Method and apparatus for facilitating direct icon manipulation operations in a data processing system
US5416901A · kind A · utility
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| Filing date | Dec 17, 1992 |
| Grant date | May 16, 1995 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Dec 17, 2012 |
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- Technology area (CPC G)Physics
- CPC primaryG06F3/0481
- WIPO fieldComputer technology
- WIPO sectorElectrical engineering
Abstract
A method and apparatus is provided for facilitating direct icon manipulation operations in a data processing system. A selection icon is generated which corresponds to an operator's selection of data fields from a plurality of data fields. The selection icon may be applied to a particular category of software objects to automatically include or exclude selected data fields in a direct icon manipulation operation, such as a drag-and-drop operation.
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