System for organizing document icons with suggestions, folders, drawers, and cabinets
First Claim
1. A method for managing documents in a computer system, the computer system including a user input device coupled to a processor, a display, and a memory;
- the method comprising the steps of;
printing a bit-mapped representation of a document created by an application program running on the processor to a location in the memory;
associating the bit-mapped representation with a storage structure in the memory;
displaying a file cabinet image on the display, the file cabinet image including a plurality of file drawer images;
selecting a file drawer image from the plurality of file drawer images in response to a first signal from the user input device;
displaying a plurality of file folder images on the display associated with the file drawer image on the display;
selecting a file folder image from the plurality of the file folder images in response to a second signal from the user input device, the file folder image associated with the storage structure in the memory, and the file folder image having a file folder name;
displaying an icon representing the bit-mapped representation on the display;
selecting the icon in response to a third signal from the user input device; and
displaying the bit-mapped representation of the document.
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Abstract
A user interface providing a cabinet, drawers, folders and documents for manipulating and organizing the documents. An image of a file cabinet is used where the user can create, name, describe, lock and position the drawer within a space in the file cabinet. Each drawer can be marked with a graphic icon for easier visual identification. The drawer, and drawer text, can also be colored. When a drawer is selected it "opens" and to show file folders within the drawer in or more windows on the screen. The folders can similarly be named, described and keyed with a color. Each file folder is shown having a label tab with a name on the label tab. The label tabs are visible even when multiple folders are shown on the within a window. When a folder is opened, documents within that folder are shown in thumbnail size in an open-folder window. Suggestions may be given to associated documents with file folders.
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16 Claims
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1. A method for managing documents in a computer system, the computer system including a user input device coupled to a processor, a display, and a memory;
- the method comprising the steps of;
printing a bit-mapped representation of a document created by an application program running on the processor to a location in the memory; associating the bit-mapped representation with a storage structure in the memory; displaying a file cabinet image on the display, the file cabinet image including a plurality of file drawer images; selecting a file drawer image from the plurality of file drawer images in response to a first signal from the user input device; displaying a plurality of file folder images on the display associated with the file drawer image on the display; selecting a file folder image from the plurality of the file folder images in response to a second signal from the user input device, the file folder image associated with the storage structure in the memory, and the file folder image having a file folder name; displaying an icon representing the bit-mapped representation on the display; selecting the icon in response to a third signal from the user input device; and displaying the bit-mapped representation of the document. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11)
- the method comprising the steps of;
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12. A method for managing documents in a computer system, the computer system including a user input device coupled to a processor, a display, a memory having a plurality of documents, and a document input device, the method comprising the steps of:
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creating an electronic representation of a document using the document input device; determining a file folder name from a plurality of file folder names as a suggested association for the electronic representation in response to the electronic representation. the file folder name associated with a file folder image; displaying the file folder name on the display; associating the electronic representation with the file folder name in response to a first input signal from the user input device; displaying a file cabinet image on the display, the file cabinet image including a plurality of file drawer images; selecting a file drawer image from the plurality of file drawer images in response to a second signal from the user input device; displaying a plurality of file folder images associated with the file drawer image on the display, the plurality including the file folder image; selecting the file folder image in response to a third signal from the user input device, and displaying the electronic representation of the document on the display .
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13. An apparatus for managing documents in a computer system, the computer system including a user input device coupled to a processor, and a memory having a plurality of documents, the apparatus further comprising;
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a display; a machine configured to print a bit-mapped representation of a document created. by an application program running on the processor to a location in the memory; a machine configured to associate the bit-mapped representation with a storage location in the memory a machine configured to display a file cabinet image on the display, the file cabinet image including a plurality of file drawer images; a machine configured to select a file drawer image from the plurality of file drawer images in response to a first signal from the user input device; a machine configured to display a plurality of file folder images associated with the file drawer image on the display a machine configured to select a file folder image from the plurality of file folder images in response to a second signal from the user input device the file folder image associated with the storage location in the memory; and a machine configured to display the bit-mapped representation on the display
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14. A computer program for managing documents in a computer system, the computer system including a user input device coupled to a processor, a display, and a memory having a plurality of documents, the computer program comprising:
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code that prints a bit-mapped representation of a document created by an application program running on the processor to the memory; code that associates the bit-mapped representation with a storage location in the memory code that displays a file cabinet image on the display, the file cabinet image including a plurality of file drawer images; code that enables the user to select a file drawer image from the plurality of file drawer images in response to a first signal from the user input device; and code that displays a plurality of file folder images associated with the file drawer image on the display; code that enables the user to select a file folder image from the plurality of file folder images in response to a second signal from the user input device the file folder image associated with the storage location in the memory, and code that displays the bit-mapped representation on the display wherein the codes are stored on a tangible medium.
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15. A computer system for managing documents, the computer system including a user input device coupled to a processor, a display, a memory having a plurality of documents, and a document input device, the computer system further comprising:
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a machine configured to create an electronic representation of a physical document using the document input device; a machine configured to determine a file folder name from a plurality of file folder names as a suggested association for the electronic representation in response to the electronic representation the file folder name associated with a file folder image; a machine configured to display the file folder name on the display; a machine configured to associate the electronic representation with the file folder name in response to a first input signal from the user input device; a machine configured to display a file cabinet image on the display, the file cabinet image including a plurality of file drawer images; a machine configured to select a file drawer image from the plurality of file drawer images in response to a second signal from the user input device; a machine configured to display a plurality of file folder images associated with the file drawer image on the display; a machine configured to select the file folder image in response to a third signal from the user input device; and a machine configured to display the electronic representation of the document on the display.
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16. A computer program for managing documents in a computer system, the computer system including a user input device coupled to a processor, a display, a memory having a plurality of documents, and a document input device, the computer program comprising:
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code for creating an electronic representation of a physical document using the document input device; code for displaying a file folder name on the display as a suggested association for the electronic representation in response to the electronic representation; code for associating the electronic representation with the file folder name in response to a first input signal from the user input device; code for displaying a file cabinet image on the display, the file cabinet image including a plurality of file drawer images; code for selecting a file drawer image from the plurality of file drawer images in response to a first plurality of signals from the user input device; code for displaying a plurality of file folder images associated with the file drawer image on the display; code for selecting the file folder image in response to a third signal from the user input device; and code for displaying the electronic representation of the document on the display, wherein the codes are stored on a tangible medium.
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