Method and system for organizing document information
First Claim
1. A method for managing documents in a computer system, the computer system having a processor, a memory and a display, the method comprising the steps of:
- producing a representation of a document created by an application program running on the processor to a location in the memory;
associating the representation with the document in the memory;
displaying a document closet image on the display, the document closet image including a plurality of document images, each document image displaying a representation of the contents of an associated document in memory;
selecting a document image from the plurality of document images in response to a first signal from the user input device; and
orienting the document image selected for display to the user for viewing the representation of the contents.
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Abstract
A graphical user interface that presents document organization in terms of objects readily familiar to the user is provided by the present invention. According to one embodiment of the present invention, a method for managing documents in a computer system includes a step of producing a representation of a document that indicates to the user the contents of the document. A step of associating the representation with the document in the memory of the computer is also part of the method. The method includes a step of displaying a document closet image on the display. The document closet image can include a plurality of document images. A step of selecting a document image from the document closet in response to an input from the user is also part of the method. The method can also include turning the document image selected for display to the user so that the user can readily view the representation of the document'"'"'s contents.
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17 Claims
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1. A method for managing documents in a computer system, the computer system having a processor, a memory and a display, the method comprising the steps of:
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producing a representation of a document created by an application program running on the processor to a location in the memory;
associating the representation with the document in the memory;
displaying a document closet image on the display, the document closet image including a plurality of document images, each document image displaying a representation of the contents of an associated document in memory;
selecting a document image from the plurality of document images in response to a first signal from the user input device; and
orienting the document image selected for display to the user for viewing the representation of the contents. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8)
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9. A computer program product for managing documents in a computer system, the computer system having a processor, a memory and a display, the computer program product comprising:
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code for producing a representation of a document created by an application program running on the processor to a location in the memory;
code for associating the representation with the document in the memory;
code for displaying a document closet image on the display, the document closet image including a plurality of document images, each document image displaying a representation of the contents of an associated document in memory;
code for selecting a document image from the plurality of document images in response to a first signal from the user input device;
code for turning the document image selected for display to the user for viewing the representation of the contents; and
a computer readable storage medium for containing the codes. - View Dependent Claims (10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15)
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16. An apparatus for managing documents in a computer system, the apparatus comprising:
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a memory;
a display;
a processor operatively disposed to;
produce a representation of a document created by an application program running on the processor to a location in the memory;
associate the representation with the document in the memory;
display a document closet image on the display, the document closet image including a plurality of document images, each document image displaying a representation of the contents of an associated document in memory;
select a document image from the plurality of document images in response to a first signal from the user input device; and
turn the document image selected for display to the user for viewing the representation of the contents.
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17. A computer system for managing documents, the computer system including a user input device coupled to a processor, a display and a memory having a plurality of documents, the computer system further comprising:
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a machine configured to produce a representation of a document created by an application program running on the processor to a location in the memory;
a machine configured to associate the representation with the document in the memory;
a machine configured to display a document closet image on the display, the document closet image including a plurality of document images, each document image displaying a representation of the contents of an associated document in memory;
a machine configured to select a document image from the plurality of document images in response to a first signal from the user input device; and
a machine configured to turn the document image selected for display to the user for viewing the representation of the contents.
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