Graphical interface method, apparatus and application for selection of target object
US5774119A · kind A · utility
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| Filing date | Sep 18, 1997 |
| Grant date | Jun 30, 1998 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Sep 18, 2017 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC Y)Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies
- CPC primaryY10S715/975
- WIPO fieldComputer technology
- WIPO sectorElectrical engineering
Abstract
An application, method and apparatus is disclosed by which a user selects an object and then drags and drops the object onto a window containing multiple possible target objects. The system generates a selection window listing all of the possible target objects. The user then selects one or more of the possible target objects on which the selected object is to operate.
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