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System and method for the presentation of items stored on a computer

A computer system and entry technology, applied in memory systems, computing, program control design, etc., and can solve problems such as limited

Inactive Publication Date: 2006-10-25
MICROSOFT CORP
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Although the My Pictures folder is an improvement over the general presentation of items, the developer's ability to define such rich content environments without utilizing custom code is still limited

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[0027] I. Introduction

[0028] The inventive subject matter has been described with features which comply with the statutory requirements. However, the description itself is not intended to limit the scope of this patent. Rather, the inventors contemplate that the disclosed subject matter may also be embodied in other ways, including steps other than those described in this document or combinations of steps similar to those described in this document, in conjunction with other present or future technologies. Furthermore, although the term "step" may be used herein to imply different elements of the method employed, the term should not be construed as implying any particular order between the various steps disclosed herein unless the individual steps are explicitly described order of.

[0029] The present invention provides an improved system and method for displaying items stored on a computer to a user. An exemplary operating environment for the present invention is descr...

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Abstract

A system and method for presenting a plurality of items of multiple types to a user. A universal data store is provided which contains a plurality of items. A portion of the items contain metadata stored in accordance with an item decoration schema. A shell presents items with corresponding metadata with an item decoration view and items without the metadata with a default display view. A shell display view is utilized to display a set of heterogeneous items and an explorer display view is provided to display items.

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technical field [0001] The present invention relates generally to the field of computer software, and more particularly to systems and methods for displaying items stored on a computer to a user. Background technique [0002] Providing computer users with the ability to quickly find and display a piece of information, regardless of its format or location, has been a challenge that the computer industry has struggled with for years. This problem is more prominent today than ever, as more and more people use computers in their daily lives and the types of information stored on them become increasingly diverse. [0003] Typically, as in Microsoft Corporation's Windows(R) 98 TM In , stored information is kept in a database on a computer in a hierarchical structure organized by information stored in folders or files of a medium. Although this method of data storage has been widely used for many years, it is still limited because some data exists outside the file hierarchy, and ...

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Patent Type & Authority Applications(China)
IPC IPC(8): G06F7/00G06FG06F1/00G06F3/00G06F3/14G06F9/00G06F13/00G06F17/00G06F17/30
CPCG06F16/26G06F3/14G06F9/00G06F17/00G06F3/00
Inventor T·P·麦基D·G·德沃契克D·J·谢尔登C·J·古扎克J·F·穆尔K·B·卡拉特尔G·谢拉L·J·彼得森
Owner MICROSOFT CORP