GRAPHICAL MANIPULATION OF DATA OBJECTS
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1. A method comprising:
- receiving a user input defining an enclosed, graphical shape on a video display;
identifying a number of graphical items being included within the enclosed, graphical shape, each graphical item in the number of graphical items being displayed on the video display and representing a data object that has a number of properties; and
extracting a property from the number of properties that the data objects have in common based on the identification.
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Abstract
In an embodiment, a user input defining an enclosed, graphical shape on a video display is received. A number of graphical items are identified as being included within the enclosed, graphical shape. Here, each graphical item is displayed on the video display and represents a data object that has a number of properties. A property is extracted from the number of properties that the data objects have in common based on the identification. A number of other manipulation techniques are also described.
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1. A method comprising:
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receiving a user input defining an enclosed, graphical shape on a video display; identifying a number of graphical items being included within the enclosed, graphical shape, each graphical item in the number of graphical items being displayed on the video display and representing a data object that has a number of properties; and extracting a property from the number of properties that the data objects have in common based on the identification. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8)
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9. A computing device comprising:
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at least one processor; and a memory in communication with the at least one processor, the memory being configured to store a visual modeling module that is executable by the at least one processor, the visual modeling module having instructions that when executed by the at least one processor, cause operations to be performed, the operations comprising; receiving a user input defining an enclosed, graphical shape on a video display; identifying a number of graphical items being included within the enclosed, graphical shape, each graphical item in the number of graphical items being displayed on the video display and representing a data object that has a number of properties; and extracting a property from the number of properties that the data objects have in common based on the identification. - View Dependent Claims (10, 11, 12, 13, 14)
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15. A non-transitory machine-readable medium that stores instructions, which, when performed by a machine, cause the machine to perform operations comprising:
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receiving a user input defining an enclosed, graphical shape on a video display; identifying a number of graphical items being included within the enclosed, graphical shape, each graphical item in the number of graphical items being displayed on the video display and representing a data object that has a number of properties; and extracting a property from the number of properties that the data objects have in common based on the identification. - View Dependent Claims (16, 17, 18, 19)
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