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• US 8,990,737 B2
• Filed: 01/17/2012
• Issued: 03/24/2015
• Est. Priority Date: 05/03/2005
• Status: Active Grant

• Current Assignee: Apple Inc.
• Original Assignee: Apple Inc.
• Inventors: Ragan, Gene Z.
• Primary Examiner(s): Phantana Angkool, David
• Application Number:
  US13/351,894
• Publication Number:
  US 20120117468A1
• Time in Patent Office: 1,162 Days
• Field of Search: 715/856, 715/746, 715/810
• US Class Current: 715/856
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 16/156 Query results presentation
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 3/04817 using icons graphical or visual programming using iconic symbols G06F8/34
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 3/0482 Interaction with lists of selectable items, e.g. menus
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 40/106 Display of layout of documents; Previewing

Abstract

A method, apparatus, and system are provided for displaying a graphical representation of at least a portion of a file by interfacing with a graphical interface relating to the file. A request for viewing a file content is received. A window for viewing a graphical representation of at least a portion of the content of a file is provided.

Claims

1. A method, comprising:

receiving a request for previewing content of a file,

wherein the file has a file type other than a file folder; and

responsive to receiving the request, providing a preview for viewing a graphical representation of at least a portion of the content of the file, wherein providing the preview further comprises;

in accordance with a determination that a first amount of file content is available for the preview, displaying a first appearance for the preview that graphically represents the first amount of file content; and

in accordance with a determination that a second amount of file content is available for the preview, displaying a second appearance for the preview that graphically represents the second amount of file content, wherein the first amount of file content is different from the second amount of file content and the first appearance is different from the second appearance.

2. The method of claim 1, wherein receiving said request for previewing said content of the file further comprises receiving a signal relating to a pointer interfacing with a graphic interface relating to said file.

3. The method of claim 2, wherein receiving said request for previewing said content of the file further comprises detecting a mouse pointer rolling over an icon relating to said file.

4. The method of claim 1, wherein providing said preview for viewing a graphical representation of at least a portion of the content of said file further comprises displaying an image of said at least a portion of said content of said file in a preview window using at least one native framework.

5. The method of claim 1, wherein providing said preview for viewing a graphical representation of at least a portion of the content of said file further comprises displaying an image of said at least a portion of said content of said file without using an application relating to said file.

6. The method of claim 1, wherein providing said preview for viewing a graphical representation of at least a portion of the content of said file further comprises providing a window for displaying a content relating to said preview.

7. A system, comprising:

one or more processors; and

memory having instructions stored thereon, the instructions, when executed by the one or more processors, cause the processors to perform operations comprising;

receiving a request for previewing content of a file, wherein the file has a file type other than a file folder; and

responsive to receiving the request, providing a preview for viewing a graphical representation of at least a portion of the content of the file, wherein providing the preview further comprises;

in accordance with a determination that a first amount of file content is available for the preview, displaying a first appearance for the preview that graphically represents the first amount of file content; and

in accordance with a determination that a second amount of file content is available for the preview, displaying a second appearance for the preview that graphically represents the second amount of file content, wherein the first amount of file content is different from the second amount of file content and the first appearance is different from the second appearance.

8. The system of claim 7, wherein receiving said request for previewing said content of the file further comprises receiving a signal relating to a pointer interfacing with a graphic interface relating to said file.

9. The system of claim 8, wherein receiving said request for previewing said content of the file further comprises detecting a mouse pointer rolling over an icon relating to said file.

10. The system of claim 7, wherein providing said preview for viewing a graphical representation of at least a portion of the content of said file further comprises displaying an image of said at least a portion of said content of said file in a preview window using at least one native framework.

11. The system of claim 7, wherein providing said preview for viewing a graphical representation of at least a portion of the content of said file further comprises displaying an image of said at least a portion of said content of said file without using an application relating to said file.

12. The system of claim 7, wherein providing said preview for viewing a graphical representation of at least a portion of the content of said file further comprises providing a window for displaying a content relating to said preview.

13. A non-transitory computer readable program storage medium encoded with instructions that, when executed by one or more processors, performs a method, comprising:

receiving a request for previewing content of a file,

wherein the file has a file type other than a file folder; and

responsive to receiving the request, providing a preview for viewing a graphical representation of at least a portion of the content of the file, wherein providing the preview further comprises;

in accordance with a determination that a first amount of file content is available for the preview, displaying a first appearance for the preview that graphically represents the first amount of file content; and

in accordance with a determination that a second amount of file content is available for the preview, displaying a second appearance for the preview that graphically represents the second amount of file content, wherein the first amount of file content is different from the second amount of file content and the first appearance is different from the second appearance.

14. The computer readable program storage medium of claim 13, wherein receiving said request for previewing said content of the file further comprises receiving a signal relating to a pointer interfacing with a graphic interface of said file.

15. The computer readable program storage medium of claim 14, wherein receiving said request for previewing said content of the file further comprises detecting a mouse pointer rolling over an icon relating to said file.

16. The computer readable program storage medium of claim 13, wherein providing said preview for viewing a graphical representation of at least a portion of the content of said file further comprises displaying an image of said at least a portion of said content of said file in a preview window using at least one native framework.

17. The computer readable program storage medium of claim 13, wherein providing said preview for viewing a graphical representation of at least a portion of the content of said file further comprises displaying an image of said at least a portion of said content of said file without using an application relating to said file.

18. The computer readable program storage medium of claim 13, wherein providing said preview for viewing a graphical representation of at least a portion of the content of said file further comprises providing a window for displaying a content relating to said preview.