Selection and operations on axes of computer-readable files and groups of axes thereof

• US 9,588,646 B2
• Filed: 03/13/2013
• Issued: 03/07/2017
• 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, Audet, Mathieu
• Primary Examiner(s): Bloomquist, Keith
• Application Number:
  US13/798,667
• Publication Number:
  US 20130198190A1
• Time in Patent Office: 1,455 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 of applying a set function on documents in an axis-based interface, the method comprising grouping a plurality of documents in a plurality of axes of documents, the documents from each axis of documents having commonality, grouping a plurality of axes of documents in a group of axes of documents, the documents from the group of axes of documents being disposed along a collation function, wherein at least some of the axes of documents are adapted to be used by a set function adapted to mathematically collectively manipulate documents thereof. Groups of axes of documents are also adapted to be used by a set function adapted to mathematically collectively manipulate documents thereof.

Claims

1. A non-transitory computer-readable medium having stored thereon computer-executable instructions that, when executed by a processor of a computer system, provide a method of simultaneously selecting a user-selectable element displayed on a plurality of independent axes of user-selectable elements, the method comprising:

causing a plurality of independent axes of user-selectable elements to be concurrently displayed on a display, the axes of user-selectable elements displaying user selectable elements thereon on a basis of different queries;

selecting a user-selectable element from a first displayed axes of user-selectable elements on a basis of a user input, the selection of the user-selectable element from the first displayed axis also activating the first axis thereof, the activation of the first axis of user-selectable elements allowing an operation applied a thereon; and

automatically selecting other occurrences of the selected user-selectable element displayed in other independent axis of user-selectable elements when the selected user-selectable element includes at least one other occurrence thereof concurrently displayed in at least one other independent axis of computer-readable files, the selection of other occurrences of the user-selectable elements allowing an operation applied thereon on a basis of an operation applied on the selected user-selectable element from the first displayed axis.

2. The non-transitory computer-readable medium of claim 1, wherein an operation applied on the selected at least one other occurrence of the selected user-selectable element is also applied on the selected user-selectable element from the first displayed axis.

3. The non-transitory computer-readable medium of claim 1, wherein at least some of the user-selectable elements are computer-readable files of the selected user-selectable element.

4. The non-transitory computer-readable medium of claim 1, wherein the axis of user-selectable elements of the selected user-selectable element and the other axes of user-selectable elements are displayed adjacent and parallel to each other.

5. The non-transitory computer-readable medium of claim 4, wherein the selected user-selectable element and the at least one other occurrence in other axes are axially located on respective axes of user-selectable elements to be displayed transversally aligned in respect with each other.

6. The non-transitory computer-readable medium of claim 1, wherein the selected user-selectable element and the at least one other occurrence of the selected user-selectable element are graphically differentiated from other non-selected user-selectable elements.

7. The non-transitory computer-readable medium of claim 6, wherein the selected user-selectable element and the at least one other occurrence of the selected user-selectable element are graphically differentiated from other non-selected user-selectable elements in a similar manner.

8. The non-transitory computer-readable medium of claim 1, wherein the selected user-selectable element and the at least one other occurrence of the selected user-selectable element are displayed in axes of user-selectable elements forming a group of axes thereof.

9. The non-transitory computer-readable medium of claim 1, wherein activated axis of user-selectable elements is graphically differentiated from non-selected axes of user-selectable elements.

10. A computerized system configured to read computer-executable instructions adapted to enable a program enabling an interface adapted to display axes of computer-readable files and identify an active computer-readable file thereon, the computerized system comprising:

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

a display operatively connected to the processing unit and configured to display the interface;

the program, when executed, being operative to;

cause a plurality of independent axes of user-selectable elements to be concurrently displayed on a display, the axes of user-selectable elements displaying user selectable elements thereon on a basis of different queries;

select a user-selectable element from a first displayed axes of user-selectable elements on a basis of a user input, the selection of the user-selectable element from the first displayed axis also activating the first axis thereof, the activation of the first axis of user-selectable elements allowing an operation applied thereon; and

automatically selecting other occurrences of the selected user-selectable element displayed in other independent axes of user-selectable elements when the selected user-selectable element includes at least one other occurrence thereof concurrently displayed in at least one other independent axis of computer-readable files, the selection of other occurrences of the user-selectable elements allowing an operation applied thereon on a basis of an operation applied on the selected user-selectable element from the first displayed axis.

11. The computerized system of claim 10, wherein an operation applied on the selected at least one other occurrence of the selected user-selectable element is also applied on the selected user-selectable element from the first displayed axis.

12. The computerized system of claim 10, wherein at least some of the user-selectable elements are computer-readable files of the selected user-selectable element.

13. The computerized system of claim 10, wherein the axis of user-selectable element of the selected user-selectable element and the other axes of user-selectable elements are displayed adjacent and parallel to each other.

14. The computerized system of claim 10, wherein the selected user-selectable element and the at least one other occurrence in other axes are axially located on respective axes of user-selectable elements to be displayed transversally aligned in respect with each other.

15. The computerized system of claim 10, wherein the selected user-selectable element and the at least one other occurrence of the selected user-selectable element are graphically differentiated from other non-selected user-selectable elements.

16. The computerized system of claim 15, wherein the selected user-selectable element and the at least one other occurrence of the selected user-selectable element are graphically differentiated from other non-selected user-selectable elements in a similar manner.

17. The computerized system of claim 10, wherein the selected user-selectable element and the at least one other occurrence of the selected user-selectable element are displayed in axes of user-selectable elements forming a group of axes thereof.

18. The computerized system of claim 10, wherein activated axis of user-selectable elements is graphically differentiated from non-selected axes of user-selectable elements.