comprising data that, when accessed by a processing device, cause the processing device to
receive, by the processing device executing the operating system, a plurality of copy commands issued by a user of the computer system at various time intervals to copy corresponding data items, the data items originating from a plurality of source applications executing in the computer system; -
store, by the operating system, each data item in a buffer, the data items remaining in the buffer after the plurality of source applications are no longer executing; receive a first iterate command, wherein the first iterate command is a shortcut command of the operating system comprising a combination of key inputs; iterate from an initial data item to a next data item of the data items in the buffer in response to the first iterate command; display the next data item when the iterate command is received; receive, by the processing device executing the operating system, a paste command issued by the user comprising an indication of the one of the data items in the buffer; and paste, by the processing device executing the operating system, the indicated data item into a target application executing in an active window. - View Dependent Claims (16, 17, 18, 19, 20)
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