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App. No. 11/773,401

USER-DEFINED INSTRUCTION METHODS FOR PROGRAMMING A COMPUTER ENVIRONMENT USING GRAPHICAL DIRECTIONAL INDICATORS

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App. No.
11/773,401
Abstract

Methods for creating user-defined computer operations involve displaying one or more graphical directional indicators and a visual display object in a computer operating environment in response to user input and associating at one graphic object with said graphical directional indicator to produce a valid transaction for the graphical directional indicators.

Claims (6)

1 . A method for creating user-defined computer operations, said method comprising:

displaying a graphical directional indicator in a computer operating environment in response to user input;

associating at least one graphic object with said graphical directional indicator;

displaying a visual display object associated with said graphical directional indicator in said computer operating environment;

analyzing at least said graphic object, said graphical directional indicator and a user manipulation of contents in said visual display object to determine whether a valid transaction exists for said graphical directional indicator, said valid transaction being a computer operation that can be performed in said computer operating environment; and

enabling said valid transaction for said graphical directional indicator if said valid transaction exists for said graphical directional indicator.