User interfaces and related methods, systems, and computer program products for automatically associating data with a resource as metadata
First Claim
1. A method for automatically associating data with a resource as metadata, the method comprising:
- displaying a visual representation of a resource;
displaying a visual representation of data to be associated with a resource as metadata;
monitoring user input for the occurrence of a predetermined association action for associating the resource representation with the data representation; and
in response to detecting the association action, automatically associating the data with the resource as metadata, wherein the metadata is independent of an association between the resource and a file system for storing the resource.
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Abstract
User interfaces and related methods, systems, and computer program products for automatically associating data with a resource as metadata are disclosed. According to one method, a visual representation of data to be associated with a resource as metadata is displayed. A visual representation of a resource is displayed. User input is monitored for the presence or occurrence of the association action for associating the resource representation with the data representation. In response to detecting the association action, the data is automatically associated with the resource as metadata. The metadata is independent of an association between the resource and a file system for storing the resource.
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42 Claims
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1. A method for automatically associating data with a resource as metadata, the method comprising:
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displaying a visual representation of a resource;
displaying a visual representation of data to be associated with a resource as metadata;
monitoring user input for the occurrence of a predetermined association action for associating the resource representation with the data representation; and
in response to detecting the association action, automatically associating the data with the resource as metadata, wherein the metadata is independent of an association between the resource and a file system for storing the resource. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18)
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19. A method for automatically associating data with a resource as metadata, the method comprising:
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displaying a visual representation of a data to be associated with a resource as metadata;
displaying a visual representation of a resource;
displaying a visual representation of a metadata mixer;
monitoring user input for an association between the resource representation, the data representation, and the metadata mixer representation; and
in response to detecting the association, automatically associating the data with a resource as metadata. - View Dependent Claims (20, 21, 22)
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23. A system for automatically associating a data with resource as metadata, the system comprising:
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a data set management user interface for managing a visual representation of data to be associated with a resource as metadata;
means for monitoring user input for the presence of an association action involving the data representation and a visual representation of a resource and for generating a notification indicative of the association action; and
a metadata association engine for receiving the notification, and, in response to receiving the notification, for automatically associating the data with the resource as metadata, wherein the metadata is independent of an association between the resource and a file system for storing the resource. - View Dependent Claims (24, 25, 26, 27, 28, 29, 30, 31, 32, 33, 34, 35, 36)
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37. A system for automatically associating data with a resource as metadata, the system comprising:
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means for displaying a visual representation of data to be associated with a resource as metadata, for displaying a visual representation of a resource, for displaying a visual representation of a metadata mixer, and for monitoring user input for an association between the resource representation, the data representation, and the metadata mixer representation; and
a metadata association engine for, in response to detection of the association, automatically associating the data with the resource as metadata. - View Dependent Claims (38, 39, 40)
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41. A system for automatically associating data with a resource as metadata, the system comprising:
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means for displaying a visual representation of data to be associated with a resource as metadata, wherein the visual representation of data represents data independent of an association between the resource and a file system for storing the resource;
means for displaying a visual representation of a resource;
means for monitoring user input for the occurrence of a predetermined association action for associating the resource representation with the data representation; and
means for, in response to detecting the association action, automatically associating the data with the resource as metadata.
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42. A computer program product comprising computer-executable instructions embodied in a computer-readable medium for performing steps comprising:
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displaying a visual representation of data to be associated with a resource as metadata, wherein the visual representation of data represents data independent of an association between the resource and a file system for storing the resource;
displaying a visual representation of a resource;
monitoring user input for the occurrence of a predetermined association action for associating the resource representation with the data representation; and
in response to detecting the association action, automatically associating the data with the resource as metadata.
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