Patent · US Expired

Anticipating drop acceptance indication

US7010753B2 · kind B2 · utility

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9References

15Claims

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Assignee

Siemens Aktiengesellschaft · DE

Inventors

Helmut Windl · Bad Abbach, DE
Helmut Fritz · Munich, DE
Larry Constantine · Rowley, US

Key dates

Filing date	Oct 25, 2001
Grant date	Mar 7, 2006
Priority date	—
Expiry date	Jan 27, 2023

Classification

Technology area (CPC Y)Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies
CPC primaryY10S715/97
WIPO fieldComputer technology
WIPO sectorElectrical engineering

Abstract

Permitting or prohibiting a drop is executed at the beginning of the drag-and-drop action initiated by the user, by mouse-clicking on the object to be dragged, for example. Thus, the drag-and-drop action is shown as a visual drop permission or prohibition in the relevant drop areas, such as a visual queue, for example, check mark, etc. In the preferred embodiment, and upon initiation of the action, the surface components display which areas, parts, elements or substructures can or cannot accept a given object or data element before a mouse pointer, arrow or cursor reaches or moves over the relevant areas, parts, elements or substructures.

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