Categorizing and retrieving items
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1. Data processing apparatus for categorizing items comprising:
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a graphical user interface including first and second sections; and
processing circuitry operable to display an electronic reference to an item to be categorized in the first section of the graphical user interface and to display a plurality of markers in the second section, wherein each of said plurality of markers is configured for applying a different individual indicium, each individual indicium being associated with an individual category from the plurality of categories; and
wherein the circuitry being operable to generate marker signals corresponding to individual categories for said item when a user utilizes the user interface to select markers from said plurality of markers, whereby the data corresponding to said item to be categorized is collocated with a selection of said plurality of categories corresponding to the selected markers;
the circuitry being operable to display an individual indicium in the first section of the graphical user interface when a marker signal is generated for an item, wherein said individual indicium is associated with the category corresponding to said marker signal; and
said user interface being operable to retrieve those items that have been collocated with at least one said selectable marker signals corresponding to at least one of said individual categories.
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Abstract
A web browser is configured to categorise book marked web pages. The browser runs a process that provides markers (CM1, 2, 3), which generate marker signals corresponding to individual categories for the content of the web pages. A user interface (21) is operable to allow the user to collocate a selection of the plurality of marker signals with network address data for the web page to be book marked, and also to allow the user to retrieve book marked web pages on the basis of the marker signals collocated to them.
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1. Data processing apparatus for categorizing items comprising:
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a user input device;
a graphical user interface including first and second sections; and
processing circuitry operable to display an electronic reference to an item to be categorized in the first section of the graphical user interface and to display a plurality of markers in the second section, wherein each of said plurality of markers is configured for applying a different individual indicium, each individual indicium being associated with an individual category from the plurality of categories; and
whereinthe circuitry being operable to generate marker signals corresponding to individual categories for said item when a user utilizes the user interface to select markers from said plurality of markers, whereby the data corresponding to said item to be categorized is collocated with a selection of said plurality of categories corresponding to the selected markers;
the circuitry being operable to display an individual indicium in the first section of the graphical user interface when a marker signal is generated for an item, wherein said individual indicium is associated with the category corresponding to said marker signal; and
said user interface being operable to retrieve those items that have been collocated with at least one said selectable marker signals corresponding to at least one of said individual categories. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11)
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12. A method of operating data processing apparatus to categorize items having an associated user input device and a graphical use interface, wherein an electronic reference to an item to be categorized is displayed in a first section of the graphical user interface and a plurality of makers are displayed in a second section of the graphical user interface, wherein each of said plurality of markers is configured for applying a different individual indicium, each individual indicium being associated with an individual category from a plurality of categories, and each image can be selected by the user input device, comprising:
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generating marker signals corresponding to individual categories for said item when a user selects images from said plurality of images, whereby the data corresponding to said item to be categorized is collocated with a selection of said plurality of categories corresponding to the selected images; and
displaying an individual indicium in the first section of the graphical user interface when a marker signal is generated for an item, wherein said individual indicium is associated with the category corresponding to said marker signal; and
operating said interface to retrieve those items that have been collocated with at least one selectable marker signal corresponding to at least one of said individual categories. - View Dependent Claims (13)
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14. A computer program product to be run by data processing apparatus to categorize items having an associated user input device, the program providing a graphical user interface including first and second sections, wherein an electronic reference to an item to be categorized is displayed in a first section of the graphical user interface and a plurality of markers are displayed in a second section of the graphical user interface, wherein each of said plurality of markers is configured for applying a different individual indicium, each individual indicium is associated with an individual
category from a plurality of categories, and each marker can be selected by the user input device; - and
the program further including instructions for generating marker signals corresponding to individual categories for said item when a user selects markers from said plurality of markers, whereby the data corresponding to said item to be categorized is collocated with a selection of said plurality of categories corresponding to the selected markers, and displaying an individual indicium in the first section of the graphical user interface when a marker signal is generated for an item, wherein said individual indicium is associated with the category corresponding to said marker signal, and operating said interface to retrieve those items that have been collocated with at least one selectable marker signal corresponding to at least one of said individual categories. - View Dependent Claims (15)
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