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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Aug. 15, 2000
Filed:
Feb. 13, 1998
Patrick Herbert Cox, Jr, Raleigh, NC (US);
Jeanne Leahy Murray, Durham, NC (US);
David J Schell, Raleigh, NC (US);
International Business Machines Corporation, Armonk, NY (US);
Abstract
A technique, system, and computer program for quickly and efficiently selecting or deselecting a spatially-related group of objects using a single selection or deselection operation, while preserving the ability to select or deselect individual items within a group or subgroup. A new set of graphical control objects is defined, any of which will graphically indicate the members of the group with which it is associated without requiring a textual explanation. Alternatively, a control object such as a slider bar may be used, where the technique of controlling the selection status of the group is defined for the slider bar in a novel manner.