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Managing items in a user interface

  • US 9,323,442 B2
  • Filed: 09/30/2010
  • Issued: 04/26/2016
  • Est. Priority Date: 09/30/2010
  • Status: Active Grant
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1. A method, comprising:

  • at a computing device with a display and one or more input devices;

    displaying, on the display, representations of two or more selected items in a container in a user interface, the representations of the two or more selected items having a spatial relationship within the container;

    while displaying, on the display, the representations of the two or more selected items, receiving a first input, via the one or more input devices, that corresponds to movement of a pointer within the container;

    in response to the first input, moving, on the display, the representations of the two or more selected items in the user interface in accordance with the movement of the pointer in the user interface, while maintaining the spatial relationship between the representations of the two or more selected items;

    after moving the representations of the two or more selected items while maintaining the spatial relationship between the representations of the two or more selected items, receiving a second input, via the one or more input devices, to move the pointer outside of the container; and

    in response to receiving the second input to move the pointer outside of the container, moving, on the display, the pointer outside of the container, and when the pointer has moved outside of the container, varying the spatial relationship between the representations of the two or more selected items to form a cluster of the representations in proximity to the pointer.

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