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US 9,037,989 · App. 13/901,232 · Granted May 19, 2015

Multi-source, multi-destination data transfers

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Quick Facts
Patent No.
US 9,037,989
App. No.
13/901,232
Granted
May 19, 2015
Kind
B2
Abstract

Methods, systems, and products are disclosed for multi-source, multi-destination data transfers that include identifying a plurality of destination points having destination contexts in one or more destination objects; selecting source content for transfer; displaying destination contexts for the destination points; and directing source content to at least one destination point in dependence upon the displayed destination contexts. In typical embodiments, identifying destination points includes recording each identified destination point and storing in association with each recorded destination point a copy of a destination context for each recorded destination point.

Claims (23)

1. A method for transferring data, the method comprising:

receiving, by a computer processor, a user selection of user-generated text within a word processing document;

displaying, by the computer processor, (a) a graphic object representing a web page, (b) a first destination point within the graphic object and first text which is adjacent to the first destination point and describes the first destination point, and (c) a second, different destination point within the graphic object and second, different text which is adjacent to the second destination point and describes the second destination point;

receiving, by the computer processor, a user mouse selection of one of the destination points within the graphic object, and in response, copying the selected text into the web page at the selected destination point;

storing, by the computer processor, the first destination point and the first text which is adjacent to the first destination point and describes the first destination point in a transfer map, wherein the transfer map is a graphical user interface (GUI) that allows a user to edit or delete the first destination point or the second destination point before the step of copying the selected text into the web page at the selected destination point;

storing, by the computer processor, the second, different destination point and the second text which is adjacent to the second destination point and describes the second destination point in the transfer map; and

in response to receiving the user mouse selection of the one of the destination points within the graphic object, mapping, by the computer processor, the selected text to the one of the destination points in the transfer map.

2. A computer program product for transferring data, the computer program product comprising:

one or more computer-readable storage devices and program instructions stored on at least one of the one or more storage devices, the program instructions comprising:

first program instructions to receive a user selection of user-generated text within a word processing document;

second program instructions to initiate display of (a) a graphic object representing a web page, (b) a first destination point within the graphic object and first text which is adjacent to the first destination point and describes the first destination point, and (c) a second, different destination point within the graphic object and second, different text which is adjacent to the second destination point and describes the second destination point;

third program instructions to receive a user mouse selection of one of the destination points within the graphic object, and in response, copy the selected text into the web page at the selected destination point;

fourth program instructions to store the first destination point and the first text which is adjacent to the first destination point and describes the first destination point in a transfer map, wherein the transfer map is a graphical user interface (GUI) that allows a user to edit or delete the first destination point or the second destination point before the step of copying the selected text into the web page at the selected destination point;

fifth program instructions to store the second, different destination point and the second text which is adjacent to the second destination point and describes the second destination point in the transfer map; and

sixth program instructions to map the selected text to the one of the destination points in the transfer map in response to receiving the user mouse selection of the one of the destination points within the graphic object.

3. A computer program product for transferring an image, the computer program product comprising:

one or more computer-readable storage devices and program instructions stored on at least one of the one or more storage devices, the program instructions comprising:

first program instructions to receive a user selection of an image;

second program instructions to initiate display of (a) a graphic object representing a web page, (b) a first destination point within the graphic object and first text which is adjacent to the first destination point and describes the first destination point, and (c) a second, different destination point within the graphic object and second, different text which is adjacent to the second destination point and describes the second destination point;

third program instructions to receive a user mouse selection of one of the destination points within the graphic object, and in response, copy the selected image into the web page at the selected destination point;

fourth program instructions to store the first destination point and the first text which is adjacent to the first destination point and describes the first destination point in a transfer map, wherein the transfer map is a graphical user interface (GUI) that allows a user to edit or delete the first destination point or the second destination point before the step of copying the selected text into the web page at the selected destination point;

fifth program instructions to store the second, different destination point and the second text which is adjacent to the second destination point and describes the second destination point in the transfer map; and

sixth program instructions to map the selected text to the one of the destination points in the transfer map in response to receiving the user mouse selection of the one of the destination points within the graphic object.

Assignments (1)
ASSIGNMENT OF ASSIGNOR'S INTEREST Recorded Oct 13, 2021
From: INTERNATIONAL BUSINESS MACHINES CORPORATION
To: KYNDRYL, INC.
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