Virtual Library File System

• US 20080216009A1
• Filed: 03/03/2008
• Published: 09/04/2008
• Est. Priority Date: 03/02/2007
• Status: Abandoned Application

• Current Assignee: Paul Drallos
• Original Assignee: Paul Drallos
• Inventors: Drallos, Paul
• Application Number:
  US12/040,955
• Publication Number:
  US 20080216009A1
• Time in Patent Office: Days
• US Class Current: 715/776
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 3/04815 Interaction with a metaphor-based environment or interaction object displayed as three-dimensional, e.g. changing the user viewpoint with respect to the environment or object
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 3/0483 Interaction with page-structured environments, e.g. book metaphor

Abstract

A system and method of graphical display is provided. A publisher module receives link objects for display in a virtual library, generates virtual book objects, each virtual book object corresponding to a link object, and allows configuration of virtual characteristics associated with each virtual book object. The virtual characteristics include a size characteristic, a color characteristic, or a texture characteristic. Each link object is associated with at least one of an electronic file, an electronic directory, an electronic folder, a website, and a uniform resource locator (URL). A library module is in communication with the publisher module and displays the virtual book objects, within a predetermined format including a plurality of virtual shelves. A computer readable medium stores the virtual book objects, the configured virtual characteristics, and the link objects. The virtual book objects are maintained in the predetermined format, at configurable locations on the virtual shelves. Selecting a particular virtual book object opens an associated electronic file, an associated electronic directory, an associated electronic folder, an associated website, or an associated URL, corresponding to the link object.

Claims

1. A graphical display system comprising:

a publisher module that receives a plurality of link objects for display in a virtual library, that generates a plurality of virtual book objects, each virtual book object corresponding to a link object of said plurality of link objects, and that allows configuration of virtual characteristics associated with said each virtual book object, said virtual characteristics including at least one of a size characteristic, a color characteristic, and a texture characteristic, each link object of said plurality of link objects being associated with at least one of an electronic file, an electronic directory, an electronic folder, a website, and a uniform resource locator (URL);

a library module in communication with said publisher module that displays said plurality of virtual book objects, within a predetermined format including a plurality of virtual shelves for displaying said virtual book objects;

a computer readable medium that stores said plurality of virtual book objects, said configured virtual characteristics, and said plurality of link objects;

wherein said plurality of virtual book objects are maintained in said predetermined format, at configurable locations on said plurality of virtual shelves, and wherein selecting a particular virtual book object from said plurality of virtual book objects opens at least one of an associated electronic file, an associated electronic directory, an associated electronic folder, an associated website, and an associated URL, corresponding to said link object.

2. The graphical display system of claim 1 wherein said size characteristic includes a height, a width, and a thickness of each said virtual book object and wherein said publisher module allows configuration of said height, said width, and said thickness of said virtual book.

3. The graphical display system of claim 1 wherein said virtual characteristics include a title font and a title font color of each said virtual book object and wherein said publisher module allows configuration of said title font and said title font color.

4. The graphical display system of claim 1 wherein said library module receives navigation input and provides a plurality of views of said plurality of virtual shelves for displaying said virtual book objects corresponding to said navigation input.

5. The graphical display system of claim 1 further comprising a search module for that receives search text input and that displays at least one virtual book object from said plurality of virtual book objects based on said search text input.

6. The graphical display system of claim 5 wherein said search module displays a location of said at least one virtual book object within said plurality of virtual shelves.

7. The graphical display system of claim 1 further comprising a native interface module for receiving a selected link object from a native operating system in communication with said graphical display system.

8. The graphical display system of claim 1 wherein said predetermined format includes a plurality of virtual book cases, each virtual book case comprising a plurality of virtual shelves.

9. A method comprising:

receiving a plurality of link objects, each link object being associated with at least one of an electronic file, an electronic directory, an electronic folder, a website, and a uniform resource locator (URL);

generating a plurality of virtual book objects, each virtual book object corresponding to a link object of said plurality of link objects;

configuring virtual characteristics associated with each virtual book object of said plurality of virtual book objects, said virtual characteristics including at least one of a size characteristic, a color characteristic, and a texture characteristic;

displaying said plurality of virtual book objects within a predetermined format including a plurality of virtual shelves for displaying said virtual book objects, at configurable locations within said plurality of virtual shelves;

selecting a particular virtual book object from said plurality of virtual book objects located within said plurality of virtual shelves, said particular virtual book object having a particular associated link object;

opening at least one of an associated electronic file, an associated electronic directory, an associated electronic folder, an associated website, and an associated URL, corresponding to said particular associated link object according to said selecting.

10. The method of claim 9 wherein said configuring said virtual characteristics including said size characteristic includes configuring a height, a width, and a thickness of each said virtual book object.

11. The method of claim 9 wherein said configuring said virtual characteristics includes configuring a title font and a title font color of said virtual book object.

12. The method of claim 9 further comprising:

receiving navigation input;

displaying a plurality of views of said plurality of virtual shelves for displaying said virtual book objects corresponding to said navigation input;

13. The method of claim 9 further comprising:

receiving search text input;

displaying at least one virtual book object from said plurality of virtual book objects based on said search text input.

14. The method of claim 13 further comprising displaying a location of said at least one virtual book objects within said plurality of virtual shelves.

15. The method of claim 9 wherein said receiving said plurality of link objects includes receiving a selected link object from a native operating system.

16. The method of claim 9 wherein said displaying includes displaying said plurality of virtual book objects includes displaying said plurality of virtual book objects amongst a plurality of virtual book cases, each virtual book case comprising a plurality of virtual book shelves.