Patent
1995-11-16
1997-12-02
Powell, Mark R.
395340, 395347, 395353, G06F 1500
Patent
active
056945639
ABSTRACT:
A method and system for transferring data to common destinations using a common destination list is provided. In a preferred embodiment, a user uses a software facility ("the facility") that is preferably integrated into an operating system to transfer source objects using a list of common transfer destinations. By selecting a source object and issuing a transfer command, the user causes the facility to display in conjunction with the source object a list of common transfer destinations ("common destination list"). When the user selects a destination from the common destination list, the facility initiates a transfer of the source object to the selected destination. The destinations contained in the common destination list are preferably customizable by the user in a straightforward manner. In a further preferred embodiment, the facility monitors object transfers that the user specifies using other techniques, such as drag and drop, and prompts the user to automatically add frequently-used destinations to the common destination list.
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Belfiore Joseph D.
Chew Chee Heng
Guzak Christopher J.
Levien Royce A.
Malamud Mark A.
Ba Huynh
Microsoft Corporation
Powell Mark R.
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