Method and apparatus for emulating an environment's drag and drop functionality in a host environment
US6380956B1 · kind B1 · utility
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| Filing date | Jun 12, 1998 |
| Grant date | Apr 30, 2002 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Jun 12, 2018 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC G)Physics
- CPC primaryG06F9/45537
- WIPO fieldComputer technology
- WIPO sectorElectrical engineering
Abstract
The present invention supports drag and drop components of an emulated environment within a host environment. The look and feel of an environment's drag and drop functionality is emulated in a host environment. A drag window is created from the emulated environment's drag image. Modifier keys of the host environment are mapped to those used in the emulated environment. Windows are registered for drag and drop in the emulated environment's registered windows database. The host environment's drag and drop database is updated to identify the registered windows of the emulated environment.
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