System for the capture and indexing of graphical representations of files, information sources and the like
First Claim
1. In a system including a local system connected through a network to a plurality of remote systems, the local system including a memory for storing data and programs, a processor operating under control of the programs to perform operations on the data, and a display, a visual link mechanism residing in the local system for identifying addresses of locations in the plurality of remote systems, comprising:
- a visual link library for storing visual links wherein each visual link corresponds to an address of a location in the plurality of remote systems, anda network access mechanism connected to the network fordisplaying the visual links to a user and allowing the user to select a visual link representing a corresponding location in a remote system, andresponsive to the visual link selected by the user, for accessing the location represented by the selected visual link, whereineach visual link is an entity having an existence independent of the system environment in which a visual link resides and includesa graphic icon providing a displayable image representing the corresponding location, andthe address of the corresponding location.
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Abstract
A visual link mechanism residing in a local system for identifying addresses of locations in the plurality of remote systems wherein the local system is connected through a network to the plurality of remote systems. The visual link mechanism includes a visual link library and a network access mechanism responsive to a visual link including a displayable graphic icon for accessing the location represented by a selected graphic icon. Various structures of visual links are described, each being an entity existing independently of the system environment in which it resides, and the network access mechanism includes a layout table for storing a plurality of plans for arranging and displaying a plurality of visual link graphic icons in a display, a visual links organizer, a visual link screen saver, and a hash protection mechanism for detecting the unauthorized construction or modification of visual links or other forms of files. Also described is a visual link capture engine for extracting graphics information from a data file and generating a corresponding graphic icon and a display layout generator for generating display layouts of sets of predetermined numbers of displayable visual objects.
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16 Claims
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1. In a system including a local system connected through a network to a plurality of remote systems, the local system including a memory for storing data and programs, a processor operating under control of the programs to perform operations on the data, and a display, a visual link mechanism residing in the local system for identifying addresses of locations in the plurality of remote systems, comprising:
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a visual link library for storing visual links wherein each visual link corresponds to an address of a location in the plurality of remote systems, and a network access mechanism connected to the network for displaying the visual links to a user and allowing the user to select a visual link representing a corresponding location in a remote system, and responsive to the visual link selected by the user, for accessing the location represented by the selected visual link, wherein each visual link is an entity having an existence independent of the system environment in which a visual link resides and includes a graphic icon providing a displayable image representing the corresponding location, and the address of the corresponding location. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14)
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15. In a system including a local system connected through a network to a plurality of remote systems, the local system including a memory for storing data and programs, a processor operating under control of the programs to perform operations on the data, and a display, a visual link mechanism residing in the local system for identifying addresses of locations in the plurality of remote systems, comprising:
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a visual link library for storing visual links wherein each visual link corresponds to an address of a location in the plurality of remote systems, and a network access mechanism connected to the network for displaying the visual links to a user and allowing the user to select a visual link representing a corresponding location in a remote system, and responsive to the visual link selected by the user, for accessing the location represented by the selected visual link, wherein each visual link includes a graphic icon providing a displayable image representing the corresponding location, and a visual link dataset containing information relating to the location, including the address of the corresponding location, wherein the graphic icon and the visual link dataset are stored in a single file, the graphic icon being stored starting at the beginning of the file and the visual link dataset following the graphic icon, and wherein the visual link dataset further includes a length of dataset number stored near the end of the file and indicating the location of the start of the visual link dataset relative to the end of the file. - View Dependent Claims (16)
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