Display of a plurality of files from multiple devices
First Claim
1. A method comprising:
- providing, on a client device, a graphical user interface that allows a user to interact with files synchronized between a synchronization server and a plurality of client devices, the graphical user interface comprising;
a selectable file-system view icon corresponding to a particular client device; and
a selectable media-specific view icon associated with a specific media type;
in response to detecting a selection of the media-specific view icon, identifying a plurality of files having the specific media type associated with the media-specific view icon, wherein the plurality of files is located on a combination of the synchronization server and the plurality of client devices;
displaying, within the graphical user interface on the client device, a media-specific view comprising file indicators associated with the plurality of files having the specific media type; and
receiving, by the client device, a file operation associated with a file indicator of the file indicators within the media-specific view.
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Abstract
In a synchronization or back-up system that synchronizes and/or back-ups files from multiple computing devices, the present invention provides a method for (1) displaying files from multiple computing devices in a multi-view user interface and (2) enabling content and file operations to be performed on such files through the user interface. The multi-view interface includes a file-system view and one or more media-specific views. In the file-system view files are organized in the same way in which they are organized on the devices on which they are stored. The file-system view in the interface looks essentially the same as the file-system view on client devices. In the file-system view, users can perform file operations on files. In the media-specific view files are organized by media category. In one embodiment of the media-specific view, files are organized by metadata that relates to the files content. In the media-specific view, users can perform content operations on the files.
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1. A method comprising:
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providing, on a client device, a graphical user interface that allows a user to interact with files synchronized between a synchronization server and a plurality of client devices, the graphical user interface comprising; a selectable file-system view icon corresponding to a particular client device; and a selectable media-specific view icon associated with a specific media type; in response to detecting a selection of the media-specific view icon, identifying a plurality of files having the specific media type associated with the media-specific view icon, wherein the plurality of files is located on a combination of the synchronization server and the plurality of client devices; displaying, within the graphical user interface on the client device, a media-specific view comprising file indicators associated with the plurality of files having the specific media type; and receiving, by the client device, a file operation associated with a file indicator of the file indicators within the media-specific view. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9)
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10. A system for displaying a plurality of files, the system comprising:
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at least one processor; and a non-transitory computer readable medium comprising instructions that, when executed by the at least one processor, cause the system to; provide, on a client device, a graphical user interface that allows a user to interact with files synchronized between a synchronization server and a plurality of client devices, the graphical user interface comprising; a selectable file-system view icon corresponding to a particular client device; and a selectable media-specific view icon associated with a specific media type; in response to detecting a selection of the media-specific view icon, identify a plurality of files having the specific media type associated with the media-specific view icon, wherein the plurality of files are located on a combination of the synchronization server and the plurality of client devices; provide, within the graphical user interface on the client device, a media-specific view comprising file indicators associated with the plurality of files having the specific media type; and receive a file operation associated with a file indicator of the file indicators within the media-specific view. - View Dependent Claims (11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18)
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19. A method comprising:
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providing, by the synchronization server, a user interface enabling a user to interact with files synchronized between a synchronization server and a plurality of client devices, the user interface comprising; a selectable file-system view icon corresponding to a particular client device; and a selectable media-specific view icon associated with a specific media type; in response to detecting a selection of the media-specific view icon, identifying a plurality of files having the specific media type associated with the media-specific view icon, wherein the plurality of files is located on a combination of the synchronization server and the plurality of client devices; providing, by the synchronization server, a media-specific view comprising file indicators associated with the plurality of files having the specific media type; and receiving, by the synchronization server, a content-specific operation associated with a file indicator of the file indicators within the media-specific view. - View Dependent Claims (20, 21, 22, 23, 24, 25)
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26. A non-transitory computer readable medium comprising instructions that, when executed by at least one processor, cause a computer device to:
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provide, on a client device, a graphical user interface that allows a user to interact with files synchronized between a synchronization server and a plurality of client devices, the graphical user interface comprising; a selectable file-system view icon corresponding to a particular client device; and a selectable media-specific view icon associated with a specific media type; in response to detecting a selection of the media-specific view icon, identify a plurality of files having the specific media type associated with the media-specific view icon, wherein the plurality of files are located on a combination of the synchronization server and the plurality of client devices; provide a media-specific view comprising the file indicators associated with the plurality of files having the specific media type; and receive a file operation associated with a file indicator of the file indicators within the media-specific view. - View Dependent Claims (27, 28, 29, 30, 31, 32)
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