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Data sharing software program utilizing a drag-and-drop operation and spring loaded portal

  • US 9,690,469 B2
  • Filed: 05/28/2014
  • Issued: 06/27/2017
  • Est. Priority Date: 08/11/2011
  • Status: Active Grant
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1. A method for transferring of data from a source computer to a location on a target computer utilizing a drag-and-drop operation and a spring-loaded portal, the method comprising the steps of:

  • the source computer determining whether an end-user is utilizing a mouse pointer to perform a drag-and-drop operation by detecting when an object has been dragged over a spring-loaded portal that is viewable on a source computer, wherein the spring-loaded portal depicts and controls, at least in part, a location that (i) exists on a target computer and (ii) to which the object will be transferred to if such a transfer is allowed, and wherein the spring-loaded portal is configured to (a) respond to drag-and-drop operations by expanding from a closed position to an open position and (b) display a screen snapshot image of the location on the target computer that is previewable at the source computer through the spring-loaded portal;

    responsive to a determination that the end-user is utilizing the mouse pointer to perform the drag-and-drop operation, the source computer executing the transferring of data from the source computer to the location on the target computer; and

    the source computer determining whether to abort the transferring of data from the source computer to the location on the target computer without user input, when an object is dropped onto a set of coordinates within a region that corresponds to the spring-loaded portal, wherein the set of coordinates are indicated by the mouse pointer when the object was dropped, the transferring of data being initiated when the object is dropped onto the set of coordinates.

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