Browsing or Searching User Interfaces and Other Aspects
First Claim
1. A computer readable storage medium storing executable program instructions which when executed by a data processing system cause the data processing system to perform method comprising:
- displaying a set of file system objects of a list of file system objects, including files and folders, using a display area having a center section for displaying a selected object, a first side section for displaying a first object adjacent to the selected object, and a second side section for displaying a second object adjacent to the selected object;
selecting either the first object or second object to designate the selected object;
displaying the selected object in the center section in response to the selecting; and
displaying a different first object in the first side section or a different second object in the second side section in response to the selecting.
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Abstract
User interfaces for browsing and/or searching are described. In one embodiment, a method includes displaying a first display area for display representations of documents matching a search query, the first display area configured to display content of the documents which can have a plurality of different types of content including at least one of text-based content and a folder, and displaying a second display area for selecting a selected document to be displayed in the first display area. Other embodiments are also described, and computer readable media and apparatuses are also described.
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45 Claims
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1. A computer readable storage medium storing executable program instructions which when executed by a data processing system cause the data processing system to perform method comprising:
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displaying a set of file system objects of a list of file system objects, including files and folders, using a display area having a center section for displaying a selected object, a first side section for displaying a first object adjacent to the selected object, and a second side section for displaying a second object adjacent to the selected object; selecting either the first object or second object to designate the selected object; displaying the selected object in the center section in response to the selecting; and displaying a different first object in the first side section or a different second object in the second side section in response to the selecting. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20, 21, 22)
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23. A machine implemented method comprising:
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displaying a set of file system objects of a list of file system objects, including files and folders, using a display area having a center section for displaying a selected object, a first side section for displaying a first object adjacent to the selected object, and a second side section for displaying a second object adjacent to the selected object; selecting either the first object or second object to designate a selected object; displaying the selected object in the center section in response to the selecting; and displaying a different first object in the first side section or a different second object in the second side section in response to the selecting. - View Dependent Claims (24, 25, 26, 27, 28, 29, 30, 31, 32, 33, 34, 35, 36, 37, 38, 39, 40, 41, 42, 43, 44)
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45. A data processing system comprising:
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means for displaying a set of file system objects of a list of file system objects, including files and folders, using a display area having a center section for displaying a selected object, a first side section for displaying a first object adjacent to the selected object, and a second side section for displaying a second object adjacent to the selected object; means for selecting either the first object or second object to designate a selected object; means for displaying the selected object in the center section in response to the selecting; and means for displaying a different first object in the first side section or a different second object in the second side section in response to the selecting.
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