User defined template arrangement of objects in a container

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United States of America Patent

PATENT NO 5812128
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08766541

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A system user defines a template for the arrangement of icons (or objects) in a container. The template is a selection of grid cells into which icons may be placed during rearrangement. The user defined template is dropped onto a container causing the container to be rearranged so that icons occupy only the positions selected for occupation by the template. An alternate embodiment displays a grid of cells contained in a container selected for rearrangement, allowing the user to select the final pattern at the time of rearrangement.

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INTERNATIONAL BUSINESS MACHINES CORPORATIONNEW ORCHARD ROAD ARMONK NY 10504

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Inventor Name Address # of filed Patents Total Citations
Sterling, IV Merle Douglas Mountain View, CA 1 48

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