DATA SHARING SOFTWARE PROGRAM UTILIZING A DRAG-AND-DROP OPERATION AND SPRING-LOADED PORTAL

摘要

Embodiments include a program for transferring of data from a source computer to a location on a target computer utilizing a drag-and-drop operation and a spring-loaded portal. I/O devices are monitored for mouse input that includes coordinates of a mouse pointer. Whether an end-user is utilizing the mouse pointer to perform the drag-and-drop operation is determined. The spring-loaded portal is expanded from a closed position to an open position. A screen snapshot image of the location on the target computer is retrieved and overlaid on the spring-loaded portal. The transferring of data from the source computer to the location on the target computer is executed, wherein the location on the target computer is previewable at the source computer through the spring-loaded portal. Whether to abort the transferring of data is determined. The spring-loaded portal is minimized from the open position to the closed position.

主权项

1. A method for transferring of data from a source computer to a location on a target computer utilizing a drag-and-drop operation and a spring-loaded portal, the method comprising the steps of:
the source computer determining whether an end-user is utilizing a mouse pointer to perform a drag-and-drop operation by detecting when an object has been dragged over a spring-loaded portal, the spring-loaded portal representing a location on a target computer to which the object will be transferred if such a transfer is allowed, and wherein the location on the target computer is previewable at the source computer through the spring-loaded portal; responsive to a determination that the end-user is utilizing the mouse pointer to perform the drag-and-drop operation, the source computer executing the transferring of data from the source computer to the location on the target computer; and the source computer determining whether to abort the transferring of data from the source computer to the location on the target computer without user input, when an object is dropped onto a set of coordinates within a region that corresponds to the spring-loaded portal, wherein the set of coordinates are indicated by the mouse pointer when the object was dropped, the transferring of data being initiated when the object is dropped onto the set of coordinates.