Pre-Grant Publication Number: 20070234226
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Prior Art Detail
Summary / Description
| Summary / Description | This prior art relates to highlighting the areas, parts, elements or substructures onto which an object can be dropped, in response to a selection/drag of the object. |
Basic Information
| Type of Prior Art | Issued Patents - US |
| Country | United States of America |
| Patent/Application # | 20020196271 |
| Kind Code | United States (US) - Patent Appl. Publ. within the ... - A1 |
| Patentee Name | Siemens Corporation |
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| URL | |
| Filing Date | December 26, 2002 |
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Notes / To Do
| Notes | The prior art does not mention the display of the drop-target elements in the proximity of the object being selected/dragged. |
Excerpt
Excerpt [Abstract] ... the drag-and-drop action is shown as a visual drop permission or prohibition in the relevant drop areas, such as a visual queue, for example, check mark, etc. In the preferred embodiment, and upon initiation of the action, the surface components display which areas, parts, elements or substructures can or cannot accept a given object or data element before a mouse pointer, arrow or cursor reaches or moves over the relevant areas, parts, elements or substructures.
[0037] The present invention provides a unique drag-and-drop shown in FIG. 7 that, when a drag-and-drop action is initiated, other surface components indicate whether or not they are able to accept the object to be dropped directly at the very moment when the drag-and-drop action is initiated. The rule that the invention implements for permitting or prohibiting a drop is executed at the beginning of the drag-and-drop action initiated by the user, by mouse-clicking on the object to be dragged, for example. Thus, the drag-and-drop action is shown as a visual drop permission or prohibition in the relevant drop areas, such as a visual queue, for example, check mark, etc. In the preferred embodiment, and upon initiation of the action, the surface components display which areas, parts, elements or substructures can or cannot accept a given object or data element before a mouse pointer, arrow or cursor reaches or moves over the relevant areas, parts, elements or substructures. |
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Claims
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A computer-implemented method for manipulating objects in a user interface, comprising:
providing the user interface including a first interface object operable to be selected and moved within the user interface; and
in response to selection and movement of the first interface object in the user interface, presenting at least one additional interface object in the user interface in proximity of the first interface object, each additional interface object representing a drop target with which the first interface object may be associated.
Relevance
[Abstract] ... the drag-and-drop action is shown as a visual drop permission or prohibition in the relevant drop areas, such as a visual queue, for example, check mark, etc. In the preferred embodiment, and upon initiation of the action, the surface components display which areas, parts, elements or substructures can or cannot accept a given object or data element before a mouse pointer, arrow or cursor reaches or moves over the relevant areas, parts, elements or substructures. [0037] The present invention provides a unique drag-and-drop shown in FIG. 7 that, when a drag-and-drop action is initiated, other surface components indicate whether or not they are able to accept the object to be dropped directly at the very moment when the drag-and-drop action is initiated. The rule that the invention implements for permitting or prohibiting a drop is executed at the beginning of the drag-and-drop action initiated by the user, by mouse-clicking on the object to be dragged, for example. Thus, the drag-and-drop action is shown as a visual drop permission or prohibition in the relevant drop areas, such as a visual queue, for example, check mark, etc. In the preferred embodiment, and upon initiation of the action, the surface components display which areas, parts, elements or substructures can or cannot accept a given object or data element before a mouse pointer, arrow or cursor reaches or moves over the relevant areas, parts, elements or substructures.
[Abstract] ... the drag-and-drop action is shown as a visual drop permission or prohibition in the relevant drop areas, such as a visual queue, for example, check mark, etc. In the preferred embodiment, and upon initiation of the action, the surface components display which areas, parts, elements or substructures can or cannot accept a given object or data element before a mouse pointer, arrow or cursor reaches or moves over the relevant areas, parts, elements or substructures. [0037] The present invention provides a unique drag-and-drop shown in FIG. 7 that, when a drag-and-drop action is initiated, other surface components indicate whether or not they are able to accept the object to be dropped directly at the very moment when the drag-and-drop action is initiated. The rule that the invention implements for permitting or prohibiting a drop is executed at the beginning of the drag-and-drop action initiated by the user, by mouse-clicking on the object to be dragged, for example. Thus, the drag-and-drop action is shown as a visual drop permission or prohibition in the relevant drop areas, such as a visual queue, for example, check mark, etc. In the preferred embodiment, and upon initiation of the action, the surface components display which areas, parts, elements or substructures can or cannot accept a given object or data element before a mouse pointer, arrow or cursor reaches or moves over the relevant areas, parts, elements or substructures.
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