System and method for presenting the contents of a content collection based on content type
First Claim
1. A computer-implemented method for execution in a graphical user interface environment to display a set of items within a content collection, comprising:
- obtaining, from a plurality of the items, data describing an item type for one or more items of the plurality of the items;
determining, based upon the obtained item types, a distribution of the types of items within the collection;
categorizing the content collection based upon the determined distribution; and
presenting the content collection on a display device in a format based upon the category of the content collection.
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Abstract
An apparatus and method for execution in a graphical user interface environment are provided. The apparatus and method are used to display a set of items within a content collection, such as a set of files within a folder on a computer operating system. The method includes obtaining data from the items that describes an item type for a number of the items. Based upon the obtained item types a distribution of the types of items within the collection is determined. The content collection is categorized based upon the determined distribution and, based upon the category, the content collection is displayed in a certain format that is chosen to best display that category of content. A user interface is also provided that includes a working area that displays the contents of a content collection. In the working area, the format of the display varies based upon the type of contents in the content collection. The user interface also includes a menu adjacent the working area that displays tasks corresponding-to the contents exhibited in the working area.
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22 Claims
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1. A computer-implemented method for execution in a graphical user interface environment to display a set of items within a content collection, comprising:
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obtaining, from a plurality of the items, data describing an item type for one or more items of the plurality of the items;
determining, based upon the obtained item types, a distribution of the types of items within the collection;
categorizing the content collection based upon the determined distribution; and
presenting the content collection on a display device in a format based upon the category of the content collection. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7)
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8. A computer-readable medium containing instructions for displaying a set of items within a content collection in a graphical user interface environment, by:
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obtaining, from a plurality of the items, data describing an item type for one or more items of the plurality of the items;
determining, based upon the obtained item types, a distribution of the types of items within the collection;
categorizing the content collection based upon the determined distribution; and
presenting the content collection on a display device in a format based upon the category of the content collection. - View Dependent Claims (9, 11, 12, 13)
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10. A computer-implemented method for execution in a graphical user interface environment to display files within a folder, comprising:
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determining the type of file for one or more of the plurality of the files within the folder; and
presenting the files within the folder on a display device in a folder format based upon the determined types of files. - View Dependent Claims (14)
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15. A user interface embodied on a computer-readable medium and executable on a computer, comprising:
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a working area displaying the contents of a content collection, the format of the content display varying based upon the type of contents determined to be in the content collection; and
a menu adjacent the working area displaying tasks corresponding to the determined type of content exhibited in the working area. - View Dependent Claims (16, 17, 18, 19)
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20. A computer system having a processor, a memory and an operating environment, for displaying a set of items within a content collection, comprising:
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a sniffing component that obtains descriptive data indicating an item type for one or more of the items;
an analyzing component that determines a distribution of the types of items within the collection, based upon information from the sniffing component;
a categorizing component that uses information from the analyzing component to assign a category to the content collection; and
a display component that presents the content collection on a display device in a format based upon the assigned category. - View Dependent Claims (21, 22)
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