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The patent badge is an abbreviated version of the USPTO patent document. The patent badge covers the following: Patent number, Date patent was issued, Date patent was filed, Title of the patent, Applicant, Inventor, Assignee, Attorney firm, Primary examiner, Assistant examiner, CPCs, and Abstract. The patent badge does contain a link to the full patent document (in Adobe Acrobat format, aka pdf). To download or print any patent click here.
Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Mar. 23, 1999
Filed:
Jul. 21, 1997
Joseph D Belfiore, Redmond, WA (US);
Christopher J Guzak, Kirkland, WA (US);
Chee Heng Chew, Redmond, WA (US);
Mark A Malamud, Seattle, WA (US);
Royce A Levien, Bellevue, WA (US);
Microsoft Corporation, Redmond, WA (US);
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.