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Richard Williams (over 5 years ago)
While I no longer have access to the codebase or the application which implements the functionality, I created an AJAX emulation Portal in 2002 which implemented much if not all this functionality for the U.S. Navy. It encapsulated a cascading event model, dynamically mapped drop points, an event handler which controlled the appearance of drop-shadows outlining the drop location of a portlet as it was being dragged. The project was upgraded to a full .Net web service implementation in early 2007 keeping much of the event model in tact. The Portal is still in production and contacts at Northrop Grumman can verify this.Roger Bohn (over 5 years ago)
To amplify Michael Hanson's comment, the Apple Finder has a functionality called "Spring-loaded folders." According to Wikipedia this was introduced in Apple OS 8 in 1997. It works as follows: select and drag an object (the "first interface object" FIO )around a list of folders. As it gets near one of the folders, the target folder changes outline or color to indicate that it will be the target if the FIO is released. Furthermore, if the FIO is held in position without release, the target folder "springs" open to reveal its contents. This exactly corresponds to several claims, such as Claim 10 The FIO can then be moved additionally to select a subfolder in the folder hierarchy. This process can be repeated multiple times, moving down through the folder hierarchy. This is referred to as "branching" and "drilling down" in the [[Description]]. It corresponds to Claim 11 , Claim 14 and others.
The patent claims a generalization of the concept to allow any logic for selecting the target object, not limited to physical proximity. Claim 7 In addition, it suggests that the target change location during the dragging. Claim 4 We should look for prior art on claims 4 and 7; I'm not aware of any explicit prior art. RBFulton Wilcox (over 5 years ago)
Regarding Claim 00001 The "method for manipulating objects" does not seem to incorporate any specific algorithm or logic plus data for eliciting the user's intent. Absent some innovative, substantive "method," it lacks content to distinguish it from prior art.PEER TO PATENT ACTIVITY
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