Methods and systems for providing workspace navigation with a tag cloud

• US 8,225,193 B1
• Filed: 06/01/2009
• Issued: 07/17/2012
• Est. Priority Date: 06/01/2009
• Status: Active Grant

• Current Assignee: Gen Digital Inc.
• Original Assignee: Symantec Corporation (NortonLifeLock Inc.)
• Inventors: Kleinschnitz, Donald, Hardman, Daniel, Kleinschnitz, James
• Primary Examiner(s): Huynh, Thu
• Application Number:
  US12/476,060
• Time in Patent Office: 1,142 Days
• Field of Search: 715/273, 715205-208, 715/234
• US Class Current: 715/205
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 16/34 Browsing; Visualisation therefor
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 16/95 Retrieval from the web

Abstract

A computer-implemented method for providing workspace navigation with a tag cloud. The computer-implemented method may include identifying a set of launch items within a workspace. The computer-implemented method may also include displaying the tag cloud in a graphical user interface. Each tag in the tag cloud may be associated with one or more launch items from the set of launch items. The computer-implemented method may further include receiving, from the graphical user interface, a selection of a tag from the tag cloud. The computer-implemented method may include using the selected tag to identify a subset of launch items within the set of launch items. The computer-implemented method may also include identifying a request to launch at least one launch item in the subset of launch items and launching the at least one launch item. Various other methods, systems, and computer-readable media are also disclosed.

Claims

1. A computer-implemented method for providing workspace navigation with a tag cloud, at least a portion of the method being performed by a computing system comprising at least one processor, the method comprising:

receiving a request to associate a tag with a first launch item, the first launch item comprising a first executable program;

in response to the request to associate the tag with the first launch item, associating the tag with the first launch item;

receiving a request to associate the tag with a second launch item, the second launch item comprising a second executable program;

in response to receiving the request to associate the tag with the second launch item, associating the tag with the second launch item, the first and second launch items comprising a subset of launch items;

identifying a set of launch items within a workspace;

displaying the tag cloud in a graphical user interface, each individual tag in the tag cloud being associated with one or more launch items from the set of launch items;

receiving, from the graphical user interface, a selection of the tag from the tag cloud;

using the selected tag to identify the subset of launch items within the set of launch items;

identifying a request to launch all items in the subset of launch items; and

in response to receiving the request to launch all items, launching all the items in the subset of launch items, wherein the launching all the items comprises running the first and second executable programs.

2. The computer-implemented method of claim 1, wherein identifying the request to launch all of the items in the subset of launch items comprises identifying a request to launch a set of items associated with a user-defined project.

3. The computer-implemented method of claim 1, wherein the selection of the tag comprises the request to launch all of the items in the subset of launch items.

4. The computer-implemented method of claim 1, further comprising adding the selected tag to a set of selected tags.

5. The computer-implemented method of claim 4, wherein using the selected tag to identify the subset of launch items comprises using the set of selected tags to identify the subset of launch items.

6. The computer-implemented method of claim 5, wherein using the set of selected tags to identify the subset of launch items comprises identifying each launch item in the set of launch items that is associated with each tag in the set of tags.

7. The computer-implemented method of claim 4, further comprising:

displaying the set of selected tags in the graphical user interface;

receiving, from the graphical user interface, a request to remove at least one tag from the set of selected tags;

removing the at least one tag from the set of selected tags;

updating the subset of launch items to reflect the removal of the at least one tag.

8. The computer-implemented method of claim 7, wherein receiving the request to remove the at least one tag from the set of selected tags comprises receiving a request to remove all tags from the set of selected tags.

9. The computer-implemented method of claim 1, wherein the workspace comprises a webtop.

10. The computer-implemented method of claim 1, wherein associating the tags with the first and second launch items comprises associating the first and second executable programs with a user-defined project.

11. The computer-implemented method of claim 1, wherein displaying the tag cloud in the graphical user interface comprises:

identifying a first tag to display in the tag cloud;

determining how prominently to display the first tag based on at least one of;

a number of launch items associated with the first tag;

a number indicating how frequently the first tag is selected;

a number indicating how recently the first tag was selected;

displaying the first tag according to the determination.

12. The computer-implemented method of claim 11, wherein determining how prominently to display the first tag comprises determining at least one of:

how large to display the first tag;

where to place the first tag within the tag cloud;

a color to use for displaying the first tag.

13. The computer-implemented method of claim 1, further comprising displaying the subset of launch items.

14. A system for providing workspace navigation with a tag cloud, the system comprising:

a graphical user interface configured to display the tag cloud, each individual tag in the tag cloud being associated with one or more launch items from a set of launch items within a workspace;

an interface module in communication with the graphical user interface and programmed to;

receive a request to associate a tag with a first launch item, the first launch item comprising a first executable program;

in response to the request to associate the tag with the first launch item, associate the tag with the first launch item;

receive a request to associate the tag with a second launch item, the second launch item comprising a second executable program;

in response to receiving the request to associate the tag with the second launch item, associate the tag with the second launch item, the first and second launch items comprising a subset of launch items;

identify the set of launch items;

receive, from the graphical user interface, a selection of the tag from the tag cloud;

use the selected tag to identify the subset of launch items within the set of launch items;

identify a request to launch all items in the subset of launch items;

in response to receiving the request to launch all items, launch all the items in the subset of launch items, wherein the launch all the items comprises running the first and second executable programs; and

one or more processors configured to execute the interface module and cause the graphical user interface to be displayed on a display device.

15. The system of claim 14, wherein the interface module is programmed to identify the request to launch all of the items in the subset of launch items by identifying a request to launch a set of items associated with a user-defined project.

16. The system of claim 14, wherein the selection of the tag comprises the request to launch all of the items in the subset of launch items.

17. The system of claim 14, wherein the interface module is further programmed to add the selected tag to a set of selected tags.

18. The system of claim 17, wherein using the selected tag to identify the subset of launch items comprises using the set of selected tags to identify the subset of launch items.

19. The system of claim 18, wherein the interface module is programmed to use the set of selected tags to identify the subset of launch items by identifying each launch item in the set of launch items that is associated with each tag in the set of selected tags.

20. A computer-readable-storage medium comprising one or more computer-executable instructions that, when executed by a computing device, cause the computing device to:

receive a request to associate a tag with a first launch item, the first launch item comprising a first executable program;

in response to the request to associate the tag with the first launch item, associate the tag with the first launch item;

receive a request to associate the tag with a second launch item, the second launch item comprising a second executable program;

in response to receiving the request to associate the tag with the second launch item, associate the tag with the second launch item, the first and second launch items comprising a subset of launch items;

identify a set of launch items within a workspace;

display a tag cloud in a graphical user interface, each individual tag in the tag cloud being associated with one or more launch items from the set of launch items;

receive, from the graphical user interface, a selection of the tag from the tag cloud;

use the selected tag to identify the subset of launch items within the set of launch items;

identify a request to launch all of the items in the subset of launch items; and

in response to receiving the request to launch all items, launch all the items in the subset of launch items, wherein the launch all the items comprises running the first and second executable programs.