Display system and method for displaying a multi-dimensional file visualizer and chooser
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1. A display system for a computer system, comprising:
- a computer system having a plurality of electronic files stored therein, a plurality of personalizable attributes assignable to each of said plurality of electronic files, and a selection space capable of displaying the plurality of electronic files, wherein a user may arrange the electronic files within the selection space according to the personalizable attributes.
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Abstract
A multi-dimensional file visualizer and chooser allows the user to rapidly and effectively view and select their files. The visualizer and chooser is a computer software application that structures different file types and applies 3D GUI visualization technology to allow users an improved ability to visualize and select the file they are interested in. The specific application provides the ability to maintain context among file sources as well as focus on the specific files being examined and/or selected.
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1. A display system for a computer system, comprising:
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a computer system having a plurality of electronic files stored therein, a plurality of personalizable attributes assignable to each of said plurality of electronic files, and a selection space capable of displaying the plurality of electronic files, wherein a user may arrange the electronic files within the selection space according to the personalizable attributes. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13)
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14. A display system for a computer system, comprising:
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a computer system having a plurality of electronic files stored therein, each of said plurality of electronic files having XML tags and an icon, and a customizable 3D desktop containing the icons associated with said plurality of electronic files, the icons arranged based on information in the XML tags, wherein a user may rearrange the icons. - View Dependent Claims (15, 16)
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17. A display system for a computer system, comprising:
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a computer system having a plurality of electronic files stored therein, a plurality of automatically generated WYSIWYG icons representing said plurality of electronic files, said WYSIWYG icons being generated based on file characteristics, and a selection space capable of displaying the plurality of electronic files, wherein a user may arrange the electronic files within the selection space according to the personalizable attributes. - View Dependent Claims (18, 19, 20, 21, 22)
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23. A method of storing, sorting and accessing files on a computer system, the method comprising the steps of:
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(a) assigning a plurality of personalized attributes to an electronic file;
(b) and accessing a selection space having a user defined schema. - View Dependent Claims (24, 25)
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26. Method for applying and using XML information with a plurality of existing electronic files, the method comprising the steps of:
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(a) opening an XML editor;
(b) determining a type of XML file information to be entered;
(c) entering XML tags for each electronic file;
(d) sorting the plurality of electronic files based on an application of rules or filters to the XML tags;
(e) and viewing the electronic files on a display. - View Dependent Claims (27, 28, 29, 30, 31, 32, 33, 34)
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