System and Method for Filtering and Organizing Items Based on Common Elements
First Claim
1. One or more computer-readable storage media having computer-executable components for implementing a method of filtering items with metadata properties, the items being represented on a display, the method comprising:
- providing a plurality of display objects on the display that each represent at least one item;
presenting a filter term on the display that corresponds to a metadata property that is shared by a plurality of the items; and
responsive to selection of the filter term, displaying a virtual folder corresponding to a value of the metadata property, wherein the virtual folder represents each item that has the value of the metadata property.
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Abstract
A system and method for filtering and organizing items from computer memories based on common elements is provided. Filters can be provided for manipulating the items, which serve as tools for narrowing down a set of items. The filters can be dynamically generated based on the properties of the separate items. The system can utilize virtual folders. The virtual folders can expose regular files and folders to users in different views based on their metadata instead of the actual physical underlying file system structure on the disk. Quick links can be provided, which serve as a set of predefined links (e.g., located on the left side of the display) that can be clicked on to generate useful views of the sets of items. Libraries, which can provide large groups of usable types of items that can be associated together, may also be used.
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20 Claims
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1. One or more computer-readable storage media having computer-executable components for implementing a method of filtering items with metadata properties, the items being represented on a display, the method comprising:
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providing a plurality of display objects on the display that each represent at least one item;
presenting a filter term on the display that corresponds to a metadata property that is shared by a plurality of the items; and
responsive to selection of the filter term, displaying a virtual folder corresponding to a value of the metadata property, wherein the virtual folder represents each item that has the value of the metadata property. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14)
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15. One or more computer-readable storage media having computer-executable components for implementing a method of filtering items with metadata properties, the items being represented on a display, the method comprising:
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providing a plurality of display objects on the display that each represent one or more items, wherein one or more of the display objects comprises a virtual folder;
evaluating the metadata properties of the items that are represented by the display objects;
dynamically generating a filter term that corresponds to a metadata property that is shared by a plurality of the items based on the evaluation of metadata properties; and
presenting the filter term on the display, wherein the selection of the filter term causes the items that are represented on the display to be reduced to the items that share the metadata property. - View Dependent Claims (16, 17, 18, 19)
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20. In a computer system having a display and a memory for storing items with metadata properties, a method of filtering items comprising:
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providing a plurality of display objects on the display that each represent at least one item;
presenting a filter term on the display that corresponds to a metadata property that is shared by a plurality of the items; and
responsive to selection of the filter term, displaying a virtual folder corresponding to a value of the metadata property, wherein the virtual folder represents each item that has the value of the metadata property.
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