SEQUENTIALLY OPENING FILES FROM A DIRECTORY IN NATIVE APPLICATIONS

• US 20110125817A1
• Filed: 02/04/2011
• Published: 05/26/2011
• Est. Priority Date: 12/01/2006
• Status: Abandoned Application

• Current Assignee: Wesley W Whitmyer Jr (Wesley W. Whitmyer)
• Original Assignee: Wesley W Whitmyer Jr (Wesley W. Whitmyer)
• Inventors: Whitmyer, Wesley W. JR.
• Application Number:
  US13/021,351
• Publication Number:
  US 20110125817A1
• Time in Patent Office: Days
• US Class Current: 707/828
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 16/14 Details of searching files based on file metadata
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 3/0482 Interaction with lists of selectable items, e.g. menus
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 9/451 Execution arrangements for user interfaces

Abstract

A system for sequentially opening and displaying files in a directory, including a processor, at least one directory including a plurality of electronic files, software executing on the processor for receiving a request to open and display a first one of the plurality of electronic files, software executing on the processor for receiving a next file request, and software executing on the processor for opening a next file in the at least one directory upon receiving the next file request.

Claims

1. A system for sequentially opening and displaying files in a directory, comprising:

a processor;

at least one directory comprising a plurality of electronic files arranged in an order;

software executing on said processor for receiving a request to open and display a first one of the plurality of electronic files;

software executing on said processor for receiving a next file request; and

software executing on said processor for opening and displaying a next file in the order from said at least one directory upon receiving the next file request.

2. The system according to claim 1, wherein the next file is opened and displayed in a program corresponding to a file type of the next file.

3. The system according to claim 2, wherein, upon opening and displaying the next file, the next file in editable in the program corresponding to the file type of the next file.

4. The system according to claim 2, wherein the plurality of electronic files include files of two or more file types.

5. The system according to claim 1, further comprising:

software executing on said processor for displaying a last opened one of the plurality of electronic files upon receiving a previous file request.

6. The system according to claim 5, wherein the last opened one is retrieved from a buffer.

7. The system according to claim 1, further comprising:

software executing on said processor for receiving another next file request; and

software executing on said processor for opening a subsequent next file in said at least one directory upon receiving the another next file request.

8. The system according to claim 1, further comprising:

software executing on said processor for closing one or more of the plurality of electronic files after a predetermined number of next file requests.

9. The system according to claim 1, further comprising:

software executing on said processor for receiving a directory request to change the at least one directory to a second directory, wherein said software for opening a next file opens a next file in the second directory.

10. The system according to claim 1, further comprising:

a file selector module displayable on a user interface for receiving the next request.

11. The system according to claim 10, wherein said file selector module includes at least one of a next file option and a previous file option.

12. The system according to claim 10, wherein said file selector module includes a change directory option.

13. The system according to claim 1, wherein said software for receiving a request to open and display a first one opens and displays the first one automatically upon receiving a directory selection.

14. The system according to claim 1, wherein said at least one directory includes a plurality of subdirectories, wherein said system further comprises software executing on said processor for receiving a directory selection indicative of one of the plurality of subdirectories.

15. The system according to claim 1, wherein said software for opening a next file opens two or more next files in said at least one directory.

16. A system for sequentially opening and displaying files in a directory, comprising:

at least one directory comprising a plurality of electronic files arranged in an order;

file access software executing on at least one computer for opening and displaying at least one of the plurality of electronic files via a user interface;

a file selector module for receiving a next file request;

wherein said file access software opens and displays a next file in the order from said at least one directory via the user interface upon receiving the next file request.

17. The system according to claim 16, wherein the next file is opened and displayed in an application corresponding to a file type of the next file.

18. The system according to claim 16, wherein, upon opening and displaying the next file, the next file in editable in the application corresponding to the file type of the next file.

19. The system according to claim 16, wherein the plurality of electronic files include files of two or more file types.

20. The system according to claim 16, wherein said file access software closes one or more opened ones of the plurality of files after a predetermined number of next file requests.

21. The system according to claim 16, wherein said file selector module is displayed on a user interface of the at least one computer, where said file selector module includes at least one of a next file option and a previous file option.

22. The system according to claim 16, wherein said file access software opens two or more next files in said at least one directory upon receiving the next file request.

23. The system according to claim 16, wherein said file selector module further receives a previous file request;

wherein said file access software displays an opened one of the plurality of electronic files upon receiving the previous file request.

24. The system according to claim 16, wherein said file access software opens and displays the next file.

25. A method for sequentially opening and displaying files in a directory, comprising the steps of:

receiving a user request to access at least one directory, the directory including a plurality of electronic files arranged in an order, wherein the plurality of electronic files include two or more file types;

receiving a user input to a file selector module indicative of a request to open and display at least one of the plurality of the files;

opening and displaying a first file of the plurality of electronic files via a user interface;

receiving a user input to the file selector module indicative of a request to open a next one of the plurality of electronic files;

opening and displaying a next file in the order from the at least one directory via the user interface in an application corresponding to the file type of the next file; and

closing the first file upon receiving a predetermined number of requests to open a next one.

26. The method according to claim 25, wherein, upon opening and displaying the next file, the next file in editable in the application corresponding to the file type of the next file.

27. The method according to claim 25, further comprising the step of:

redisplaying the first file upon receiving a user input to the file selector module indicative of a previous file request.