Method and apparatus for transferring data by type according to data types available
US6061058A · kind A · utility
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Key dates
| Filing date | Mar 3, 1993 |
| Grant date | May 9, 2000 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Mar 3, 2013 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC G)Physics
- CPC primaryG06F3/0486
- WIPO fieldComputer technology
- WIPO sectorElectrical engineering
Abstract
A method and apparatus for manipulation of data in a computer-controlled display system. A user may select data from a first application program and drag it to an area on the computer system display representing a third application program. The first application program creates a series of formats into which the data may be provided and, in some instance, the data itself. Moreover, a second process appends to that list of formats a series of formats that it can provide the data in. Then, upon receipt of the list of formats and/or data of the first item, the third process can request the data in any of the formats from either the first or second processes, if required.
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