Method of Managing Groups of Arrays of Documents

• US 20100169823A1
• Filed: 09/14/2009
• Published: 07/01/2010
• Est. Priority Date: 09/12/2008
• Status: Active Grant

• Current Assignee: 9224-5489 Quebec Inc., Maya-Systems Incorporated
• Original Assignee: 9224-5489 Quebec Inc.
• Inventors: Audet, Mathieu
• Granted Patent: US 8,607,155 B2
• Time in Patent Office: Days
• US Class Current: 715/784
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 16/93 Document management systems
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 3/0481 based on specific properties of the displayed interaction object or a metaphor-based environment, e.g. interaction with desktop elements like windows or icons, or assisted by a cursor's changing behaviour or appearance
• CPC Class Codes: G06Q 10/06 Resources, workflows, human or project management; Enterprise or organisation planning; Enterprise or organisation modelling
• CPC Class Codes: G06Q 10/10 Office automation; Time management

Abstract

A method of grouping arrays of documents is provided, the method comprising providing a first plurality of documents in a first array of documents, providing a second plurality of documents in a second array of documents, grouping the first array of documents and the second array of documents in a first group of arrays of documents, and displaying the first group of documents. A tangible machine-readable medium and a graphical user interface providing same are also provided herewith.

Claims

1. At least one tangible machine-readable medium comprising machine-executable instructions adapted to be executable by the machine, the machine-executable instructions providing a method comprising:

providing a first plurality of documents in a first array of documents;

providing a second plurality of documents in a second array of documents;

grouping the first array of documents and the second array of documents in a first group of arrays of documents; and

displaying the first group of documents.

2. The at least one tangible machine-readable medium comprising the method of claim 1, wherein at least one of the first and the second array of documents is an axis of documents.

3. The at least one tangible machine-readable medium comprising the method of claim 1, wherein a lateral distance between the first array of documents and the second array of documents is adjustable.

4. The at least one tangible machine-readable medium comprising the method of claim 1, wherein an array of documents is adapted to be longitudinally scrolled in respect of the other array of documents.

5. The at least one tangible machine-readable medium comprising the method of claim 1, wherein the first group of array of documents is adapted to be longitudinally scrolled.

6. The at least one tangible machine-readable medium comprising the method of claim 1, further comprising providing and displaying a second group of documents at a distance next to the first group of documents.

7. The at least one tangible machine-readable medium comprising the method of claim 6, wherein the distance is adjustable.

8. The at least one tangible machine-readable medium comprising the method of claim 1, wherein the group is provided with a graphical distinctive feature configured to discriminate the first group of arrays of documents.

9. The at least one tangible machine-readable medium comprising the method of claim 1, wherein the documents are disposed along a timeline.

10. The at least one tangible machine-readable medium comprising the method of claim 1, further comprising time marks disposed along the first group of arrays of documents.

11. The at least one tangible machine-readable medium comprising the method of claim 10, further comprising dates disposed along the first group of arrays of documents.

12. The at least one tangible machine-readable medium comprising the method of claim 1, further comprising adding an array of documents in the first group of documents or removing an array of documents from the first group of documents.

13. The at least one tangible machine-readable medium comprising the method of claim 1, further comprising removing an array of documents from the first group.

14. The at least one tangible machine-readable medium comprising the method of claim 1, further comprising magnifying an array of documents from the first group of arrays of documents.

15. The at least one tangible machine-readable medium comprising the method of claim 1, further comprising magnifying the first group of arrays of documents.

16. The at least one tangible machine-readable comprising the method of claim 1, further comprising displaying an array of documents at an angle from the first group of arrays of documents.

17. A graphical user interface comprising:

a mechanism configured to provide a first array of documents disposed in a substantially longitudinal fashion;

a mechanism configured to provide a second array of documents disposed in a substantially longitudinal fashion; and

a mechanism configured to group and display the first and second arrays of documents on a display.

18. The graphical user interface of claim 17, wherein at least one of the arrays of documents is adapted to dispose documents along a chronological order.

19. A computer system comprising:

a documents gathering module adapted to provide a mechanism configured to provide a first array of documents disposed in a substantially longitudinal fashion and a mechanism configured to provide a second array of documents disposed in a substantially longitudinal fashion; and

an array management module adapted to provide a mechanism configured to group and display the first and second arrays of documents on a display.

20. The computer system of claim 19, further comprising a chronological ordering module adapted to dispose documents along a chronological order.