Coalesced per-file device synchronization status

• US 20060230349A1
• Filed: 04/06/2005
• Published: 10/12/2006
• Est. Priority Date: 04/06/2005
• Status: Abandoned Application

• Current Assignee: Microsoft Technology Licensing LLC (Microsoft Corporation)
• Original Assignee: Microsoft Corporation
• Inventors: Novak, Michael, Olson, Kipley J.
• Application Number:
  US11/099,723
• Publication Number:
  US 20060230349A1
• Time in Patent Office: Days
• US Class Current: 715/700
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 11/324 Display of status information
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 11/327 Alarm or error message display
• 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
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 16/178 Techniques for file synchronisation in file systems

Abstract

Methods for reporting status information in a user interface and managing synchronizations. One or more categories of status information are defined in connection with synchronization operations performed on digital files. Upon termination of a synchronization operation, per-file status information for the terminated synchronization operation is categorized in one of the defined categories. The defined categories having per-file status information categorized therein are displayed with a summary of the per-file status information. In one aspect, an expandable node corresponding to each of the defined categories of status information that have per-file status information categorized therein is displayed. Grouping the digital files according to the defined categories of status information, permits collectively managing the digital files.

Claims

1. A method of reporting status information in a user interface, said status information relating to a synchronization between a source device and a target device coupled thereto, said synchronization including one or more operations performed on each of a plurality of selected digital files being synchronized, said method comprising:

defining one or more categories of status information in connection with the synchronization operations performed on the digital files;

upon termination of a synchronization operation performed on one of the digital files, categorizing per-file status information for the terminated synchronization operation in one of the defined categories; and

displaying the defined categories having per-file status information categorized therein with a summary of the per-file status information.

2. The method of claim 1, further comprising displaying a base list in the user interface, said base list comprising per-file status information for each of the digital files being synchronized.

3. The method of claim 2, further comprising removing, from the base list, the per-file status information for terminated synchronization operations.

4. The method of claim 2, further comprising updating the per-file status information in the base list upon termination of the synchronization operations performed on the digital files before categorizing the per-file status information.

5. The method of claim 2, wherein categorizing per-file status information comprises creating a sub-list to the base list and moving the per-file status information for the terminated synchronization operation from the base list to the sub-list.

6. The method of claim 1, wherein each of the defined categories of status information comprises an expandable node having a plurality of levels and wherein displaying the defined categories comprises displaying the summary of the per-file status information when the node is collapsed and displaying the per-file status information when the node is expanded.

7. The method of claim 1, further comprising grouping the digital files according to the defined categories of status information and collectively managing the digital files based on the grouping.

8. The method of claim 1, wherein the synchronization operations comprise one or more of the following:

moving at least one of the digital files from the source device to the target device;

copying at least one of the digital files from the source device to the target device; and

deleting at least one of the digital files from either the source device or the target device or both.

9. The method of claim 1, wherein the categories of status information comprise one or more of the following:

Queued for Transfer;

Transferring;

Transcoding;

Error;

Insufficient Space on Device; and

Removed from Device.

10. The method of claim 1, wherein the digital files are selected from a group of digital content consisting of audio, image, video, and text.

11. The method of claim 1, wherein one or more computer-readable media have computer-executable instructions for performing the method recited in claim 1.

12. In a computer system having a display and a selection device, a method of reporting status information in a user interface presented on the computer system display, said status information relating to a synchronization between a source device and a target device coupled thereto, said synchronization including one or more operations performed on each of a plurality of selected digital files being synchronized, said method comprising:

defining one or more categories of status information in connection with the synchronization operations performed on the digital files;

upon termination of a synchronization operation performed on one of the digital files, categorizing per-file status information for the terminated synchronization operation in one of the defined categories;

displaying an expandable node corresponding to each of the defined categories of status information that have per-file status information categorized therein, said node being responsive to the selection device for displaying the summary of the per-file status information when the node is collapsed and for displaying the per-file status information when the node is expanded.

13. The method of claim 12, further comprising displaying a base list in the user interface, said base list comprising per-file status information for each of the digital files being synchronized.

14. The method of claim 13, further comprising removing, from the base list, the per-file status information for terminated synchronization operations.

15. The method of claim 13, further comprising updating the per-file status information in the base list upon termination of the synchronization operations performed on the digital files before categorizing the per-file status information.

16. The method of claim 13, wherein categorizing per-file status information comprises creating a sub-list to the base list and moving the per-file status information for the terminated synchronization operation from the base list to the sub-list, said sub-list corresponding to the expandable node.

17. The method of claim 12, further comprising grouping the digital files according to the defined categories of status information and collectively managing the digital files based on the grouping.

18. The method of claim 12, wherein the categories of status information comprise one or more of the following:

Queued for Transfer;

Transferring;

Transcoding;

Error;

Insufficient Space on Device; and

Removed from Device.

19. The method of claim 12, wherein one or more computer-readable media have computer-executable instructions for performing the method recited in claim 12.

20. A method of managing a synchronization between a source device and a target device coupled thereto, said synchronization including one or more operations performed on each of a plurality of selected digital files being synchronized, said method comprising:

defining one or more categories of status information in connection with the synchronization operations performed on the digital files;

upon termination of a synchronization operation performed on one of the digital files, categorizing per-file status information for the terminated synchronization operation in one of the defined categories;

grouping the digital files according to the defined categories of status information; and

collectively managing the digital files based on the grouping.