Patent ID: 6411312
Filing Date: 2002-06-25
Classification: G06F

Abstract:
A method of transferring data between objects displayed as icons on different layers of a graphical user interface of a digital computer comprising a display and a pointing device, said graphical user interface including a layer select icon, said method comprising the steps of:selecting a source icon representing a source object in one layer in response to a first operation of said pointing device; causing successive layers of said graphical user interface to be presented to the user in response to a second operation of said pointing device to position the source icon on said layer select icon; selecting a particular one of said successive layers in response to a third operation of said pointing device; and causing data transfer to be performed from said source object to said target object in response to a fourth operation of said pointing device to drag and drop said source icon onto a target icon representing a target object in the selected layer.