Method, electronic device, and storage medium for creating virtual directory

• US 9,892,131 B2
• Filed: 06/03/2014
• Issued: 02/13/2018
• Est. Priority Date: 08/26/2013
• Status: Active Grant

• Current Assignee: Xiaomi Inc. (Xiaomi Corp.)
• Original Assignee: Xiaomi Inc. (Xiaomi Corp.)
• Inventors: Niu, Yi, Li, Chuangqi, Li, Yaozhong, Tian, Li, Wang, Hui, Qian, Cheng
• Primary Examiner(s): OBERLY, VAN HONG
• Application Number:
  US14/294,797
• Publication Number:
  US 20150058386A1
• Time in Patent Office: 1,351 Days
• Field of Search: 707831
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 16/188 Virtual file systems

Abstract

A method for creating a virtual directory includes locating at least one file of a designated type by traversing a storage region, extracting attribute information of the at least one file, and creating a virtual directory according to the attribute information of the at least one file. The attribute information including at least two of a name, a play address, or episode information of the at least one file.

Claims

1. A method for creating a virtual directory, comprising:

traversing a storage region to locate a plurality of files of a designated type stored in the storage region;

extracting attribute information of each of the plurality of files stored in the storage region, the attribute information including at least two of a name, a play address, or episode information of each of the plurality of files; and

creating a virtual directory according to the extracted attribute information, including;

grouping the attribute information of each of the plurality of files that includes a certain name into a class; and

generating a node in a first-level directory of the virtual directory according to the grouped attribute information, the node including the certain name;

wherein the class includes at least two pieces of attribute information and the at least two pieces of attribute information include episode information,

the method further comprising;

setting the at least two pieces of attribute information in the class as sub-nodes in a second-level directory of the virtual directory under the node in the first-level directory, each of the sub-nodes including the certain name, a play address and episode information of a file of the designated type corresponding to one of the at least two pieces of attribute information.

2. The method according to claim 1, wherein generating the node in the first-level directory for the class includes:

setting the certain name as a node name of the node in the first-level directory;

setting a number of the at least two pieces of attribute information in the class as total-episode-number information for the node in the first-level directory; and

setting the node name and the total-episode-number information as contents comprised in the node.

3. The method according to claim 1, further comprising:

creating an electronic card for the node in the first-level directory according to the grouped attribute information; and

displaying, in a designated display area, the electronic card.

4. The method according to claim 3, further comprising:

acquiring poster information of a file of the designated type corresponding to the node in the first-level directory, the poster information including a picture indicating a content of the file of the designated type corresponding to the node; and

adding the poster information to the electronic card.

5. The method according to claim 3, further comprising:

acquiring a displaying request including a designated category;

checking whether the node corresponding to the displayed electronic card includes the designated category; and

if the node corresponding to the displayed electronic card does not include the designated category, deleting the displayed electronic card from the designated display area.

6. The method according to claim 3, further comprising:

receiving a playing request generated by a user selecting the electronic card;

if the playing request includes a play address, sending the play address to a player, so that the player plays a file of the designated type corresponding to the electronic card according to the play address; and

if the playing request does not include a play address, sending play addresses in the attribute information of sub-nodes of the node corresponding to the electronic card to the player, so that the player plays, according to the play addresses in the attribute information of the sub-nodes, files of the designated type corresponding to the sub-nodes.

7. The method according to claim 1,

wherein a plurality of nodes are generated in the first-level directory, each of the nodes further including a category to which a file of the designated type corresponding to the node belongs,

the method further comprising:

acquiring a displaying request including a designated category;

selecting one of the plurality of nodes that includes the designated category;

creating an electronic card for the selected node according to the at least one piece of attribute information corresponding to the selected node; and

displaying the electronic card corresponding to the selected node in a designated display area.

8. An electronic device, comprising:

a processor; and

a memory storing instructions, which, when executed by the processor, cause the electronic device to;

traverse a storage region to locate a plurality of files of a designated type stored in the storage region;

extract attribute information of each of the plurality of files stored in the storage region, the attribute information including at least two of a name, a play address, or episode information of each of the plurality of files; and

create a virtual directory according to the extracted attribute information, including;

grouping the attribute information of each of the plurality of files that includes a certain name into a class; and

generating a node in a first-level directory of the virtual directory according to the grouped attribute information, the node including the certain name;

wherein the class includes at least two pieces of attribute information and the at least two pieces of attribute information include episode information, and the instructions further cause the electronic device to;

set the at least two pieces of attribute information in the class as sub-nodes in a second-level directory of the virtual directory under the node in the first-level directory, each of the sub-nodes including the certain name, a play address, and episode information of a file of the designated type corresponding to one of the at least two pieces of attribute information.

9. The electronic device according to claim 8, wherein the instructions further cause the electronic device to:

set the certain name as a node name of the node in the first-level directory;

set a number of the at least two pieces of attribute information in the class as total-episode-number information for the node in the first-level directory; and

set the node name and the total-episode-number information as contents comprised in the node.

10. The electronic device according to claim 8, wherein the instructions further cause the electronic device to:

create an electronic card for the node in the first-level directory according to the grouped attribute information; and

display, in a designated display area, the electronic card.

11. The electronic device according to claim 10, wherein the instructions further cause the electronic device to:

acquire poster information of a file of the designated type corresponding to the node in the first-level directory, the poster information including a picture indicating a content of the file of the designated type corresponding to the node; and

add the poster information to the electronic card.

12. The electronic device according to claim 10, wherein the instructions further cause the electronic device to:

acquire a displaying request including a designated category;

check whether the node corresponding to the displayed electronic card includes the designated category; and

if the node corresponding to the displayed electronic card does not include the designated category, delete the displayed electronic card from the designated display area.

13. The electronic device according to claim 10, wherein the instructions further cause the electronic device to:

receive a playing request generated by a user selecting the electronic card;

if the playing request includes a play address, send the play address to a player, so that the player plays a file of the designated type corresponding to the electronic card according to the play address; and

if the playing request does not include a play address, send play addresses in the attribute information of sub-nodes of the node corresponding to the electronic card to the player, so that the player plays, according to the play addresses in the attribute information of the sub-nodes, files of the designated type corresponding to the sub-nodes.

14. A non-transitory computer-readable storage medium storing instructions, which, when executed by a processor in an electronic device, cause the electronic device to:

traverse a storage region to locate a plurality of files of a designated type stored in the storage region;

extract attribute information of each of the plurality of files stored in the storage region, the attribute information including at least two of a name, a play address, or episode information of each of the plurality of files; and

create a virtual directory according to the extracted attribute information, including;

grouping the attribute information of each of the plurality of files that includes a certain name into a class; and

generating a node in a first-level directory of the virtual directory according to the grouped attribute information, the node including the certain name;

wherein the class includes at least two pieces of attribute information and the at least two pieces of attribute information include episode information, and the instructions further cause the electronic device to;

set the at least two pieces of attribute information in the class as sub-nodes in a second-level directory of the virtual directory under the node in the first-level directory, each of the sub-nodes including the certain name, a play address, and episode information of a file of the designated type corresponding to one of the at least two pieces of attribute information.