Visual identifiers for digital data
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1. A method of generating a pictorial identifier for a computer object, the method comprising:
- generating a pictorial identifier according to a modelling approach based on at least a part of a textual identifier of the computer object;
wherein the part of the textual identifier is not tied to any type identifiers associated with the computer object and the modelling approach is generally characterised by generating pictorial identifiers that are visually different from pictorial identifiers generated from substantially different textual identifiers.
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A method of generating a pictorial identifier for a computer object. The method comprises generating a pictorial identifier according to a modelling approach. The modelling approach is based on at least a part of a textual identifier of the computer object wherein the part of the textual identifier is not tied to any type identifiers associated with the computer object and the modelling approach is generally characterised by generating pictorial identifiers being visually different from pictorial identifiers generated from substantially different textual identifiers.
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1. A method of generating a pictorial identifier for a computer object, the method comprising:
- generating a pictorial identifier according to a modelling approach based on at least a part of a textual identifier of the computer object;
wherein the part of the textual identifier is not tied to any type identifiers associated with the computer object and the modelling approach is generally characterised by generating pictorial identifiers that are visually different from pictorial identifiers generated from substantially different textual identifiers. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16)
- generating a pictorial identifier according to a modelling approach based on at least a part of a textual identifier of the computer object;
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17. A method of associating a pictorial identifier with a computer object comprising:
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processing at least a part of a textual identifier of the computer object, wherein the part of the textual identifier is not tied to any type identifiers associated with the computer object; and
associating a pictorial identifier with the computer object such that the pictorial identifier is visually different from pictorial identifiers associated with substantially different textual identifiers of other computer objects. - View Dependent Claims (18, 19, 20, 21, 22, 23, 24)
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25. A method of generating a pictorial identifier for a computer object, the method comprising:
- generating a pictorial identifier according to a modelling approach based on at least a part of a file name preceding a file name extension associated with the computer object, the modelling approach being generally characterised by generating pictorial identifiers resembling pictorial identifiers generated from substantially similar name identifiers and being visually different from pictorial identifiers generated from substantially different name identifiers.
- View Dependent Claims (26, 27, 28, 29, 30, 31, 32, 33)
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34. A method comprising:
- providing a pictorial identifier generated according to a modelling approach based on at least a part of a textual identifier of the computer object;
wherein the part of the textual identifier is not tied to any type identifiers associated with the computer object and the modelling approach is generally characterised by generating pictorial identifiers resembling pictorial identifiers generated from substantially similar textual identifiers and being visually different from pictorial identifiers generated from substantially different textual identifiers. - View Dependent Claims (35, 36, 37, 38)
- providing a pictorial identifier generated according to a modelling approach based on at least a part of a textual identifier of the computer object;
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39. A system for generating a pictorial identifier for a computer object, the system comprising:
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means for generating a pictorial identifier according to a modelling approach based on at least a part of a textual identifier of the computer object, the part of the textual identifier not being tied to any type identifiers associated with the computer object; and
means for ensuring that the pictorial identifier generated is visually different from pictorial identifiers generated from substantially different textual identifiers. - View Dependent Claims (40, 41, 42, 43, 44, 45, 46, 47, 48, 49, 50, 51, 52, 53)
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