Patent ID: 7665028
Filing Date: 2010-02-16
Classification: G06F

Abstract:
1. A computer-readable storage medium storing computer-executable instructions for performing steps comprising: (a) receiving first user input to a graphical user interface; (b) detecting that the first user input represents a dragging of a first object to a second object; (c) in response to step (b), displaying a plurality of icons simultaneously, each of the plurality of icons representing a different type of a plurality of actions that will be taken in response to a dropping of the first object onto the second object, wherein said displaying is presented to a user in response to said first object being moved proximate to said second object; and (d) responsive to the first object being dropped onto the second object after the step of displaying, causing the plurality of actions to be performed, wherein the plurality of icons displayed is determined based upon a type of the first object and a type of the second object.