Method and system for browsing large digital multimedia object collections
First Claim
1. A method for operating a display associated with a user interface and a collection of digital multimedia objects, the method comprising the steps of:
- presenting a first selection set of predefined organizational metaphors;
receiving a selection of a first organizational metaphor from the first selection set of predefined organizational metaphors;
presenting a second selection set of predefined organizational metaphors other than the first selected organizational metaphor;
receiving a selection of a second organizational metaphor from the second selection set of predefined organizational metaphors; and
presenting a result on the display having one of at least two group icons, each group icon indicating a group of digital multimedia objects chosen from the collection according to rules associated with the selected organizational metaphors and the content of the digital multimedia objects or any metadata associated with the digital multimedia objects;
wherein the group of digital multimedia objects indicated by each group icon are chosen according to result presentation rules.
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Abstract
A display system and method for operating a display and a collection of digital multimedia objects are provided. A first selection set of predefined organizational metaphors is presented and a selection of a first organizational metaphor from the first selection set is received. A second selection set of predefined organizational metaphors other than the first selected organizational metaphor is presented and a selection of a second organizational metaphor from the second selection set is received. A result is presented on the display having one of at least two group icons, each group icon indicating a group of digital multimedia objects chosen from the collection according to rules associated with the selected organizational metaphors and the content of the digital multimedia objects or any metadata associated with the digital multimedia objects. Wherein the group of digital multimedia objects indicated by each group icon are chosen according to result presentation rules.
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21 Claims
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1. A method for operating a display associated with a user interface and a collection of digital multimedia objects, the method comprising the steps of:
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presenting a first selection set of predefined organizational metaphors;
receiving a selection of a first organizational metaphor from the first selection set of predefined organizational metaphors;
presenting a second selection set of predefined organizational metaphors other than the first selected organizational metaphor;
receiving a selection of a second organizational metaphor from the second selection set of predefined organizational metaphors; and
presenting a result on the display having one of at least two group icons, each group icon indicating a group of digital multimedia objects chosen from the collection according to rules associated with the selected organizational metaphors and the content of the digital multimedia objects or any metadata associated with the digital multimedia objects;
wherein the group of digital multimedia objects indicated by each group icon are chosen according to result presentation rules. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13)
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14. A method for presenting a set of digital multimedia objects in an organized manner on a portable display screen, the method comprising the steps of:
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receiving a selection of a first organizational metaphor from a presented set of predefined organizational metaphors;
receiving a selection of a second organizational metaphor from a presented set of predefined organizational metaphors other than the first organizational metaphors;
organizing a number of the set of digital multimedia objects into at least two groups according to result rules associated with the selected organizational metaphors; and
providing iconic representations of the groups, wherein the result rules include rules for selecting digital multimedia objects from the set of digital multimedia objects, rules for selecting the number of the groups, and rules for associating digital multimedia objects with particular iconic representations. - View Dependent Claims (15)
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16. An image display device comprising:
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a display;
a source of digital multimedia objects;
a user input device adapted to receive an input from a user and to convert the input into a selection signal indicative of user input actions made by the user; and
a processing unit operatively connected to the display, the source of digital multimedia objects and the user input device said processing unit being adapted to cause the display to present a first selection set of predefined organizational metaphors, to receive a selection of one of the first selection set of organizational metaphors from the user input device, to cause the display to present a second selection set of predefined organizational metaphors other than the first selected organizational metaphor and to receive a selection of one of the second set of predefined organizational metaphors;
said processing unit further being adapted to cause a result to be presented on the display, with the result having one of at least two group icons, each group icon indicating a group of digital multimedia objects selected from the collection according to rules associated with the selected organizational metaphors and the content of the digital multimedia objects or any metadata associated with the image metadata files;
wherein the group of digital multimedia objects indicated by each group icon is selected according to result presentation rules. - View Dependent Claims (17, 18, 19, 20, 21)
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