User interface and operating system for presenting the contents of a content collection based on content type
First Claim
1. A user interface embodied on a computer-readable medium and executable on a computer, comprising:
- 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.
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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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5 Claims
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1. 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 (2, 3, 4, 5)
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