SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR PRESENTING DATA ITEMS

• US 20080046840A1
• Filed: 10/30/2007
• Published: 02/21/2008
• Est. Priority Date: 01/18/2005
• Status: Active Grant

• Current Assignee: Apple Inc.
• Original Assignee: Apple Inc.
• Inventors: Ording, Bas, Melton, Don
• Granted Patent: US 9,378,281 B2
• Time in Patent Office: Days
• US Class Current: 715/825
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 16/2425 Iterative querying; Query formulation based on the results of a preceding query
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 16/51 Indexing; Data structures therefor; Storage structures
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 16/951 Indexing; Web crawling techniques

Abstract

Systems, methods, and software for presenting data are described. Previously accessed data items are presented in a manner that is non-chronological relative to when the data items were accessed. The presentation optionally includes an indication of a significance of the data item with the representation.

Claims

1. In a graphical user interface, a method comprising:

receiving a selection of a data item;

updating a list of previously accessed data items in response to the selection; and

graphically presenting a history of previously accessed data items, the history organized by one or more common features determined from the data items in the list.

2. The method of claim 1 wherein the history is further presented with a graphical indication of a significance of each of the data items in the history.

3. The method of claim 1 wherein the history is further presented in a manner that is non-chronological relative to when the data items were accessed.

4. The method of claim 1 further comprising updating the history upon each selection of an additional data item.

5. The method of claim 1 further comprising redisplaying the data item by selecting the data item from the history.

6. The method of claim 1 wherein the previously accessed data items include web pages.

7. The method of claim 1 wherein the previously accessed data items include data files.

8. The method of claim 1 wherein the previously accessed data items include audio files.

9. The method of claim 1 wherein the previously accessed data items include image files.

10. The method of claim 1 wherein the previously accessed data items include media files.