Method and apparatus for improved manipulation of data between an application program and the files system on a computer-controlled display system
US5598524A · kind A · utility
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| Filing date | Mar 3, 1993 |
| Grant date | Jan 28, 1997 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Mar 3, 2013 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC G)Physics
- CPC primaryG06F16/168
- WIPO fieldComputer technology
- WIPO sectorElectrical engineering
Abstract
A method and apparatus for allowing selecting within a window on a computer system display within a first application program and moving that item to a second position on a display controlled by a file system manager. A file is created by the file system manager which is representative of the discrete data item selected and dragged. A representation of the data is provided on the computer system display, such as an icon specified by the application program from which the data originated and identifying file name.
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