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Computer system with graphical user interface including spring-loaded enclosures

  • US 6,061,061 A
  • Filed: 07/08/1997
  • Issued: 05/09/2000
  • Est. Priority Date: 06/11/1993
  • Status: Expired due to Term
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1. An apparatus for finding objects in a computer including a display and a pointing device with which a user drags a pointer on the display, comprising:

  • an input that receives an input signal to indicate a drag operation, the drag operation comprising associating an object with the pointer, the input being coupled to the computer;

    memory that stores a plurality of objects including enclosures in the memory, wherein the enclosures comprise objects which may enclose other objects, the memory being coupled to the computer;

    window opening logic, coupled with the display, that draws windows on the display corresponding to opened enclosures, wherein a window for an opened enclosure includes identifiers within the window corresponding to objects enclosed by the opened enclosure;

    a particular enclosure, the particular enclosure displayed within one of the windows, the particular enclosure representing a folder in a storage system hierarchy; and

    temporary window logic, coupled to the display and the pointing device, that opens a temporary window for the particular enclosure to display identifiers within the temporary window corresponding to objects enclosed by the particular enclosure, in response to a drag during the drag operation of the pointer over an identifier corresponding to the particular enclosure.

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