Patent ID: 7589749

Claim:
A computer-implemented method in which a computer system initiates execution of software instructions stored in memory to provide interaction between graphical objects and a management application, the computer-implemented method comprising: detecting that a first graphical object is moved within a spatial proximity of a second graphical object in a graphical user interface; in response to the detecting, notifying the first graphical object of presence information related to the second graphical object; forming an association between the first graphical object and the second graphical object; and graphically altering a representation of the first graphical object in response to formation of the association; wherein graphically altering the representation of the first graphical object further comprises modifying the representation of the first graphical object based on an exchange of information from the second graphical object to the first graphical object; and wherein modifying the representation of the first graphical object further comprises displaying the representation of the first graphical object to include information received from the second graphical object.