METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR BROWSING CONTENT FILES

• US 20120044153A1
• Filed: 08/19/2010
• Published: 02/23/2012
• Est. Priority Date: 08/19/2010
• Status: Active Grant

• Current Assignee: Nokia Technologies Oy (Nokia Corporation)
• Original Assignee: Nokia Corporation
• Inventors: Arrasvuori, Juha Henrik, Rautava, Mika Antero, Immonen, Olli Esa, Aarnio, Ari Antero, Ollila, Elina Maria Inkeri, Grassel, Guido Peter
• Granted Patent: US 8,576,184 B2
• Time in Patent Office: Days
• US Class Current: 345/173
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 16/54 Browsing; Visualisation therefor
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 3/0482 Interaction with lists of selectable items, e.g. menus
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 3/04883 for inputting data by handwriting, e.g. gesture or text

Abstract

An approach is presented for browsing content files. The data manager determines to present a file at a device. Further, the data manager receives an input for selecting one or more of elements of metadata associated with the file based, at least in part, on the presentation of the file. Then, the data manager determines to select one or more other files based, at least in part, on the input.

Claims

1. A method comprising:

determining to present a file at a device;

receiving an input for selecting one or more elements of metadata associated with the file based, at least in part, on the presentation of the file; and

determining to select one or more other files based, at least in part, on the input.

2. A method of claim 1, wherein the input selects one or more areas of the file, and wherein the one or more areas are associated with the one or more elements.

3. A method of claim 2, further comprising:

identifying one or more of figures, one or more objects, or a combination thereof in the selected one or more of the areas,

wherein the determining to select the one or more other files is further based, at least in part, on identification.

4. A method of claim 1, wherein the input further selects from the set of one or more elements, and wherein the determining to select the one or more other files is further based, at least in part, on the selected one or more elements.

5. A method of claim 1, wherein the input is by touch, the method further comprising:

determining one or more touch inputs, gestures, or combination thereof with respect to the file,

determining to present one or more representations of at least a portion of the set of one or more elements is based, at least in part, on the one or more touch inputs, gestures, or combination thereof.

6. A method of claim 1, wherein the input includes at least a sequence of the selected one or more elements, the method further comprising:

determining to present the one or more other files based, at least in part, on the sequence.

7. A method of claim 1, further comprising:

determining respective degrees of matching of the one or more other files to the one or more elements; and

determining to present the one or more other files based, at least in part, on the respective degrees of matching.

8. A method of claim 2, wherein the input is by touch, the method further comprising:

determining respective touch pressure information for the selected one or more areas; and

determining to present the one or more other files based, at least in part, on the respective touch pressure information.

9. A method of claim 1, further comprising:

receiving preference information for sources of the selected one or more other files,

wherein the selection of one or more other files from the sources is based on the preference information.

10. An apparatus comprising:

at least one processor; and

at least one memory including computer program code for one or more programs,

the at least one memory and the computer program code configured to, with the at least one processor, cause the apparatus to perform at least the following,

determine to present a file at a device;

receive an input for selecting one or more of elements of metadata associated with the file based, at least in part, on the presentation of the file; and

determine to select one or more other files based, at least in part, on the input.

11. An apparatus of claim 10, wherein the input selects one or more areas of the file, and wherein the one or more areas are associated with the one or more elements.

12. An apparatus of claim 11, wherein the apparatus is further caused to:

identify one or more of figures, one or more objects, or a combination thereof in the selected one or more of the areas,

wherein the determining to select the one or more other files is further based, at least in part, on identification.

13. An apparatus of claim 10, wherein the input further selects from the set of one or more elements, and wherein the determining to select the one or more other files is further based, at least in part, on the selected one or more elements.

14. An apparatus of claim 10, wherein the input is by touch, the apparatus being further caused to:

determine one or more touch inputs, gestures, or combination thereof with respect to the file,

determine to present the one or more representations of at least a portion of the set of one or more elements is based, at least in part, on the one or more touch inputs, gestures, or combination thereof.

15. An apparatus of claim 10, wherein the apparatus is further caused to:

determine respective degrees of matching of the one or more other files to the set of the one or more elements; and

determine to present the one or more other files based, at least in part, on the respective degrees of matching.

16. An apparatus of claim 11, wherein the input is by touch, the apparatus being further caused to:

determine respective touch pressure information for the selected one or more areas; and

determine to present the one or more other files based, at least in part, on the respective touch pressure information.

17. An apparatus of claim 10, wherein the apparatus is further caused to:

receive preference information for sources of the selected one or more other files,

wherein the selection of one or more other files from the sources is based on the preference information.

18. A computer-readable storage medium carrying one or more sequences of one or more instructions which, when executed by one or more processors, cause an apparatus to at least perform the following steps:

determining to present a file at a device;

receiving an input for selecting one or more of elements of metadata associated with the file based, at least in part, on the presentation of the file; and

determining to select one or more other files based, at least in part, on the input.

19. A computer-readable storage medium of claim 18, wherein the input selects one or more areas of the file, and wherein the one or more areas are associated with the one or more elements.

20. A computer-readable storage medium of claim 18, wherein the apparatus is caused to further perform:

identifying one or more of figures, one or more objects, or a combination thereof in the selected one or more of the areas,

wherein the determining to select the one or more other files is further based, at least in part, on identification.

21-41. -41. (canceled)