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System and method for iconic software environment management

  • US 8,527,882 B2
  • Filed: 03/17/2008
  • Issued: 09/03/2013
  • Est. Priority Date: 06/12/1998
  • Status: Expired due to Fees
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1. A method of viewing contents of a computer file on a network device, comprising:

  • sending a search engine query via an application on a network device with one or more processors with a display screen with a touch sensitive interface via communications network to one or more external electronic search engine servers each with one or more processors, wherein the search query includes one or more search keywords;

    obtaining on the application electronic information including search engine query results, wherein the search engine query results include a plurality electronic links to a plurality of electronic files on one or more other server network devices each with one or more processors on the communications network;

    accessing one or more electronic files via one or more electronic links included in the search engine query results;

    storing contents of the one or more electronic files in a memory accessible by the application on the network device;

    collecting a selected portion of electronic information from the accessed one or more electronic files;

    creating graphical thumbnail icons for the accessed one or more electronic files, the graphical thumbnail icons substantially depicting at least a portion of the collected information from the accessed one or more electronic files;

    displaying the graphical thumbnail icons on a graphical user interface with one or more graphical windows via the application, wherein selecting the graphical thumbnail icons allows contents of the electronic files to be determined from the memory without re-accessing the electronic files via the communications networks;

    receiving a first selection input on the touch sensitive interface from a static placement or a dynamic hover of an input device at a first position location on a selected graphical thumbnail icon displayed in a graphical window on the graphical user interface on the display screen on the network device;

    displaying contents of an electronic file associated with the selected graphical thumbnail icon in a full size format in the graphical window, wherein the graphical window still includes the selected graphical thumbnail icon;

    receiving a second selection input on the touch sensitive interface from a second static placement or a second dynamic hover of the input device at a second position location on the selected graphical thumbnail icon displayed in the graphical window on the graphical user interface on the display screen on the network device;

    displaying contents of the electronic file associated with the selected graphical thumbnail icon in a reduced size format in the graphical window, wherein the graphical window still includes the selected graphical thumbnail icon, wherein the reduced size format is a viewable format of less than 100% resolution; and

    switching between displaying the full size format and the reduced sized format in the graphical window upon receiving one or more third selection inputs on the touch sensitive interface at a third position location on the selected graphical thumbnail icon displayed in the graphical window on the graphical user interface on the display screen on the network device, wherein the graphical window still includes the selected graphical thumbnail icon.

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