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AssigneeInternational Business Machines Corporation
InventorsLinda Arnold Lisle, Shirley L. Martin, John Martin Mullaly
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A data processing system renders a real-world object on a display device to represent a storage space of the data processing system. The real-world object is displayed with various labels and indicators to provide information about the internal contents of the storage space represented by the object as well as the storage space itself. Such visual indicators allow an external user to access information about the contents of a storage space without actually opening the storage space or delving into the depths of the user interface to determine additional information. In addition to providing information about the storage space represented by the real-world metaphor, the data processing system also allows the external user to selectively name the storage space represented by the object in a useful manner.
A data processing system, comprising:
A method for displaying a container in a data processing system, comprising the steps of:
A program storage device readable by a machine, tangibly embodying a program of instructions executable by the machine to perform method steps for simulating an object in a data processing system, said method steps comprising:
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