Communicating objects between users or applications
OwnerRussell Wilson, Maria Milenkovic +1inventors
InventorsRussell Wilson, Maria Milenkovic, Milan Milenkovic
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Abstract
Communications between users may be facilitated using a single window and a communications interface associated with that window. Transfers may be made by grabbing objects within the window and moving them to the communications interface. Icons may be associated with particular users and when objects are dragged-and-dropped to those icons, those objects may be automatically transferred to interfaces associated with those users.
Claims25
A graphical user interface comprising:
- a communications interface in association with a window;
- a controller to persistently display said communications interface in association with said window and to enable an object to be transferred to different destinations by dragging-and-dropping said object to different locations within said communications interface;
- an icon representing a potential object recipient;
- a user interface having the appearance of a sticky note such that the user can provide notes on said sticky note;
- and
- said user interface being transferable to said recipient by dragging-and-dropping said note to said icon.
A method comprising:
- persistently displaying a communications interface and association with a window;
- enabling an object to be transferred to different destinations by dragging-and-dropping said object to different locations within said communications interface;
- displaying a communications interface in association with a window, said interface including an icon representing a potential object recipient;
- and
- enabling a user interface in the form of a sticky note to be annotated in order to pass a note to an intended recipient.
An article comprising a computer storage medium storing instructions that, if executed, enable a processor-based system to:
- persistently display a communications interface in association with a window;
- enable an object to be transferred to different destinations by dragging-and-dropping said object in different locations in said communications interface;
- display a communications interface in association with a window, said interface including an icon representing a potential object recipient;
- and
- enable a user to prepare a note on a user interface having the appearance of a sticky note.
A system comprising:
- a processor;
- and
- a storage coupled to said processor, to store storing instructions that enable the processor to persistently display a communications interface in association with a window, enable an object to be transferred to different locations by dragging-and-dropping said object in different location within said communications interface, enable a user to provide a user interface having the appearance of a sticky note and transfer said note to a recipient by dragging-and-dropping said note to an icon.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.