File identification and retrieval in directories for categorized files
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1. A data processing system for marking a file, the data processing system comprising:
- a bus system;
a communications system connected to the bus system;
a memory connected to the bus system, wherein the memory includes a set of instructions; and
a processing unit connected to the bus system, wherein the processing unit executes the set of instructions to;
store the file in a directory in a file system in response to receiving the file as an attachment to an email;
in response to selecting a properties menu option of identify file, associate an indicia representative of one of additional file identification attributes selected from a set of predetermined file indicia with the file and in response to selecting a properties menu option of use directory indicia, associate an indicia representative of one of the additional file identification attributes selected from a set of predetermined directory indicia with the directory, wherein the additional file identification attributes selected mark the file and mark the directory with respective indicia and wherein the additional file identification attributes selected are propagated upward through a hierarchical directory structure to a top level directory and supplement existing file system identification;
display the file using the indicia representative of the additional file identification attributes as a marked file; and
display the directory using the indicia representative of the additional file identification attributes as a marked directory.
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Abstract
A system and computer program product are provided for marking a file. Responsive to a file being received, the file is stored in a directory in a file system. An indicia is associated with the file and the directory. The file is displayed using the indicia as a marked file and the directory is displayed using the indicia as a marked directory.
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18 Claims
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1. A data processing system for marking a file, the data processing system comprising:
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a bus system; a communications system connected to the bus system; a memory connected to the bus system, wherein the memory includes a set of instructions; and a processing unit connected to the bus system, wherein the processing unit executes the set of instructions to; store the file in a directory in a file system in response to receiving the file as an attachment to an email; in response to selecting a properties menu option of identify file, associate an indicia representative of one of additional file identification attributes selected from a set of predetermined file indicia with the file and in response to selecting a properties menu option of use directory indicia, associate an indicia representative of one of the additional file identification attributes selected from a set of predetermined directory indicia with the directory, wherein the additional file identification attributes selected mark the file and mark the directory with respective indicia and wherein the additional file identification attributes selected are propagated upward through a hierarchical directory structure to a top level directory and supplement existing file system identification; display the file using the indicia representative of the additional file identification attributes as a marked file; and display the directory using the indicia representative of the additional file identification attributes as a marked directory. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9)
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10. A computer program product comprising:
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a non-transitory computer usable medium including computer usable program code for marking objects, the computer program product including; computer usable program code for storing the file in a directory in a file system in response to receiving the file as an attachment to an email; computer usable program code in response to selecting a properties menu option of identify file, for associating an indicia representative of one of additional file identification attributes selected from a set of predetermined file indicia with the file and in response to selecting a properties menu option of use directory indicia, associating an indicia representative of one of the additional file identification attributes selected from a set of predetermined directory indicia with the directory wherein the additional file identification attributes selected mark the file and mark the directory with respective indicia and wherein the additional file identification attributes selected are propagated upward through a hierarchical directory structure to a top level directory and supplement existing file system identification; computer usable program code for displaying the file using the indicia representative of one the file identification attributes as a marked file; and computer usable program code for displaying the directory using the indicia representative of the additional file identification attributes as a marked directory. - View Dependent Claims (11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18)
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