Graphical access to data objects
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1. A method comprising:
- representing a first arrangement of data objects as a first graphical structure in a graphical user interface (GUI), wherein the first arrangement is based on at least one of a date or a time, and the first graphical structure includes an area divided into a number of arc-sections, wherein each arc-section represents a duration of at least one of the date or the time;
concurrently representing a second arrangement of data objects as a second graphical structure in the GUI, wherein the second arrangement is based on at least one of a name, a type, or a size and is related to at least one of the date or the time of the first arrangement, and the second graphical structure includes a plurality of sectors coaxially arranged in the area, wherein each sector represents at least one of the name, the type, or the size;
wherein a combination of the first and second graphical structures in the GUI defining a plurality of user-selectable graphical objects each providing access to one or more data objects associated with a corresponding portion of the combination of the first and second arrangements, and wherein at least one of the representing and the concurrently representing are implemented on at least one processor.
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Abstract
A method, apparatus and system for accessing data objects from a storage medium includes rendering a combination of graphical structures. Each graphical structure depicts a storage hierarchy or logic, and can include a link or reference to stored data objects. The combination of graphical structures defines a number of graphical objects. Each graphical object is associated with a coordinate display and linking mechanism to access one or more data objects represented by the graphical object. Thus, a number of collections of data objects is represented graphically for quick access.
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1. A method comprising:
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representing a first arrangement of data objects as a first graphical structure in a graphical user interface (GUI), wherein the first arrangement is based on at least one of a date or a time, and the first graphical structure includes an area divided into a number of arc-sections, wherein each arc-section represents a duration of at least one of the date or the time; concurrently representing a second arrangement of data objects as a second graphical structure in the GUI, wherein the second arrangement is based on at least one of a name, a type, or a size and is related to at least one of the date or the time of the first arrangement, and the second graphical structure includes a plurality of sectors coaxially arranged in the area, wherein each sector represents at least one of the name, the type, or the size; wherein a combination of the first and second graphical structures in the GUI defining a plurality of user-selectable graphical objects each providing access to one or more data objects associated with a corresponding portion of the combination of the first and second arrangements, and wherein at least one of the representing and the concurrently representing are implemented on at least one processor. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8)
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9. An apparatus comprising:
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at least one processor; and at least one memory, wherein the at least one processor and the at least one of memory are configured to provide a graphical user interface (GUI) comprising a plurality of user-selectable graphical objects defined by a combination of a first graphical structure representing a first arrangement of data objects and a second graphical structure representing a second arrangement of data objects, wherein each graphical object provides access to one or more data objects associated with a corresponding portion of the combination of the first and second arrangements, wherein the first arrangement is based on at least one of a date or a time, and the first graphical structure includes an area divided into a number of arc-sections, wherein each arc-section represents a duration of at least one of the date or the time, and wherein the second arrangement is based on a name, a type, or a size and is related to the date or time of the first arrangement, and the second graphical structure includes a plurality of sectors coaxially arranged in the area, wherein each sector represents at least one of the name, the type, or the size. - View Dependent Claims (10, 11, 12, 13, 14)
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15. A system comprising
a display providing a graphical user interface (GUI); -
a storage medium for storing one or more data objects; a processor responsive to instructions stored in an instruction memory, and configured to represent a first arrangement of data objects as a first graphical structure in the GUI, and to represent a second arrangement of data objects as a second graphical structure in the GUI; wherein a combination of the first and second graphical structures in the GUI defines a plurality of user-selectable graphical objects, each graphical object providing access to one or more data objects in the storage medium associated with a corresponding portion of the combination of the first and second arrangements, wherein the first arrangement is based on at least one of a date or a time, and the first graphical structure includes an area divided into a number of arc-sections, wherein each arc-section represents a duration of at least one of the date or the time, and wherein the second arrangement is based on at least one of a name, a type, or a size and is related to the date or time of the first arrangement, and the second graphical structure includes a plurality of sectors coaxially arranged in the area, wherein each sector represents at least one of the name, the type, or the size. - View Dependent Claims (16, 17, 18, 19)
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