System and method for tagging data

• US 8,549,391 B2
• Filed: 11/18/2011
• Issued: 10/01/2013
• Est. Priority Date: 08/03/2006
• Status: Active Grant

• Current Assignee: Apple Inc.
• Original Assignee: Apple Inc.
• Inventors: Anderson, John, Whitmore, Doug
• Primary Examiner(s): LEGGETT, ANDREA C.
• Application Number:
  US13/300,528
• Publication Number:
  US 20120131494A1
• Time in Patent Office: 683 Days
• Field of Search: 715/206, 715/208
• US Class Current: 715/206
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 16/95 Retrieval from the web

Abstract

A system and related methods for tagging data, especially in the context of a web-based application, includes various features associated with a tag bar. A text field is displayable in conjunction with such tag bar, as is a list of any potential tags. Data can be received corresponding to a tag to be added to the tag bar. Once the tag bar has been added, it is displayed in the tag bar.

Claims

1. A method, comprising:

providing for display a tag bar, the tag bar configured to present one or more tags, each of the one or more tags operable for association with a data item;

receiving an input selecting the tag bar;

in response to the input selecting the tag bar, changing the tag bar by at least adding an input field to the tag bar, the input field including a text field;

detecting a user interaction with the input field; and

in response to detecting user interaction with the input field, providing for display one or more potential tags for association with the data item,

wherein the method is performed by one or more processors.

2. The method of claim 1, wherein input selecting the tag bar includes a movement of a cursor or a pointer over the tag bar.

3. The method of claim 1, wherein the text field is a blank text field.

4. The method of claim 1, wherein the user interaction with the input field includes a placement of a cursor or pointer in the input field.

5. The method of claim 1, further comprising:

describing the selected tag audibly to a user.

6. The method of claim 1, further comprising:

receiving selection of at least one of the potential tags; and

associating the selected potential tag with the data item, wherein associating the selected potential tag with the data item includes adding the selected potential tag to the tag bar.

7. The method of claim 6, further comprising providing for display the added tag in the tag bar.

8. The method of claim 1, wherein changing the tag bar includes providing for display indications of the selection, the indication including at least one of a visual cue, an added boundary, or an added delimiter.

9. The method of claim 1, further comprising:

receiving a deletion input for deleting at least one of the one or more tags; and

in response to the deletion input, deleting the at least one tag.

10. The method of claim 9, wherein deleting the at least one tag includes providing an animated visual indicator for deleting the at least one tag.

11. The method of claim 1, wherein providing for display one or more potential tags includes providing the one or more potential tags for display as a list.

12. Computer instructions stored on a non-transitory computer-readable medium, configured to cause one or more processors to perform operations comprising:

providing for display a tag bar, the tag bar configured to present one or more tags, each of the one or more tags operable for association with a data item;

receiving an input selecting the tag bar;

in response to the input selecting the tag bar, changing the tag bar by at least adding an input field to the tag bar;

detecting a user interaction with the input field; and

in response to detecting user interaction with the input field, providing for display one or more potential tags for association with the data item.

13. The instructions of claim 12, wherein the input field comprises a blank text field and is provided for display in response to the first input.

14. The instructions of claim 13, wherein the input includes a movement of a cursor or a pointer over the tag bar.

15. The instructions of claim 12, wherein the user interaction with the input field includes a placement of a cursor or pointer in the input field.

16. The instructions of claim 12, the operations further comprising receiving data corresponding to a tag to be added to the tag bar, wherein receiving the data includes receiving the data in response to user entry of text into the input field.

17. A computer system comprising:

one or more processors;

means for displaying a tag bar, the tag bar configured to present one or more tags, each of the one or more tags operable for association with a data item;

means for receiving an input selecting the tag bar;

means for changing the tag bar in response to the input selecting the tag bar by at least adding an input field to the tag bar;

means for detecting a user interaction with the input field; and

means for displaying, in response to the user interaction with the input field, one or more potential tags for association with the data item.

18. The computer system of claim 17, wherein the input field is a blank text field associated with the tag bar for receiving a user input.

19. The computer of claim 17, wherein the user interaction with the input field includes a placement of a cursor or a pointer in the input field.

20. The computer system of claim 17, wherein the means for displaying the one or more potential tags includes means for displaying the list near the tag bar from which one of the potential tags is user-selectable.

21. The computer system of claim 17, further comprising means for deleting a tag from the tag bar in response to a user input.

22. The computer system of claim 21, wherein the means for deleting operates in response to a user input of selecting the tag and dragging the tag away from the tag bar.

23. The computer system of claim 21, further comprising means for presenting an indication of a deletion of the tag from the tag bar in response to the deletion.

24. The computer system of claim 17, wherein the tag bar comprises multiple tags, and the computer system comprises means for resizing the tag bar as a function of how many tags the tag bar includes.

25. The computer system of claim 17, wherein the means for displaying the tag bar includes means for displaying multiple tags in spaced relation to each other.

26. The computer system of claim 17, wherein the tag bar comprises at least one existing tag, and wherein the computer system comprises means for adding an additional tag to the tag bar.

27. The computer system of claim 17, wherein the means for displaying the tag bar includes means for displaying a boundary of the tag bar.

28. The computer of claim 17, wherein providing for display one or more potential tags includes providing the one or more potential tags for display as a list.

29. The computer system of claim 17, further comprising means for displaying a visual indication in response to adding a tag to the tag bar.

30. A computer system comprising:

a processor programmed to perform operations comprising;

providing for display a tag bar, the tag bar configured to present one or more tags, each of the one or more tags operable for association with a data item;

receiving an input selecting the tag bar;

in response to the input selecting the tag bar, changing the tag bar by at least adding an input field to the tag bar;

detecting a user interaction with the input field; and

in response to detecting the user interaction with the input field, providing for display one or more potential tags for association with the data item.

31. The system of claim 30, wherein the operations further comprise presenting other data items associated with a selected tag.

32. The system of claim 30, wherein the operations further comprise:

receiving a selection of a potential tag to be added to the tag bar; and

adding the potential tag to the tag bar.

33. The system of claim 30, wherein the user interaction with the input field includes a movement of a cursor or pointer into the input field.