Pre-Grant Publication Number: 20070234226
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Prior Art Detail
Summary / Description
| Summary / Description | This reference describes the marking up of all possible drop locations for a device image upon selection of the displayed device image on a user interface. Note that this reference does not mention the proximity feature claimed in '226. Also, the marking up of drop locations happens in response to the selection of a device image and not necessarily in response to dragging of the device image. |
Basic Information
| Type of Prior Art | Issued Patents - US |
| Country | United States of America |
| Patent/Application # | 7055105 |
| Kind Code | United States (US) - United STATES Patent - A |
| Patentee Name | Siemens Aktiengesellschaft |
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| Filing Date | August 22, 2002 |
| Additional Information | Please note that this reference has common inventors and same filing date as that of US20020196271 submitted by me earlier on this forum. The quoted text/excerpts in this reference seem quite relevant and that is the reason I am submitting this reference |
Notes / To Do
| Notes | Further, note that this reference and US20020196271 do not belong to the same patent family. Also, the publication date mentioned for this reference is the earliest publication date. |
Excerpt
Excerpt [Claim 1] A computer program method for driving a computer processor for use with a graphics display device and for graphically representing and facilitating a user in configuring automation equipment, said automation equipment including a hardware rack having a plurality of receiving locations as well as a plurality of automation equipment modules each capable of being coupled to the hardware rack in at least one of the receiving locations, the method comprising the steps of: displaying on the display an image of the hardware rack and of device images representative of the automation equipment modules and permitting selection of displayed device images; displaying a register dialog comprising a register text representation of the receiving locations of said hardware rack; selecting one of said device images; upon selection of a displayed device image marking up all possible drop locations thereby indicating possible drop locations for the user; dragging a selected automation equipment module to one of said possible drop locations; and upon reaching said possible drop location displaying a graphical link between said possible drop location and a respective register text representation in said register dialog. |
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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
[Claim 1] A computer program method for driving a computer processor for use with a graphics display device and for graphically representing and facilitating a user in configuring automation equipment, said automation equipment including a hardware rack having a plurality of receiving locations as well as a plurality of automation equipment modules each capable of being coupled to the hardware rack in at least one of the receiving locations, the method comprising the steps of: displaying on the display an image of the hardware rack and of device images representative of the automation equipment modules and permitting selection of displayed device images; displaying a register dialog comprising a register text representation of the receiving locations of said hardware rack; selecting one of said device images; upon selection of a displayed device image marking up all possible drop locations thereby indicating possible drop locations for the user; dragging a selected automation equipment module to one of said possible drop locations; and upon reaching said possible drop location displaying a graphical link between said possible drop location and a respective register text representation in said register dialog.
[Claim 1] A computer program method for driving a computer processor for use with a graphics display device and for graphically representing and facilitating a user in configuring automation equipment, said automation equipment including a hardware rack having a plurality of receiving locations as well as a plurality of automation equipment modules each capable of being coupled to the hardware rack in at least one of the receiving locations, the method comprising the steps of: displaying on the display an image of the hardware rack and of device images representative of the automation equipment modules and permitting selection of displayed device images; displaying a register dialog comprising a register text representation of the receiving locations of said hardware rack; selecting one of said device images; upon selection of a displayed device image marking up all possible drop locations thereby indicating possible drop locations for the user; dragging a selected automation equipment module to one of said possible drop locations; and upon reaching said possible drop location displaying a graphical link between said possible drop location and a respective register text representation in said register dialog.
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