METADATA EDITING CONTROL
First Claim
1. A system having computer executable instructions embodied on a computer readable storage medium that when executed on one or more processors facilitates metadata management, comprising:
- a cluster of files, each file of the cluster of files having a common value for a property; and
a Save Ghost feature that provides a Ghost that is a visual representation of a file being saved and upon a user selecting the Ghost and placing the Ghost on a visual representation of the cluster of files, the common value for the property is applied to the file represented by the Ghost.
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Abstract
A metadata management architecture. The architecture includes a property component that lists one or more properties related to a file, and a viewing component that present files having one or more of the related properties. A synchronization component provides immediate synchronization between property editing fields of the property component and a view in the property-based browser component, providing both instantaneous feedback on property changes and an ability to manipulate properties graphically. Thus, a change in the property pane is immediately reflected in the view component, and a change in the view component is immediately reflected in the property pane.
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20 Claims
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1. A system having computer executable instructions embodied on a computer readable storage medium that when executed on one or more processors facilitates metadata management, comprising:
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a cluster of files, each file of the cluster of files having a common value for a property; and a Save Ghost feature that provides a Ghost that is a visual representation of a file being saved and upon a user selecting the Ghost and placing the Ghost on a visual representation of the cluster of files, the common value for the property is applied to the file represented by the Ghost. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 17, 18)
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9. The system of claim 9, wherein the Save Ghost feature is a feature of a user interface of the operating system.
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10. A method of managing metadata in an operating system, comprising:
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selecting a Ghost, wherein a Ghost is a visual representation of a file being saved; and placing the Ghost on a visual representation of a cluster of files, each file of the cluster of files having a common value for a property, and automatically applying the common value for the property to the file represented by the Ghost. - View Dependent Claims (11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16)
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19. A computer operating system having computer executable instructions embodied on a computer readable storage medium that when executed on one or more processors facilitates metadata management, comprising:
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means for selecting a Ghost, wherein a Ghost is a visual representation of a file being saved; and means for placing the Ghost on a visual representation of a cluster of files, each file of the cluster of files having a common value for a property, and automatically applying the common value for the property to the file represented by the Ghost. - View Dependent Claims (20)
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