Apparatus for manipulating documents in a data processing system utilizing reduced images of sheets of information which are movable
First Claim
1. Apparatus comprising:
- a. a display having a screen;
b. an input device providing first, position inputs and a second input;
c. a memory storing a least one reduced image of a sheet of information, said reduced image containing recognizable and distinguishable details of said sheet of information, said reduced image of each sheet of information thus being unique, said memory also storing a position for said reduced image to be displayed on said screen of said display;
d. a processor coupled to said memory, receiving inputs from said input device, providing outputs to said display, and;
i. displaying said reduced image on said screen at said stored position;
ii. moving said displayed reduced image on said screen in response to said first inputs upon intersection of said first, position inputs and said position of said displayed reduced image during a predetermined first state of said second input, and stopping said movement and storing the new position of said reduced image in said memory when said second input changes to a predetermined second state, whereby sheets of information stored as reduced images in said memory may be displayed and moved about said screen to simulate manipulation of sheets of information on a desk thereby providing a desk view.
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Abstract
A data processing system provides a desk view which serves as a graphical user interface to the system. The desk view displays detailed miniaturized images of all documents possessed by the user. The compressed document images are user stackable and are automatically stacked when the images overlap by a predefined amount. The predefined amount is user settable. The desk view also displays icons of operations for mailing, stapling, copying and printing of documents. User activation of these operations occurs upon the removal of a stylus end from a surface after the electronic stylus has positioned a document image and icon relative to each other. Some operations include a screen view enabling user establishment of parametes of the operation after activation. Some icons are displayed with automatic uncovering when a stamp is positioned over it.
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33 Claims
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1. Apparatus comprising:
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a. a display having a screen; b. an input device providing first, position inputs and a second input; c. a memory storing a least one reduced image of a sheet of information, said reduced image containing recognizable and distinguishable details of said sheet of information, said reduced image of each sheet of information thus being unique, said memory also storing a position for said reduced image to be displayed on said screen of said display; d. a processor coupled to said memory, receiving inputs from said input device, providing outputs to said display, and; i. displaying said reduced image on said screen at said stored position; ii. moving said displayed reduced image on said screen in response to said first inputs upon intersection of said first, position inputs and said position of said displayed reduced image during a predetermined first state of said second input, and stopping said movement and storing the new position of said reduced image in said memory when said second input changes to a predetermined second state, whereby sheets of information stored as reduced images in said memory may be displayed and moved about said screen to simulate manipulation of sheets of information on a desk thereby providing a desk view. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20, 21, 22, 23, 24, 25, 26, 27)
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28. In a data processing system including a processor, a memory, an input device, and a video display, a method of providing a screen desk view including the display of icon type items and stamp type items, said icon type items including at least an organizer icon and said stamp type items comprising at least one reduced image of a sheet of information, said reduced image containing recognizable and distinguishable details of said sheet of information, the reduced image of each sheet of information thus being unique, comprising:
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a. providing in said memory stamp images for each stamp type item to be displayed; b. providing in said memory at least an image of one organizer; c. providing in said memory a data base for all items currently displayed on the screen desk view, the data base having an entry for each item, said entry describing said item and including; i. the location of said item on the screen; ii. the type of item; iii. the memory location of an image file for the item; d. providing, for each organizer displayed, an organizer data file in said memory containing an entry for each stamp type item contained in said organizer, said entries contained in said organizer data file in the same order that said stamp type items are in said organizer, one on top of the other; e. displaying said desk view including at least one organizer; f. displaying a plurality of stamp type items in said organizer with the stamp at the top of said organizer visible; h. manipulating and rearranging said stamp type items in said organizer on said screen; and i. reordering said organizer data file as said stamp type items are rearranged. - View Dependent Claims (29, 30, 31, 32)
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33. Apparatus comprising:
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a. a display having a screen; b. an input device providing first, position inputs and a second input; c. a memory storing i. a least one reduced image of a sheet of information, said reduced image containing recognizable and distinguishable details of said sheet of information, the reduced image of each sheet of information thus being unique, said memory also storing a position for said reduced image to be displayed on the screen of said display; ii. at least one icon image representative of an application to be performed on one or more of said reduced images and its position on the screen; iii. at least one icon image representative of an organizer to be used to organize one or more of said reduced images and its position on the screen; d. d. a processor coupled to said memory, receiving inputs from said input device, providing outputs to said display and; i. displaying said stored reduced image organizer icon and application icon on said screen at their respective stored positions; ii. moving a respective one of said reduced images and said icons on said screen in response to said first inputs upon intersection of said first, position inputs and the position of said displayed reduced image or one of said icon images during and a predetermined first state of said second input, and stopping said movement and storing the new position of said reduced image or icon image in said memory when said second input changes to a predetermined second state; iii. upon overlapping the positions of one of said reduced images and said application icon, through movement of said reduced image or said application icon and said second input changing from said first to said second state, carrying out the associated application; and iv. upon overlapping the positions of one of said reduced images and said organizer icon, through movement of said reduced image or said organizer icon, and said second input changing from said first to said second state, to associate said reduced image with said organizer and to store an indication of said association in said memory;
whereby sheets of information stored as reduced images in said memory and said icon images may be displayed and moved about said screen to simulate manipulation of sheets of information, organizers, and applications on a desk, thereby providing a desk view.
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