Patent ID: 6195096
Filing Date: 2001-02-27
Classification: G06F

Abstract:
A computer system for copying textual values in a list, comprising:a display device;an input device for entering user commands and data into the computer system;program logic executed by the computer system in response to receiving user commands and data from the input device, including;means for displaying on the display device a first window showing a user-list box including a plurality of textual values;means for receiving input from the input device indicating selection of a first textual value from the textual values displayed in the first window;means for receiving input from the input device indicating selection of a first selectable graphical element displayed on the display device to cause the display of a second window showing a second textual value, wherein the first and second textual values are identical textual values;means for receiving input from the input device to modify the second textual value, wherein the first textual value and modified second textual values are different values;means for dislplaying the first window with the first and modified second textual values displayed as entries in the user-list box, wherein the first textual value is unchanged;means for receiving input from the input device indicating a selected second selectable graphical element to cause the display of a third window in which a textual value may be entered;means for receiving data from the input device for a new textual value in the third window that is different from the plurality of textual values displayed in the first window; andmeans for selecting a third selectable graphical element to cause the display of the first window with the textual values displayed including the new textual value, wherein the second selectable graphical element is displayed in the first window and the third selectable graphical element is displayed in the third window.