Object-drag continuity between discontinuous touch-screens

Apparatus for manipulating a first object between discontinuous source and target screens of a single virtual display of a computer, the first object being displayed on the source screen and being known in the virtual display by unique parameters, comprising:

• means for selecting the first object on the source screen;
• a buffer for storing the first objects parameters when it is selected;
• means associated with the source screen which, when activated by the user through a predefined motion of the pointer, upon and restricted to the source touch-screen, for manipulating the first object from the source screen to the target screen;
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• means, which when actuated, release the first object's parameters from the buffer for display of the first object on the target screen;
• microphone means for receiving voice commands and emitting digitized voice signals;
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• voice recognition means for receiving and recognizing digitized voice signals and for determining if a voice command is recognized as having identified a unique parameter of the first object and if a voice command is recognized as having identified a source screen and wherein the means for selecting the first object comprises determining if the identified first object is displayed on the identified source screen.

A process for manipulating a first object between discontinuous source and target touch-screens of a single virtual display of a computer, the first object being displayed on the source touch-screen and being known in the virtual display by unique parameters, the process comprising the steps of:

• selecting the first object from the source touch-screen when the first object is contacted by a pointer;
• storing the first object's unique parameters in a buffer in the computer when it is selected;
• applying a program on the computer to sense contact of the pointer to the touch-screens and for triggering manipulation of the first object from the source touch-screen to the target touch-screen;
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• releasing the first objects parameters from the buffer for display of the transferred first object to the target touch-screen.