Metadata driven user interface

• US 20050289170A1
• Filed: 06/16/2005
• Published: 12/29/2005
• Est. Priority Date: 06/21/2004
• Status: Active Grant

• Current Assignee: Canon Kabushiki Kaisha (Canon Inc.)
• Original Assignee: Canon Kabushiki Kaisha (Canon Inc.)
• Inventors: Brown, Craig Matthew, Shellshear, Andrew John, Gorton, Rebecca Jayne
• Granted Patent: US 7,788,301 B2
• Time in Patent Office: Days
• US Class Current: 1/1
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 16/164 File meta data generation
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 16/168 Details of user interfaces specifically adapted to file systems, e.g. browsing and visualisation, 2d or 3d GUIs query results presentation G06F16/156

Abstract

A method (800) of displaying one or more data attributes, is disclosed. The displayed data attributes is associated with one or more portions of data. The method (800) dynamically compiles a list of one or more data attribute types according to an analysis of the one or more portions of data and associated data attributes. The one or more data attributes are then displayed.

Claims

1. A method of displaying one or more data attributes, the displayed data attributes being associated with one or more portions of data, said method comprising the steps of:

dynamically compiling a list of one or more data attribute types according to an analysis of the one or more portions of data and associated data attributes, and

displaying the one or more data attributes.

2. The method according to claim 1, wherein the one or more data attributes are displayed upon selection of one or more of the data attribute types.

3. The method according to claim 1, further comprising the step of dynamically compiling statistics for each of one or more data attribute types according to the analysis of the one or more portions of data.

4. The method according to claim 3, further comprising the step of displaying the compiled statistics for each of one or more data attribute types.

5. The method according to claim 1, further comprising the step of selecting one or more data attributes associated with the one or more data portions for use in changing the displayed data attributes.

6. The method according to claim 5, wherein the selected data attributes are of the type selected using the list.

7. The method according to claim 1, wherein the list is compiled in response to selection of one or more displayed data attributes of a particular type.

8. The method according to claim 1, further comprising the step of displaying the list to enable selection of the one or more of the data attribute types.

9. The method according to claim 1, wherein the list is compiled by a browser application.

10. The method according to claim 1, wherein the list is compiled by a file system containing the one or more data portions.

11. The method according to claim 1, wherein the one or more portions of data are stored together with the one or more displayed attributes.

12. The method according to claim 11, wherein the list is compiled locally to said stored data portions.

13. The method according to claim 11, wherein the list is compiled remotely to said stored data portions.

14. The method according to claim 13, wherein the list is compiled by a seer.

15. A method of changing displayed data attributes, the displayed data attributes being associated with one or more portions of data, said method comprising the steps of:

dynamically compiling statistics for each of one or more data attribute types according to an analysis of the one or more portions of data;

displaying the one or more data attribute types together with the compiled statistics; and

changing one or more of the displayed data attributes upon selection of one or more of the data attribute types using the list.

16. The method according to claim 15, further comprising the step of selecting one or more data attributes associated with the one or more data portions for use in changing the displayed data attributes.

17. The method according to claim 16, wherein the selected data attributes are of the type selected using the list.

18. The method according to claim 15, wherein the list is compiled in response to selection of one or more displayed data attributes of a particular type.

19. The method according to claim 15, wherein the list is compiled by a browser application.

20. The method according to claim 15, wherein the list is compiled by a file system containing the one or more data portions.

21. The method according to claim 15, wherein the one or more portions of data are stored together with the one or more displayed attributes.

22. The method according to claim 21, wherein the list is compiled locally to said stored data portions.

23. The method according to claim 21, wherein the list is compiled remotely to said stored data portions.

24. The method according to claim 23, wherein the list is compiled by a server.

25. A method of changing displayed data attributes, the displayed data attributes being associated with one or more portions of data, said method comprising the steps of:

dynamically compiling a list of one or more data attribute types according to an analysis of the one or more portions of data;

selecting one or more data attributes associated with the one or more data portions upon selection of one or more of the data attribute types using the list; and

changing the displayed data attributes according to the selected one or more data attributes.

26. A method of changing displayed data attributes, the displayed data attributes being associated with one or more portions of data, said method comprising the steps of:

dynamically compiling a list of one or more data attribute types according to an analysis of the one or more portions of data and associated data attributes; and

changing one or more of the displayed data attributes upon selection of one or more of the data attribute types using the list.

