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Drag and drop application launches of user interface objects

  • US 9,098,183 B2
  • Filed: 09/28/2012
  • Issued: 08/04/2015
  • Est. Priority Date: 09/28/2012
  • Status: Expired due to Fees
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1. A computing device for enabling drag and drop application launches within a user interface (UI), the computing device comprising:

  • a processor to;

    receive a command by which a UI object currently displayed in a window of a first application is dragged from the window and automatically dropped onto a home screen of an operating system in response to the UI object being dragged from the window;

    identify a second application that is suitable for displaying an object type of the UI object, wherein the second application is identified to enable editing and displaying the UI object by determining which application is assigned as a default application for a given UI object type; and

    launch the second application in a new window in response to a drop of the UI object on the home screen, the new window displaying the UI object from the first application.

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