Graphical user interface for non-hierarchichal file system
First Claim
1. A method for displaying data files non-hierarchically, the method comprising:
- providing a computer processor configured to;
present a selectable icon associated with a data file, the icon having a perimeter and being associated with at least two attributes; and
present at least two selectable indicators in proximity to the perimeter of the icon, each of the at least two selectable indicators being associated with one of the at least two attributes of the file associated with the icon, each of the selectable indicators being on a different side of the icon.
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Abstract
A graphical user interface (GUI) for presenting various data files and permitting users to interact with those data files. The GUI presents a variety of file identifiers, each file identifier associated with a data file, and permits the user to interact with data files by interacting with the file identifiers associated with those data files. Embodiments of the present invention identify individual data files using a plurality of time values, typically the time of the file'"'"'s creation, the time of the file'"'"'s access by a user, and the time of the creation of the particular copy of the file in the filesystem (a.k.a. “upload time”).
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22 Claims
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1. A method for displaying data files non-hierarchically, the method comprising:
providing a computer processor configured to; present a selectable icon associated with a data file, the icon having a perimeter and being associated with at least two attributes; and present at least two selectable indicators in proximity to the perimeter of the icon, each of the at least two selectable indicators being associated with one of the at least two attributes of the file associated with the icon, each of the selectable indicators being on a different side of the icon. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12)
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13. A user interface for a computer displaying data files non-hierarchically, the user interface comprising:
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a display section containing at least one selectable icon, each icon associated with a data file, each data file being associated with at least one attribute, each icon further having at least one selectable indicator in proximity to the perimeter of the icon, each indicator being associated with an attribute of the file associated with the icon; and a control section having at least one selectable control, each control being associated with at least one attribute of a data file associated with an icon. - View Dependent Claims (14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20, 21)
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22. A non-hierarchical filesystem comprising a plurality of files, each file associated with an icon, wherein each of the plurality of files is uniquely identified by a file name comprising a time triplet, at least part of the time triplet being used as an index to identify said file.
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