27. An apparatus for displaying one or more data attributes, the displayed data attributes being associated with one or more portions of data, said apparatus comprising:

compiler for dynamically compiling a list of one or more data attribute types according to an analysis of the one or more portions of data and associated data attributes; and

display for displaying the one or more data attributes.

28. An apparatus for changing displayed data attributes, the displayed data attributes being associated with one or more portions of data, said apparatus comprising:

compiler for dynamically compiling statistics for each of one or more data attribute types according to an analysis of the one or more portions of data;

display for displaying the one or more data attribute types together with the compiled statistics; and

changing means for changing one or more of the displayed data attributes upon selection of one or more of the data attribute types using the list.

29. An apparatus for changing displayed data attributes, the displayed data attributes being associated with one or more portions of data, said apparatus comprising:

compiler for dynamically compiling a list of one or more data attribute types according to an analysis of the one or more portions of data; and

selector for selecting one or more data attributes associated with the one or more data portions upon selection of one or more of the data attribute types using the list; and

changing means for changing the displayed data attributes according to the selected one or more data attributes.

30. An apparatus for changing displayed data attributes, the displayed data attributes being associated with one or more portions of data, said apparatus comprising:

compiler for dynamically compiling a list of one or more data attribute types according to an analysis of the one or more portions of data and associated data attributes; and

changing means for changing one or more of the displayed data attributes upon selection of one or more of the data attribute types using the list.

31. A program for displaying one or more data attributes, the displayed data attributes being associated with one or more portions of data, said method program comprising:

code for dynamically compiling a list of one or more data attribute types according to an analysis of the one or more portions of data and associated data attributes; and

code for displaying the one or more data attributes.

32. A program for changing displayed data attributes, the displayed data attributes being associated with one or more portions of data, said program comprising:

code for dynamically compiling statistics for each of one or more data attribute types according to an analysis of the one or more portions of data;

code for displaying the one or more data attribute types together with the compiled statistics; and

code for changing one or more of the displayed data attributes upon selection of one or more of the data attribute types using the list.

33. A program for changing displayed data attributes, the displayed data attributes being associated with one or more portions of data, said program comprising:

code for dynamically compiling a list of one or more data attribute types according to an analysis of the one or more portions of data; and

code for selecting one or more data attributes associated with the one or more data portions upon selection of one or more of the data attribute types using the list; and

changing the displayed data attributes according to the selected one or more data attributes.

34. A program for changing displayed data attributes, the displayed data attributes being associated with one or more portions of data, said program comprising:

code for dynamically compiling a list of one or more data attribute types according to an analysis of the one or more portions of data and associated data attributes; and

code for changing one or more of the displayed data attributes upon selection of one or more of the data attribute types using the list.

35. A computer program product comprising a computer readable medium having recorded thereon a computer program for displaying one or more data attributes, the displayed data attributes being associated with one or more portions of data, said method program comprising:

code for dynamically compiling a list of one or more data attribute types according to an analysis of the one or more portions of data and associated data attributes; and

code for displaying the one or more data attributes.

36. A computer program product comprising a computer readable medium having recorded thereon a computer program for changing displayed data attributes, the displayed data attributes being associated with one or more portions of data, said program comprising:

code for dynamically compiling statistics for each of one or more data attribute types according to an analysis of the one or more portions of data;

code for displaying the one or more data attribute types together with the compiled statistics; and

code for changing one or more of the displayed data attributes upon selection of one or more of the data attribute types using the list.

37. A computer program product comprising a computer readable medium having recorded thereon a computer program for a program for changing displayed data attributes, the displayed data attributes being associated with one or more portions of data, said program comprising:

code for dynamically compiling a list of one or more data attribute types according to an analysis of the one or more portions of data; and

code for selecting one or more data attributes associated with the one or more data portions upon selection of one or more of the data attribute types using the list; and

changing the displayed data attributes according to the selected one or more data attributes.

38. A computer program product comprising a computer readable medium having recorded thereon a computer program for a program for changing displayed data attributes, the displayed data attributes being associated with one or more portions of data, said program comprising:

code for dynamically compiling a list of one or more data attribute types according to an analysis of the one or more portions of data and associated data attributes; and

code for changing one or more of the displayed data attributes upon selection of one or more of the data attribute types using the list.