Method and system for organizing document information
First Claim
1. A computer-implemented method of managing a plurality of documents, the method comprising:
- generating for display a graphical user interface (GUI) containing a document viewing region;
generating for display a plurality of first document images in the document viewing region, each first document image showing a first view of at least a portion of contents of a respective document in a plurality of documents, the selection of one of said first document images causing a second document image to be displayed at approximately the location of the first view in the document viewing region such that substantially only a second view of the selected document is displayed, the second document image corresponding to the contents of the entire respective document and showing the second view of a portion of contents of the respective document, the second document image having associated therewith a scrolling mechanism configured to allow a user to scroll through any contents of the second document image not initially shown in the second view;
generating for display a set of predetermined concepts in the GUI, each of the plurality of documents relating to at least one of a plurality of possible concepts;
analyzing each word contained within a user-readable portion of each of the plurality of documents to determine a level of relevance of each document with respect to each of the set of predetermined concepts; and
in response to receiving a selection of a first predetermined concept from the set of predetermined concepts;
displaying a relevancy indicator for each first document image displayed in the document viewing region where the document associated with that first document image is determined to be relevant to the selected predetermined concept, at least one aspect of the relevancy indicator being determined at least in part by the determined level of relevance of the associated document;
wherein the second document image is displayed that is determined to be relevant to the selected predetermined concept, highlighting at least part of a user-readable portion of the second document image that includes at least one word determined to be relevant to the selected first predetermined concept; and
wherein the document viewing region is a document closet image.
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Abstract
A graphical user interface that presents document organization in terms of objects readily familiar to the user is provided by the present invention. According to one embodiment of the present invention, a method for managing documents in a computer system includes a step of producing a representation of a document that indicates to the user the contents of the document. A step of associating the representation with the document in the memory of the computer is also part of the method. The method includes a step of displaying a document closet image on the display. The document closet image can include a plurality of document images. A step of selecting a document image from the document closet in response to an input from the user is also part of the method. The method can also include turning the document image selected for display to the user so that the user can readily view the representation of the document'"'"'s contents.
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28 Claims
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1. A computer-implemented method of managing a plurality of documents, the method comprising:
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generating for display a graphical user interface (GUI) containing a document viewing region; generating for display a plurality of first document images in the document viewing region, each first document image showing a first view of at least a portion of contents of a respective document in a plurality of documents, the selection of one of said first document images causing a second document image to be displayed at approximately the location of the first view in the document viewing region such that substantially only a second view of the selected document is displayed, the second document image corresponding to the contents of the entire respective document and showing the second view of a portion of contents of the respective document, the second document image having associated therewith a scrolling mechanism configured to allow a user to scroll through any contents of the second document image not initially shown in the second view; generating for display a set of predetermined concepts in the GUI, each of the plurality of documents relating to at least one of a plurality of possible concepts; analyzing each word contained within a user-readable portion of each of the plurality of documents to determine a level of relevance of each document with respect to each of the set of predetermined concepts; and in response to receiving a selection of a first predetermined concept from the set of predetermined concepts; displaying a relevancy indicator for each first document image displayed in the document viewing region where the document associated with that first document image is determined to be relevant to the selected predetermined concept, at least one aspect of the relevancy indicator being determined at least in part by the determined level of relevance of the associated document; wherein the second document image is displayed that is determined to be relevant to the selected predetermined concept, highlighting at least part of a user-readable portion of the second document image that includes at least one word determined to be relevant to the selected first predetermined concept; and wherein the document viewing region is a document closet image. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5)
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6. A computer program product stored on a computer readable storage medium for managing a plurality of documents, the computer program product comprising:
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code for displaying a graphical user interface (GUI) containing a document viewing region; code for displaying a plurality of first document images in the document viewing region, each first document image showing a first view of at least a portion of contents of a respective document in a plurality of documents, the selection of one of said first document images causing a second document image to be displayed at approximately the location of the first view in the document viewing region such that substantially only a second view of the selected document is displayed, the second document image corresponding to the contents of the entire respective document and showing the second view of a portion of contents of the respective document, the second document image having associated therewith a scrolling mechanism configured to allow a user to scroll through any contents of the second document image not initially shown in the second view; code for displaying a set of predetermined concepts in the GUI, each of the plurality of documents relating to at least one of a plurality of possible concepts; code for analyzing each word contained within a user-readable portion of each of the plurality of documents to determine a level of relevance of each document with respect to each of the set of predetermined concepts; and code for, in response to receiving a selection of a first predetermined concept from the set of predetermined concepts; displaying a relevancy indicator for each first document image displayed in the document viewing region where the document associated with that first document image is determined to be relevant to the selected predetermined concept, at least one aspect of the relevancy indicator being determined at least in part by the determined level of relevance of the associated document; where the second document image is displayed that is determined to be relevant to the selected predetermined concept, highlighting at least part of a user-readable portion of the second document image that includes at least one word determined to be relevant to the selected first predetermined concept; and wherein the document viewing region is a document closet image. - View Dependent Claims (7, 8, 9, 10)
