Method and system for manipulating data through a graphic user interface within a data processing system
US5706448A · kind A · utility
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Key dates
| Filing date | Dec 29, 1994 |
| Grant date | Jan 6, 1998 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Dec 29, 2014 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC G)Physics
- CPC primaryG06F3/04855
- WIPO fieldComputer technology
- WIPO sectorElectrical engineering
Abstract
A method and system for efficiently managing a plurality of displayable objects within a display. The present invention displays a first plurality of graphic selections in a substantially circular formation. Each of the graphic selections are associated with one of the displayable objects. A rotatable pointer is displayed within the circular formation with the rotatable pointer including a movable control element located within the rotatable pointer. A second plurality of graphic selections are arranged in a substantially circular formation. The display of this second plurality of graphic selection may be altered in response to a selection of a graphic selection from the first plurality of graphic selections. A display of a displayable object associated with the selected graphic selection from the first plurality of graphic selections occurs utilizing the rotatable pointer and the removable control element.
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