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Graphical list grouping widget and methods of use thereof

US7398476B2 · kind B2 · utility

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20Claims

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Inventors

Stephen C. Talley · Colorado Springs, US
Stephen J. Wolf · Great Neck, US

Key dates

Filing date	Mar 14, 2005
Grant date	Jul 8, 2008
Priority date	—
Expiry date	Jul 11, 2026

Classification

Technology area (CPC G)Physics
CPC primaryG06F3/0482
WIPO fieldComputer technology
WIPO sectorElectrical engineering

Abstract

Apparatus and methods for segmenting sets of distinct entities into groups with associated boundaries, wherein the associated boundaries have an associated logic are disclosed. The interaction of an object, a set of objects, another group, or combinations thereof with a group's associated boundary is accounted for by the logic of the invention such that the group and its associated boundary are modified with respect to the interaction.

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