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11. An apparatus for managing documents in a computer system, the apparatus comprising:
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a memory; a display; a user input device, and a processor operatively disposed to; display a graphical user interface (GUI) on the display, the GUI containing a document viewing region; display a plurality of first document images in the document viewing region, each first document image showing a first view of at least a portion of contents of a respective document in a plurality of documents, the selection of one of said first document images causing a second document image to be displayed at approximately the location of the first view in the document viewing region such that substantially only a second view of the selected document is displayed, the second document image corresponding to the contents of the entire respective document and showing the second view of a portion of contents of the respective document, the second document image having associated therewith a scrolling mechanism configured to allow a user to scroll through any contents of the second document image not initially shown in the second view; display a set of predetermined concepts in the GUI, each of the plurality of documents relating to at least one of a plurality of possible concepts; analyze words contained within a user-readable portion of each of the plurality of documents to determine a level of relevance of each document with respect to each of the set of predetermined concepts; and in response to receiving a selection of a first predetermined concept from the set of predetermined concepts; display a relevancy indicator for each first document image displayed in the document viewing region where the document associated with that first document image is determined to be relevant to the selected predetermined concept, at least one aspect of the relevancy indicator being determined at least in part by the determined level of relevance of the associated document; wherein the second document image is displayed that is determined to be relevant to the selected predetermined concept, highlight at least part of a user-readable portion of the second document image that includes at least one word determined to be relevant to the selected first predetermined concept; and wherein the document viewing region is a document closet image. - View Dependent Claims (12, 13)
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14. A computer system for managing documents, the computer system comprising:
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a machine configured to display a graphical user interface (GUI) on a display, the GUI containing a document viewing region; a machine configured to display a plurality of first document images in the document viewing region, each first document image showing a first view of at least a portion of contents of a respective document in a plurality of documents, the selection of one of said first document images causing a second document image to be displayed at approximately the location of the first view in the document viewing region such that substantially only a second view of the selected document is displayed, the second document image corresponding to the contents of the entire respective document and showing the second view of a portion of contents of the respective document, the second document image having associated therewith a scrolling mechanism configured to allow a user to scroll through any contents of the second document image not initially shown in the second view; a machine configured to display a set of predetermined concepts in the GUI, each of the plurality of documents including text relating to at least one of a plurality of possible concepts; a machine configured to analyze words contained within a user-readable portion of each of the plurality of documents to determine a level of relevance of each document with respect to each of the set of predetermined concepts; and a machine configured to, in response to receiving a selection of a first predetermined concept from the set of predetermined concepts; display a relevancy indicator for each first document image displayed in the document viewing region where the document associated with that first document image is determined to be relevant to the selected predetermined concept, at least one aspect of the relevancy indicator being determined at least in part by the determined level of relevance of the associated document; where the second document image is displayed that is determined to be relevant to the selected predetermined concept, highlight at least part of a user-readable portion of the second document image that includes at least one word determined to be relevant to the selected first predetermined concept; and wherein the document viewing region is a document closet image. - View Dependent Claims (15, 16, 17, 18)
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19. A method of managing a plurality of documents, the method comprising:
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generating for display a graphical user interface (GUI) on a display, the GUI containing a document viewing region; generating for display a plurality of first document images in the document viewing region, each first document image showing a first view of at least a portion of contents of a respective document in a plurality of documents, the first view showing the portion being oriented in a first slanted orientation; generating a second document image corresponding to the entire respective document and showing a second view of the portion of contents in response to the selection of the first document image, the second view displaying the portion in a face up orientation, wherein the displayed portion of the second document image is not covered by any other document image and is visible to a user, wherein the second document image covers a portion of at least one first document image when displaying the second view, and wherein the second document image has associated therewith a scrolling mechanism configured to allow a user to scroll through any contents of the second document image not initially shown in the second view; generating for display a set of predetermined concepts in the GUI, each of the plurality of documents relating to at least one of a plurality of possible concepts; analyzing words contained within a user-readable portion of each of the plurality of documents to determine a level of relevance of each document with respect to each of the set of predetermined concepts; and in response to receiving a selection of a first predetermined concept from the set of predetermined concepts; displaying a relevancy indicator for each first document image displayed in the document viewing region where the document associated with that first document image is determined to be relevant to the selected predetermined concept, at least one aspect of the relevancy indicator being determined at least in part by the determined level of relevance of the associated document; where the second document image is displayed that is determined to be relevant to the selected predetermined concept, highlighting at least part of a user-readable portion of the second document image that includes at least one word determined to be relevant to the selected first predetermined concept; wherein the document viewing region is a document closet image; and wherein each first view includes a title on a side of the first document image in the first slanted orientation. - View Dependent Claims (20, 21)
