Computer file content preview window
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1. A display window on a computer monitor, comprising:
- meta-data displayed in the display window, wherein the meta-data comprises a brief description of a first file, wherein the display window is placed in proximity of the first file indicator, wherein the display window appears when the cursor of the computer monitor is placed in the proximity of the icon representing the first file, and wherein the display window disappears when the cursor is removed from the proximity of the icon representing the first file.
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Abstract
A method and apparatus for displaying information descriptive of the contents or intended use of a file. For Graphical User Interfaces on a computer monitor, abbreviated data for the file is displayed in a window opened adjacent to the file icon. The abbreviated data in this window describes the contents of the file. The display window containing the abbreviated data is placed so as to indicate the file to which it is attached and that it describes. Text, graphical, and other types of data can be displayed.
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1. A display window on a computer monitor, comprising:
meta-data displayed in the display window, wherein the meta-data comprises a brief description of a first file, wherein the display window is placed in proximity of the first file indicator, wherein the display window appears when the cursor of the computer monitor is placed in the proximity of the icon representing the first file, and wherein the display window disappears when the cursor is removed from the proximity of the icon representing the first file. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7)
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8. A method for displaying a display window on a computer monitor, comprising the steps of:
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receiving instruction to display meta-data, wherein the meta-data comprises a brief description of a first file; retrieving the meta-data; displaying the meta-data on the computer monitor, wherein the display window is placed in proximity of the first file indicator; when the cursor of the computer monitor is placed in the proximity of the icon representing the first file, displaying the display window on the computer monitor; and when the cursor of the computer monitor is removed from the proximity of the icon representing the first file, removing the display of the display window from the computer monitor. - View Dependent Claims (9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14)
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15. A program storage medium readable by a computer, tangibly embodying a program of instructions executable by a computer to perform method steps for displaying a display window on a computer monitor, said method steps comprising:
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receiving instruction to display meta-data, wherein the meta-data comprises a brief description of a first file; retrieving the meta-data; displaying the meta-data on the computer monitor, wherein the display window is placed in proximity of the first file indicator; when the cursor of the computer monitor is placed in the proximity of the icon representing the first file, displaying the display window on the computer monitor; and when the cursor of the computer monitor is removed from the proximity of the icon representing the first file, removing the display of the display window from the computer monitor. - View Dependent Claims (16, 17, 18, 19, 20, 21)
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