Carousel control for metadata navigation and assignment
First Claim
1. In a computer system having a graphical user interface and a data storage subsystem in which data items are organized and queried by way of metadata properties, a computer-implemented method of assigning values to properties, comprising:
- displaying a property tree, the property tree having a plurality of nodes exposing properties of a set of data items, said property tree including a carousel control for displaying a plurality of subnodes parented by one of the plurality of nodes; and
in response to user input indicative of an assignment of at least one property exposed by the property tree, modifying the value associated with the at least one property in the data storage subsystem.
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Abstract
A property tree user interface permits user assignment of values to metadata properties and user navigation of data, within a system that includes a data storage subsystem in which data items are organized and queried by way of properties. The property tree includes nodes that expose properties of data items. A user may interact with the property tree in order to effect an assignment of a property, in which case the value associated with the property in the data storage subsystem is modified. The property tree may also display nodes that represent folders within a hierarchical file system, nodes that represent properties with inherent hierarchy, and nodes that represent user-defined hierarchical properties, and the property tree may display such nodes in a carousel control.
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17 Claims
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1. In a computer system having a graphical user interface and a data storage subsystem in which data items are organized and queried by way of metadata properties, a computer-implemented method of assigning values to properties, comprising:
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displaying a property tree, the property tree having a plurality of nodes exposing properties of a set of data items, said property tree including a carousel control for displaying a plurality of subnodes parented by one of the plurality of nodes; and
in response to user input indicative of an assignment of at least one property exposed by the property tree, modifying the value associated with the at least one property in the data storage subsystem. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8)
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9. A computer readable medium storing computer executable instructions that, when executed, provide a carousel control within a menu displayed on a computer display device, said carousel control comprising:
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a list of elements;
a display area in which a predetermined number of sequential list elements are displayed at a time; and
an input handler for scrolling the predetermined number of list elements displayed in the display area, based on each element'"'"'s order within the list. - View Dependent Claims (10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17)
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