Static and dynamic information elements selection

• US 9,529,495 B2
• Filed: 03/13/2013
• Issued: 12/27/2016
• Est. Priority Date: 02/01/2011
• Status: Active Grant

• Current Assignee: 9224-5489 Quebec Inc., Maya-Systems Incorporated
• Original Assignee: 9224-5489 Quebec Inc.
• Inventors: Cassistat, Francois
• Primary Examiner(s): BLOOMQUIST, KEITH D
• Application Number:
  US13/798,507
• Publication Number:
  US 20130227487A1
• Time in Patent Office: 1,385 Days
• US Class Current: 1/1
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 16/285 Clustering or classification
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 16/93 Document management systems
• 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 3/04842 Selection of displayed objects or displayed text elements G06F3/0482 takes precedence
• CPC Class Codes: H04L 67/02 based on web technology, e.g. hypertext transfer protocol [HTTP]

Abstract

An embodiment of the present invention provides a method for dynamically and statically managing information elements on axes thereof, the method comprising defining a logical operation applicable to a plurality of computer-readable files, the logical operation being adapted to be dynamically applied to the plurality of computer-readable files, applying the logical operation to the plurality of computer-readable files to define operation-selected computer-readable files, providing a group of operation-selected computer-readable files on a basis of the logical operation, displaying at least a portion of the group of the operation-selected computer-readable files in an array of computer-readable files and dynamically updating the displayed group of operation-selected computer-readable files on a basis of an event effecting the plurality of computer-readable files.

Claims

1. A non-transitory computer-readable medium having stored thereon computer-executable instructions that, when executed by a processor of a computer system, enables a program for dynamically selecting computer-readable files, the method comprising:

displaying a first group of computer-readable files in a first array of computer-readable files, the first group of computer-readable files being selected on a basis of a common attribute;

defining a logical operation adapted to be applied to the first group of computer-readable files, the logical operation being adapted to be applied to the first group of computer-readable files;

applying the logical operation to the first group of computer-readable files;

performing a second selection, from the first group of computer-readable files, of a subset of operation-selected computer-readable files that are satisfying the logical operation, the second selection of the subset of operation-selected computer-readable files being a dynamic selection adapted to be dynamically updated on a basis of an addition of additional computer-readable files to the first group of computer-readable files;

displaying the operation-selected computer-readable files on the first array of computer-readable files with a visual distinctive feature distinguishing, for a viewer, the subset of operation-selected computer-readable files from other non-operation-selected computer-readable files not satisfying the applied logical operation;

adding a computer-readable file that is satisfying the logical operation in the first group of computer-readable files, and

automatically updating the displayed operation-selected computer-readable files to add the added computer-readable file in the subset of operation-selected computer-readable files and display the added computer file with the visual distinctive feature.

2. The non-transitory computer-readable medium of claim 1, wherein the computer-readable files are user-selectable elements and wherein the first array is an axis displaying the computer-readable files in a substantially rectilinear fashion.

3. The non-transitory computer-readable medium of claim 2, further comprising:

providing a second group of user-selectable elements;

simultaneously displaying, along a second axis displaying the user-selectable elements in a substantially rectilinear fashion, the second group of user-selectable elements;

applying the logical operation to the second group of user-selectable elements;

selecting, from the second group of user-selectable elements, operation-selected user-selectable elements that satisfy the logical operation; and

displaying the operation-selected user-selectable elements on the second axis of user-selectable elements with a visual distinctive feature distinguishing for a viewer the operation-selected user-selectable elements from other non-operation-selected user-selectable elements; and

dynamically updating the displayed operation-selected elements on a basis of an event effecting the second group of user-selectable elements.

4. The non-transitory computer-readable medium of claim 1, wherein the logical operation includes Boolean logic.

5. The non-transitory computer-readable medium of claim 1, wherein a portion of the first group of computer-readable files is displayed in a viewing area and a remaining portion of the first group of computer-readable files extending beyond the viewing area, the selection of the operation-selected computer-readable files being equally applied to computer-readable files extending beyond the viewing area.

6. The non-transitory computer-readable medium of claim 1, wherein the addition of the new computer-readable file occurs on a server side.

7. The non-transitory computer-readable medium of claim 1, wherein the addition of the new computer-readable file is enabled by a second user.

