Method and apparatus for non-hierarchical input of file attributes
AssigneeSamsung Electronics Co., Ltd.
InventorsGyung Hye Yang, Eun Young Lim, Ji Young Kwahk, Sang Woong Hwang, Ju Yun Sung, Jee Young Her
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Abstract
The present invention discloses a method and an apparatus to manage files by storing attribute information of the files in a non-hierarchical structure. At least one file and an attribute input window may be displayed on a display unit. At least one file attribute may be input through the window and displayed in the form of a graphical user interface object, such as an icon. By dragging and dropping either the file to the icon or the icon to the file, the file attribute may be input into the file in a non-hierarchical structure.
Claims20
A method for inputting file attribute information, the method comprising:
- displaying a file on a display unit;
- displaying an attribute input window on the display unit;
- receiving an input of attribute information through the attribute input window;
- displaying at least one graphical user interface object corresponding to the attribute information input;
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- inputting the attribute information provided by the at least one graphical user interface object into the file in response to detecting an input event.
An apparatus for inputting file attribute information, the apparatus comprising:
- a display unit to display a file and at least one graphical user interface object corresponding to the attribute information;
- an input processing unit to receive an input of the attribute information and to generate signals corresponding to the received input;
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- a control unit to receive a signal corresponding to an input event from the input processing unit, and to input the attribute information, provided by the at least one graphical user interface object, into the file.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.