System and method for filtering and organizing items based on common elements
First Claim
1. In a computer system having a display and a memory for storing items with metadata properties, a graphical user interface comprising:
- a plurality of display objects, each display object representing one or more items, wherein the items are from a hierarchical file system; and
a property control corresponding to a property that is shared by a plurality of the items,wherein the property is not based on the hierarchical file system,wherein selection of the property control causes a list of filter terms to be presented on the display,wherein selection of the property control causes a list of arrangement commands to be created, the arrangement commands being separated from the list of filter terms and wherein selection of an arrangement command causes the items to be rearranged on the display.
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Abstract
A system and method for filtering and organizing items in a computer system based on common elements is provided. A graphical user interface includes a plurality of display objects, each display object representing one or more items and a metadata property control corresponding to a metadata property. Selection of the metadata property control causes a list of filter terms to be presented on the display and also may cause a list of check box controls to be presented on the display, each check box control being adjacent to a respective one of the filter terms. The list of filter terms may be presented in a drop down menu. Selection of a check box control causes each item that satisfies the corresponding filter term to be presented on the display. The filters may be dynamically generated based on the properties of the separate items.
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19 Claims
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1. In a computer system having a display and a memory for storing items with metadata properties, a graphical user interface comprising:
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a plurality of display objects, each display object representing one or more items, wherein the items are from a hierarchical file system; and a property control corresponding to a property that is shared by a plurality of the items, wherein the property is not based on the hierarchical file system, wherein selection of the property control causes a list of filter terms to be presented on the display, wherein selection of the property control causes a list of arrangement commands to be created, the arrangement commands being separated from the list of filter terms and wherein selection of an arrangement command causes the items to be rearranged on the display. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15)
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16. In a computer system having a display and a memory for storing items with metadata properties, a method of filtering items, the method comprising:
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providing a plurality of display objects on the display that each represent one or more items, wherein the one or more items are from a hierarchical file system; providing a plurality of property controls on the display, each property control corresponding to a respective property that is shared by a plurality of the items wherein the property is not based on the hierarchical file system, and responsive to a user selection of the property control, causing a list of filter terms and check box controls to be presented on the display, each check box control corresponding to a respective one of the filter terms, wherein selection of the property control causes a list of arrangement commands to be created, the arrangement commands being separated from the list of filter terms and wherein selection of an arrangement command causes the items to be rearranged on the display.
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17. In a computer system having a display and a memory for storing items with metadata properties, a graphical user interface comprising:
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a plurality of display objects that each represent one or more items, wherein the one or more items are from a hierarchical file system; a plurality of properties that are shared by a plurality of the items, wherein the properties are not based on the hierarchical file system, wherein selection of a property control associated with a property, causes a list of arrangement commands to be presented on the display, the arrangement commands being separated from the list of filter terms and wherein selection of an arrangement command causes the items to be rearranged on the display. - View Dependent Claims (18, 19)
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