User Interface for Data Comparison

A method for displaying objects on a screen using multi-touch input, the method comprising:

• displaying a plurality of objects in a first region of a display screen of a device, each object associated with a data record;
• receiving a multi-touch input selecting a first object and a second object from the plurality of objects;
• receiving a multi-touch drag input moving the first object to a first destination position and the second object to a second destination position, the first and second positions associated with a second region of the display screen of the device;
• presenting a first chart associated with the first object and a second chart associated with the second object;
• receiving an input identifying a first tuple from the first chart, the first tuple associating a source value with a first target value;
• identifying in the second chart a second target value associated with the source value;
• and
• displaying an aggregate value based on the first target value and the second target value.

A computer-readable storage medium storing instructions for:

• displaying a plurality of objects on a display device, each object having a displayed position on the display device;
• receiving a multi-touch input selecting at least a first object and a second object from the plurality of objects, the multi-touch input dragging the first object to a first destination position and the second object to a second destination position;
• performing a first action on the selected first object, the first action determined according to the first destination position;
• and
• performing a second action on the second selected object, the second action determined according to the second destination position.

A computer-implemented system for performing actions associated with objects on a screen using multi-touch input, the system comprising:

• a computer processor;
• and
• a computer-readable storage medium storing instructions for:
• displaying a plurality of objects on a display device, each object having a displayed position on the display device;
• receiving a multi-touch input selecting at least a first object and a second object from the plurality of objects, the multi-touch input dragging the first object to a first destination position and the second object to a second destination position;
• performing a first action on the selected first object, the first action determined according to the first destination position;
• and
• performing a second action on the second selected object, the second action determined according to the second destination position.