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Date of Patent:
Sep. 01, 1998

Filed:

Jan. 19, 1996
Applicant:
Inventor:

Gregory J Ferguson, Hunt Valley, MD (US);

Assignee:

Silicon Graphics Incorporated, Mountain View, CA (US);

Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Assistant Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
G06F / ;
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
345349 ; 345357 ; 34520012 ; 34520015 ;
Abstract

A system and method for transferring files from a sending user to a recipient, utilizes a drag-and-drop graphical user interface. To send a file to a recipient, the user drags and drops onto the recipient's icon an icon, or set of selected icons, representing the file(s) to be transmitted. Information pertaining to the file and the recipient is captured from the icons and used to establish a session between the sender and the recipient. The file is transferred to the recipient via the established session.


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Ferguson, Gregory. (1998). System and method for an iconic drag and drop interface for electronic (U.S. Patent No. 5801700). U.S. Patent and Trademark Office. https://idiyas.com/patent/badge/5801700

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