System and method for displaying stack icons
First Claim
1. A method for representing files stored in stacks, the method comprising:
- receiving an identification of a plurality of files to be represented by a stack icon;
determining a stack size for the plurality of files; and
generating a stack icon based on the determined stack size.
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Abstract
The present invention is directed to a method and system for use in a computing environment for representing files stored in stacks. The method includes providing a set of stack icons, each icon in the set having a stack height representing a range of stack sizes. The method additionally includes determining a stack size for a selected stack and selecting and displaying an appropriate stack icon from the set of stack icons based on the determined stack size. The selected stack may be stored within one of multiple libraries. Accordingly a distinct set of icons relevant to each library may be stored for each library. The icons may visibly convey information pertaining to the relevant library. Accordingly, the method may include representing a selected stack by determining an appropriate library and an appropriate stack height and displaying a corresponding icon. The system may additionally include an empty stack icon, a generic stack icon, property based icons, and custom thumbnail icons.
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28 Claims
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1. A method for representing files stored in stacks, the method comprising:
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receiving an identification of a plurality of files to be represented by a stack icon;
determining a stack size for the plurality of files; and
generating a stack icon based on the determined stack size. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12)
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13. A method for representing a plurality of files, wherein the files are associated with one of multiple libraries, the method comprising:
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receiving an identification of a plurality of files to be represented by a stack icon;
identifying a library with which said files are associated, said files in said library being of a common type, said type being one of word processing, image, address list contacts, and audio; and
generating a library-based stack icon, said icon including information associated with said library and a stack height corresponding to a size of said plurality of files. - View Dependent Claims (14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20, 21, 22)
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23. A system for representing a selected stack of files, the system comprising:
- one or more computer-readable media storing sets of default stack icons, each stored set of default stack icons representing and portraying information relevant to a corresponding library, wherein each stored set of default stack icons includes multiple icons, each included icon representing a range of stack heights;
one or more computer-readable media storing computer-executable instructions for generating one or more icon selection tools for determining if the selected stack of files belongs to a library having a corresponding stored set of default icons and for determining a stack height, wherein upon locating a library and stack height, the icon selection tools select and display corresponding icon from said corresponding set of default icons. - View Dependent Claims (24, 25, 26, 27, 28)
- one or more computer-readable media storing sets of default stack icons, each stored set of default stack icons representing and portraying information relevant to a corresponding library, wherein each stored set of default stack icons includes multiple icons, each included icon representing a range of stack heights;
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