Automatic multimode system for organizing and retrieving content data files
First Claim
1. A method for selecting a method for categorizing a collection of content data files, the method comprising the steps of:
- identifying a collection of content data files, each content data file comprising image, video, or audio data;
determining a number of groups (G1) of content data files that will be generated when a first categorization method is applied to the identified collection of content data files;
determining a range of representations (R) that can be presented on a display, each representation being associated with a group of content data files from the identified collection;
selecting the first categorization method when the number of groups (G1) is within the range of representations (R); and
selecting a different categorization method when the number of groups (G1) is not within range (R).
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Abstract
A method for selecting a method for categorizing a collection of content data files from among a plurality of categorization methods, the method comprising the steps of identifying a collection of content data files, each content data file comprising image or audio data, determining a number of groups (G1) of content data files that will be generated when a first categorization method is applied to the collection of content data files; and designating a range of representations (R) that can be presented on the display, each representing a group of content data files. A first categorization method is selected when the number of groups G is within the range of representations (R); and a different categorization method is selected when the number of groups (G1) is not within range (R).
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23 Claims
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1. A method for selecting a method for categorizing a collection of content data files, the method comprising the steps of:
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identifying a collection of content data files, each content data file comprising image, video, or audio data;
determining a number of groups (G1) of content data files that will be generated when a first categorization method is applied to the identified collection of content data files;
determining a range of representations (R) that can be presented on a display, each representation being associated with a group of content data files from the identified collection;
selecting the first categorization method when the number of groups (G1) is within the range of representations (R); and
selecting a different categorization method when the number of groups (G1) is not within range (R). - 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 operating a display device, the method comprising the steps of:
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accessing a plurality of digital images;
determining how many groups of images would be formed from said plurality of images as a result of the application of each of said categorization methods;
determining a range of representations (R) that can be displayed on an imaging device each representation being associated with one said of groups of images; and
selecting a categorization method from said plurality of categorization methods that forms a number of groups (GX) of images from said plurality of images wherein the number of groups (GX) is within the range of representations (R). - View Dependent Claims (20, 22)
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23. A display device comprising:
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a source of content data files each content data file including information that can be presented on a display;
a user input adapted to receive a user request for content data files; and
,a controller that receives the user request for content data files and accesses a collection of content data files in response thereto, the controller further being operable to determine groups of the content data files generated using a plurality of different of content data file categorization methods;
wherein said controller selects one of the categorization methods from the plurality of different of categorization methods based upon whether application of that method will yield a number of groups of content data files that is within a determined range of representations of such groups.
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