Patent ID: 7555723
Filing Date: 2009-06-30
Classification: G06F

Abstract:
1. A method of operating a computer to enable a user to cause the copying of one or more source data items from a source memory location to one or more storage fields in a storage memory location, said method comprising operating the computer to: a) generate a display having: a source group display comprising a plurality of spatially separated source representations arranged in a first configuration, said source representations representing respective source data items stored in said source memory location; and a storage group display comprising a plurality of spatially separated storage representations arranged in a second configuration, said storage representations representing respective storage fields in the storage memory location; b) responsive to user commands, move at least one of said group displays, maintaining said configuration of said group display during movement of said group display; and c) in response to: simultaneously display said source representation and said storage representation in the region in which said source representation overlies said storage representation or vice-versa; and in response to the user additionally: copy the source data item represented by the source representation involved in the selected overlying relationship to the storage field represented by the storage representation involved in the overlying relationship.