System for managing data objects
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1. A device for managing visual items that represent content files, said content files having respective file names associated therewith, the device comprising:
- a program processor;
a display;
a selection module which, when executed by the program processor, receives selection of a particular visual item from among a plurality of visual items displayed within a linear arrangement on the display, each of the plurality of visual items displayed at a respective position within the linear arrangement,wherein the selection of the particular visual item from among the plurality of visual items indicates that the particular visual item is selected to be re-positioned from a current position to a focus position,wherein the focus position is a particular position within the linear arrangement that has a fixed location in between a first end position and a second end position of the linear arrangement, andwherein the current position within the linear arrangement is two or more positions from the focus position; and
a movement module which, when executed by the program processor, responds to the selection of the particular visual item by automatically causing the plurality of visual items to shift positions within the linear arrangement, without changing positions relative to each other, until the particular visual item is in the focus position.
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Abstract
A device for managing image and audio files displays thumbnails, which are representative of the files, on a screen in different arrangements, depending on the selected layout and order. When the user enters input to indicates that he or she wishes to browse through the thumbnails, the thumbnails move across the screen in sequence, following a path through a focus outline in the center of the screen. The path followed by the thumbnails depends on the selected layout.
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1. A device for managing visual items that represent content files, said content files having respective file names associated therewith, the device comprising:
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a program processor; a display; a selection module which, when executed by the program processor, receives selection of a particular visual item from among a plurality of visual items displayed within a linear arrangement on the display, each of the plurality of visual items displayed at a respective position within the linear arrangement, wherein the selection of the particular visual item from among the plurality of visual items indicates that the particular visual item is selected to be re-positioned from a current position to a focus position, wherein the focus position is a particular position within the linear arrangement that has a fixed location in between a first end position and a second end position of the linear arrangement, and wherein the current position within the linear arrangement is two or more positions from the focus position; and a movement module which, when executed by the program processor, responds to the selection of the particular visual item by automatically causing the plurality of visual items to shift positions within the linear arrangement, without changing positions relative to each other, until the particular visual item is in the focus position. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15)
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4. A method comprising:
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selecting a particular visual item from among a plurality of visual items displayed within a linear arrangement, each of the plurality of visual items displayed at a respective position within the linear arrangement, wherein the selecting of the particular visual item from among the plurality of visual items indicates that the particular visual item is selected to be re-positioned from a current position to a focus position, wherein the focus position is a particular position within the linear arrangement that has a fixed location in between a first end position and a second end position of the linear arrangement, and wherein the current position within the linear arrangement is two or more positions from the focus position; and in response to selecting the particular visual item, automatically causing the plurality of visual items to shift positions within the linear arrangement without changing positions relative to each other until the particular visual item is in the focus position. - View Dependent Claims (5, 6, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20, 21)
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7. A non-transitory computer readable medium storing a computer program executable by one or more processors, to manage visual items that represent content files, said content files having respective file names associated therewith, to cause performing a method comprising:
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selecting a particular visual item from among a plurality of visual items displayed within a linear arrangement, each of the plurality of visual items displayed at a respective position within the linear arrangement, wherein the selecting of the particular visual item from among the plurality of visual items indicates that the particular visual item is selected to be re-positioned from a current position to a focus position, wherein the focus position is a particular position within the linear arrangement has a fixed location in between a first end position and a second end position of the linear arrangement, and wherein the current position within the linear arrangement is two or more positions from the focus position; and in response to selecting the particular visual item, automatically causing the plurality of visual items to shift positions within the linear arrangement without changing positions relative to each other until the particular visual item is in the focus position. - View Dependent Claims (8, 9, 22, 23, 24, 25)
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