8. The non-transitory computer-readable medium of claim 3, wherein the first axis of user-selectable elements and the second axis of user-selectable elements are displayed parallel to each other and wherein an operation-selected user-selectable elements displayed in both the first axis of user-selectable elements and the second axis of user-selectable elements is displayed longitudinally aligned on both the first axis user-selectable elements and the second axis of user-selectable elements.

9. The non-transitory computer-readable medium of claim 2, wherein the first group of user-selectable elements are ordered chronologically along the first axis.

10. The non-transitory computer-readable medium of claim 1, wherein the plurality of computer-readable files is also adapted to be statically selected.

11. A computerized system configured to read computer-executable instructions adapted to enable a program enabling an interface adapted to statically and dynamically select computer-readable files, the computerized system comprising:

a processing unit configured to process the computer executable instructions; and

a display configured to display the interface;

the program, when executed, being operative to;

display a first group of computer-readable files in a first array of computer-readable files, the first group of computer-readable files being selected on a basis of a common attribute;

define a logical operation adapted to be applied to the first group of computer-readable files, the logical operation being adapted to be applied to the first group of computer-readable files;

apply the logical operation to the first group of computer-readable files;

performing a second selection, from the first group of computer-readable files, of a subset of operation-selected computer-readable files that are satisfying the logical operation, the second selection of the subset of operation-selected computer-readable files being a dynamic selection adapted to be dynamically updated on a basis of an addition of computer-readable files to the first group of computer-readable files;

display the operation-selected computer-readable files on the first array of computer-readable files with a visual distinctive feature distinguishing, for a viewer, the subset of operation-selected computer-readable files from other non-operation-selected computer-readable files not satisfying the applied logical operation;

adding a computer-readable file that is satisfying the logical operation in the first group of computer-readable files, and

automatically updating the displayed operation-selected computer-readable files to add the added computer-readable file in the subset of operation-selected computer-readable files and display the added computer file with the visual distinctive feature.

12. The computerized system of claim 11, wherein the array of computer-readable files are user-selectable elements displayed along a first axis in a substantially rectilinear fashion.

13. The computerized system of claim 12, further providing a second group of computer-readable files simultaneously displayed along a second axis in a substantially rectilinear fashion, wherein the operation-selected computer-readable files from the first axis of computer-readable files also selects the computer-readable files from the second axis that that satisfy the logical operation.

14. The computerized system of claim 11, wherein the logical operation includes Boolean logics.

15. The computerized system of claim 11, wherein a portion of the first group of computer-readable files is displayed on a viewing area and a remaining portion of the first group of computer-readable files extends beyond the viewing area, the selection of the operation-selected computer-readable files being equally applied to computer-readable files not displayed in the viewing area.

16. The computerized system of claim 11, wherein the addition of the new computer-readable file is enabled by a second user.

17. The computerized system of claim 13, wherein the first axis of computer-readable files and the second axis of computer-readable files are displayed parallel to each other and wherein an operation-selected computer-readable file displayed in both the first and the second axis is displayed longitudinally aligned on both the first and the second axis.

18. A method of statically and dynamically selecting documents, the method comprising:

displaying a first group of documents in an array of documents, the first group of documents being selected on a basis of a common attribute;

defining a logical operation adapted to be applied to the first group of documents, the logical operation being adapted to be applied to the first group of documents;

applying the logical operation to the first group of documents;

performing a second selection, from the first group of documents, of a subset of operation-selected documents that are satisfying the logical operation, the second selection of the subset of operation-selected documents being a dynamic selection adapted to be dynamically updated on a basis of an addition of additional documents to the first group of documents;

displaying the operation-selected documents in an axis of documents with a visual distinctive feature distinguishing, for a viewer, the subset of operation-selected documents from other non-operation-selected documents not satisfying the applied logical operation;

adding a document that is satisfying the logical operation in the first group of documents, and

automatically updating the displayed operation-selected documents to add the added document in the subset of operation-selected document and display the added document with the visual distinctive feature.

19. The method of claim 18, wherein the documents are user-selectable elements and wherein the array is an axis displaying the documents in a substantially rectilinear fashion.

20. The method of claim 19, further providing a second group of user-selectable elements simultaneously displayed along a second axis in a substantially rectilinear fashion, wherein the operation-selected user-selectable elements from the first axis of user-selectable elements also selects the user-selectable elements from the second axis that that satisfy the logical operation.