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File system housing

A shell and folder technology, applied in file systems, instruments, computing, etc., can solve the problem that users cannot input and edit metadata

Inactive Publication Date: 2005-05-04
MICROSOFT TECH LICENSING LLC
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While the image browsing feature in Windows® XP advances the art by alleviating the need to invoke applications to view and manipulate pictures, users still cannot enter and edit metadata associated with pictures

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[0121] The present invention is directed to a file system shell that includes several desirable features. Essentially, the shell provides the user with the ability to view and manipulate files and other items stored on the computer. The following description first provides an overview of the features shown in Figures 1-66, followed by a detailed discussion.

[0122] In general, Figures 1-9 are generally for an entire system for virtual folders. Virtual folders provide a method that allows traditional user interfaces to present regular files and folders (called for the directory). Figure 10-18 Typically for stacks, they refer to the ability of a virtual folder to take any characteristic stored in a database and represent it as a container like a folder. Figure 19-21 Direct manipulation of virtual folders, typically, involves providing mechanisms for manipulating virtual folders similar to those currently used to manipulate standard folders (eg, copy, paste, click and drag,...

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A file system shell is provided virtual folders which expose regular files and folders to users in different views based on their metadata instead of the actual physical underlying file system structure. Users are able to work with the virtual folders through direct manipulation. Filters are provided for narrowing down sets of items. Quick links generate useful views of the sets of items. Libraries consist of large groups of usable types of items that can be associated together, along with functions and tools related to the items. A virtual address bar comprises a plurality of segments, each segment corresponding to a filter for selecting content. A shell browser is provided with which users can readily identify an item based on the metadata associated with that item. An object previewer in a shell browser displays a plurality of items representing multiple item types.

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technical field [0001] The present invention relates to file systems, and more particularly to file system shells. Background technique [0002] Today's computer file systems have many undesirable limitations. One limitation is that users generally have no control over the structures they display. In other words, when organizing folders, the user must choose a structure, so that the structure is difficult to change later. As a specific example, for a "Music" folder, a user might choose to organize music files in an artist / album format, where all album folders for each musician are aggregated into that particular artist's files folder, and all songs on an album are grouped into folders for that album. The musician / album format is not helpful for playing one type of music (such as playing two jazz songs by two different musicians), or playing a selection of discs by different musicians. [0003] Another problem is that users may have a large number of files that are diffic...

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IPC IPC(8): G06F3/00G06F3/048G06F3/0482G06F17/30
CPCG06F17/30126G06F17/30106G06F16/907G06F16/148G06F16/168G06F16/10
Inventor J·F·穆尔D·G·德沃切克N·H·巴卢R·M·斑克斯C·J·古扎克P·L·密纳D·J·谢尔登J·B·库尔茨J·C·哈利T·K·比姆
Owner MICROSOFT TECH LICENSING LLC
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