BROWSING OR SEARCHING USER INTERFACES AND OTHER ASPECTS
First Claim
1. A computer-implemented method comprising:
- a server initiating an instance of a preview generator for each of a plurality of client machines; and
the instance sending at least one of a preview and a thumbnail of a file to a respective client machine responsive to a request for the file from the respective client machine to allow the respective client machine to present the preview.
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Abstract
User interfaces for browsing and/or searching are described. According to some aspects of the invention, a server in the system initiates an instance of a preview generator for each client machine in the system. The instance sends at least one of a preview and a thumbnail of a file to the client machine responsive to a request for the file from the client machine to allow the client machine to present the preview. The instance may generate an icon representing the file and execute a plug-in associated with a creator application of the file to present the preview within the icon so that the creator application does not have to be launched. Other embodiments are also described, and computer readable media and apparatuses are also described.
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32 Claims
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1. A computer-implemented method comprising:
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a server initiating an instance of a preview generator for each of a plurality of client machines; and the instance sending at least one of a preview and a thumbnail of a file to a respective client machine responsive to a request for the file from the respective client machine to allow the respective client machine to present the preview. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8)
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9. A computer readable medium storing executable program instructions which when executed by a data processing system cause the data processing system to perform a method comprising:
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a server initiating an instance of a preview generator for each of a plurality of client machines; and the instance sending at least one of a preview and a thumbnail of a file to a respective client machine responsive to a request for the file from the respective client machine to allow the respective client machine to present the preview. - View Dependent Claims (10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16)
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17. An apparatus comprising:
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a network interface to couple to a plurality of client machines via a network; and a processor to initiate an instance of a preview generator for each of the plurality of client machines, wherein the instance sends at least one of a preview and a thumbnail of a file via the network interface to a respective client machine responsive to a request for the file from the respective client machine to allow the respective client machine to present the preview. - View Dependent Claims (18, 19, 20, 21, 22, 23, 24)
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25. A system comprising:
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a plurality of client machines; and a server coupled to the plurality of client machines, the server comprising a network interface to couple to the plurality of client machines via a network; and a processor to initiate an instance of a preview generator for each of the plurality of client machines, wherein the instance sends at least one of a preview and a thumbnail of a file via the network interface to a respective client machine responsive to a request for the file from the respective client machine to allow the respective client machine to present the preview. - View Dependent Claims (26, 27, 28, 29, 30, 31, 32)
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