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22. A computer program product stored on a computer readable storage medium for managing a plurality of documents, the computer program product comprising:
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code for displaying a graphical user interface (GUI) on a display, the GUI containing a document viewing region; code for displaying a plurality of first document images in the document viewing region, each first document image showing a first view of at least a portion of contents of a respective document in a plurality of documents, the first view showing the portion being oriented in a first slanted orientation; code for generating a second document image corresponding to the entire respective document and showing a second view of the portion of contents in response to the selection of the first document image, the second view displaying the portion in a face up orientation, wherein the displayed portion of the second document image is not covered by any other document image and is visible to a user, wherein the second document image covers a portion of at least one first document image when displaying the second view, and wherein the second document image has associated therewith a scrolling mechanism configured to allow a user to scroll through any contents of the second document image not initially shown in the second view; code for displaying a set of predetermined concepts in the GUI, each of the plurality of documents relating to at least one of a plurality of possible concepts; code for analyzing words contained within a user-readable portion of each of the plurality of documents to determine a level of relevance of each document with respect to each of the set of predetermined concepts; and code for, in response to receiving a selection of a first predetermined concept from the set of predetermined concepts; displaying a relevancy indicator for each first document image displayed in the document viewing region where the document associated with that first document image is determined to be relevant to the selected predetermined concept, at least one aspect of the relevancy indicator being determined at least in part by the determined level of relevance of the associated document; where the second document image is displayed that is determined to be relevant to the selected predetermined concept, highlighting at least part of a user-readable portion of the second document image that includes at least one word determined to be relevant to the selected first predetermined concept; wherein the document viewing region is a document closet image; and wherein each first view includes a title on a side of the first document image in the first slanted orientation. - View Dependent Claims (23, 24)
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25. An apparatus for managing documents in a computer system, the apparatus comprising:
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a memory; a display; a user input device, and a processor operatively disposed to; display a graphical user interface (GUI) on the display, the GUI containing a document viewing region; display a plurality of first document images in the document viewing region, each first document image showing a first view of at least a portion of contents of a respective document in a plurality of documents, the first view showing the portion being oriented in a first slanted orientation; generate a second document image corresponding to the entire respective document and showing a second view of the portion of contents in response to the selection of the first document image, the second view displaying the portion in a face up orientation, wherein the displayed portion of the second document image is not covered by any other document image and is visible to a user, wherein the second document image covers a portion of at least one first document image when displaying the second view, and wherein the second document image has associated therewith a scrolling mechanism configured to allow a user to scroll through any contents of the second document image not initially shown in the second view; display a set of predetermined concepts in the GUI, each of the plurality of documents including text relating to at least one of a plurality of possible concepts; analyze words contained within a user-readable portion of each of the plurality of documents to determine a level of relevance of each document with respect to each of the set of predetermined concepts; and in response to receiving a selection of a first predetermined concept from the set of predetermined concepts; display a relevancy indicator for each first document image displayed in the document viewing region where the document associated with that first document image is determined to be relevant to the selected predetermined concept, at least one aspect of the relevancy indicator being determined at least in part by the determined level of relevance of the associated document; where the second document image is displayed that is determined to be relevant to the selected predetermined concept, highlight at least part of a user-readable portion of the second document image that includes at least one word determined to be relevant to the selected first predetermined concept; wherein the document viewing region is a document closet image; and wherein each first view includes a title on a side of the first document image in the first slanted orientation. - View Dependent Claims (26, 27)
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28. A computer-implemented method of selecting a document from a plurality of stored documents, comprising:
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displaying a plurality of first document images, each including a first view of one of the plurality of documents in a directory window; receiving a signal initiated by a user indicating a selected document of the plurality of document images; displaying a second document image for the selected document at approximately the location of the first view in the directory window such that substantially only a second view of the selected document is displayed, the second document image including the second view of a selected document and a mechanism allowing the user to view any content not initially displayed in the second view; allowing the user to further select the selected document for use outside the directory window; displaying a set of predetermined concepts in the GUI, each of the plurality of documents relating to at least one of a plurality of possible concepts; analyzing words contained within a user-readable portion of each of the plurality of documents to determine a level of relevance of each document with respect to each of the set of predetermined concepts; and in response to receiving a selection of a first predetermined concept from the set of predetermined concepts; displaying a relevancy indicator for each first document image displayed in the document viewing region where the document associated with that first document image is determined to be relevant to the selected predetermined concept, at least one aspect of the relevancy indicator being determined at least in part by the determined level of relevance of the associated document; where the second document image is displayed that is determined to be relevant to the selected predetermined concept, highlighting at least part of a user-readable portion of the second document image that includes at least one word determined to be relevant to the selected first predetermined concept; and wherein the document viewing region is a document closet image; and wherein each first view includes a title on a side of the first document image in the first slanted orientation.
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