Patent · US Expired

Drop-enabled tabbed dialogs

US7055105B2 · kind B2 · utility

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20References

5Claims

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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	May 30, 2006
Priority date	—
Expiry date	Apr 1, 2023

Classification

Technology area (CPC Y)Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies
CPC primaryY10S715/966
WIPO fieldComputer technology
WIPO sectorElectrical engineering

Abstract

The mouse cursor is moved over the register of a register dialog once a drop-and-drag action has been initiated, then the register under the mouse cursor is automatically moved to the foreground after a variable time interval, and the contents can thus be seen. Process of making the item visible is initiated just by locating the mouse over the register of the concealed registered dialog. The invention can be extended to normal mouse movements (that is to say that other than drag drop.) Dropping an object on to a drop destination in a concealed register of a register dialog for drag and drop actions and drag and drop between the registers of a tabbed dialog or the pages of a workbook (such as the various tables in Excel, for example.)

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