Method and apparatus for enhancing drag and drop manipulation of objects in a graphical user interface

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PATENT NO 5428734
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07995235

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A method and apparatus provide a direct manipulation protocol to allow a user, while dragging a source object to a target object, to pass the source object through one or more intervening processor objects, causing an appropriate action to occur to the source object when it is dropped on the target object. If the source object is passed across a processor object for which no appropriate action occurs, the source object remains unchanged in appearance and content. If the source object undergoes modification, its graphical representation to the user changes, giving the user feedback that the source object has been modified.

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IBM CORPORATION1101 KITCHAWAN ROAD OFFICE 36-238C YORKTOWN HEIGHTS NY 10598

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Inventor Name Address # of filed Patents Total Citations
Haynes, Thom R Euless, TX 4 318
Kahl, Daryl J Flower Mound, TX 5 385
Melkus, Lovie A Southlake, TX 7 427
Schell, David J Trophy Club, TX 13 557

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