System and method for iconic software environment management
Cygnus Systems, Inc.Cygnus Systems, Inc., the holder of the '850 patent, has asserted the patent in litigation against Google, Microsoft and Apple alleging their use of document preview icons - thumbnails - in their operating systems and browsers. If successful in this action, this patent may be asserted against other operating systems and browsers.
The '850 patent claims continuation from a patent application filed June 12, 1998.
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Summary / Description
| Summary / Description | A source file editing apparatus accomplishes various concatenation editing by displaying source files, especially image files, as thumbnails and controlling the thumbnails using an intuitive process. A reader reads a path from a starting point to an ending point of a drag-and-drop operation. A display processor respectively displays on a screen a plurality of thumbnails corresponding to each of a plurality of source files including image data and/or voice data. The display processor moves a first thumbnail corresponding to the starting point of the drag-and-drop operation read by the reader to an ending point of the drag-and-drop operation. A file editor detects how the first thumbnail moved and displayed by the display processor and a second thumbnail displayed on the screen are overlapping each other. The file editor executes preset concatenation editing to the source files corresponding to each of the two thumbnails depending on how the thumbnails are overlapping each other. Source files can be edited in a manner in which the source files are continuously played. |
Basic Information
| Type of Prior Art | Issued Patents - US |
| Country | United States of America |
| Patent/Application # | 5953008 |
| Kind Code | United States (US) - United STATES Patent - A |
| Patentee Name | Nikon Corporation |
| Relevant Pages, Columns, or Lines | Background of the Invention, 1 |
| URL | http://patft.uspto.gov/netacgi/... |
| Publication Date | October 1, 1997 |
| Additional Information | Date listed is filing date |
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Excerpt
Background of the Invention, 1. Field of Invention, paragraph 1 - The invention relates to a source file editing apparatus which edits source files . In particular, the invention relates to a source file editing apparatus which displays source files as thumbnails and concatenates, i.e. links, source files in various ways to edit the source files so as to operate, i.e. control, thumbnails of the source files in an intuitive manner.
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Claims
Application generated graphical icon
The method of Claim 1, wherein capturing a graphical representation is initiated by a user input command while the application manipulating the one or more computer files are active.
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Anticipates using thumbnails to represent files. Anticipates the application generating the thumbnails automatically while manipulating the file. Anticipates linking the source file to the thumbnail.
Anticipates using thumbnails to represent files. Anticipates the application generating the thumbnails automatically while manipulating the file. Anticipates linking the source file to the thumbnail.
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Graphical representation of files and method for accessing
A method of accessing one or more computer files via a graphical icon, comprising the steps of: capturing automatically one or more graphical representations of one or more portions of information content of one or more computer files while an application is manipulating the one or more computer files; creating automatically an icon including selected portions of the captured one or more graphical representations of the information content of the one or more computer files wherein the icon graphically depicts at least a portion of the information content from the one or more computer files and wherein the icon is created while the application was manipulating the icon's corresponding one or more computer files and includes selected portions of the captured one or more graphical representations of the information content; linking the icon to the application and to the one or more computer files based on the ability of the application to manipulate the information content of the one or more computer files corresponding to the icon; storing the icon in a memory; displaying the icon in a window on a display screen; invoking the application for manipulating the information content of the one or more computer files upon selection of the icon by accessing the more or more computer files by reference to an underlying file system corresponding to the icon and opening the one or more computer files within the application.
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Anticipates using thumbnails to represent files. Anticipates the application generating the thumbnails automatically while manipulating the file. Anticipates linking the source file to the thumbnail.
Anticipates using thumbnails to represent files. Anticipates the application generating the thumbnails automatically while manipulating the file. Anticipates linking the source file to the thumbnail.
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The invention with a plurality of icons and relationships
A method for providing a user interface for accessing a file based on a corresponding icon comprising: storing a plurality of icons in a memory along with a corresponding plurality of references to an underlying file system for storage information for a plurality of files, each icon having an appearance substantially depicting information content from its corresponding file, wherein the plurality of icons were created by capturing automatically one or more graphical representations of one or more portions of information content of an icon's corresponding file while an application was manipulating an icon's corresponding file and include selected portions of the captured one or more graphical representations of the information content; linking an application to each icon based utility on the ability of the application to manipulate the information content of the file corresponding to the icon; providing a window on a display screen for displaying the plurality of icons; invoking the application for manipulating the information content of the file corresponding to the selected icon upon selection of an icon from the plurality of icons in the window; accessing the file designated by the reference to the underlying file system corresponding to the selected icon; and opening the accessed file into the corresponding application.
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Anticipates using thumbnails to represent files. Anticipates the application generating the thumbnails automatically while manipulating the file. Anticipates linking the source file to the thumbnail.
Anticipates using thumbnails to represent files. Anticipates the application generating the thumbnails automatically while manipulating the file. Anticipates linking the source file to the thumbnail.
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Storing information on icon/application relationship
The method of Claim 1, further comprising the step of storing information related to the application for manipulating the one or more computer files in the memory along with the icon.
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Anticipates using thumbnails to represent files. Anticipates the application generating the thumbnails automatically while manipulating the file. Anticipates linking the source file to the thumbnail.
Anticipates using thumbnails to represent files. Anticipates the application generating the thumbnails automatically while manipulating the file. Anticipates linking the source file to the thumbnail.
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