# US 2014/0157146 A1 · Method for retrieving file and electronic device thereof > Agents: this data is available as JSON from the patentgrep API and MCP server — see https://patentgrep.com/llms.txt - Number: US 2014/0157146 A1 - Document ID: US20140157146A1 - Status: Published application - Kind: A1 - Application number: 14/096,663 - Filed: 2013-12-04 - Published: 2014-06-05 - Earliest claimed: 2012-12-04 - Assignees: Samsung Electronics Co., Ltd. - Applicants: Samsung Electronics Co., Ltd. - Inventors: Sang-Min SHIN - Web page: https://patentgrep.com/patent/US20140157146A1 ## CPC - G06F 3/0671: {In-line storage system} - G06F 3/0605: {by facilitating the interaction with a user or administrator} - G06F 3/0643: {Management of files} - G06F 2206/1008: Graphical user interface [GUI] - G06F: ELECTRIC DIGITAL DATA PROCESSING (computer systems based on specific computational models G06N) ## Abstract A method for retrieving a file and an electronic device thereof are provided. The method includes a menu selection for retrieving a file is detected. Upon the menu selection being detected, a file retrieve window including at least one icon one-to-one mapped to a most recently operated file is displayed. ## Claims ### Claim 1 A method in an electronic device, the method comprising: detecting menu selection for retrieving a file; and upon the detecting of the menu selection, displaying a file retrieve window comprising at least one icon one-to-one mapped to a most recently operated file. ### Claim 2 (depends on 1) The method of claim 1, wherein the most recently operated file comprises at least one of a most recently accessed file and a most recently stored file. ### Claim 3 (depends on 1) The method of claim 1, wherein the detecting of the menu selection for the retrieving of the file comprises detecting selection of one of a file attach menu and a file load menu. ### Claim 4 (depends on 1) The method of claim 1, further comprising: upon detecting selection of the icon displayed on the file retrieve window, selecting a most recently accessed file in the electronic device. ### Claim 5 (depends on 1) The method of claim 1, further comprising: upon detecting selection of the icon displayed on the file retrieve window, selecting a most recently stored file in the electronic device. ### Claim 6 (depends on 1) The method of claim 1, wherein the displaying of the file retrieve window comprising the at least one icon one-to-one mapped to the most recently operated file comprises: determining, at the electronic device, the most recently operated file; one-to-one mapping the determined file to the icon; and displaying the file retrieve window comprising the icon one-to-one mapped to the determined file. ### Claim 7 (depends on 1) The method of claim 1, further comprising: upon detecting selection of the icon displayed on the file retrieve window, attaching the file mapped to the icon to a program being executed. ### Claim 8 (depends on 1) The method of claim 1, further comprising: upon detecting selection of the icon displayed on the file retrieve window, executing the file mapped to the icon using a program being executed. ### Claim 9 (depends on 1) A non-transitory computer readable storage medium storing one or more programs comprising instructions for, when executed by an electronic device, allowing the electronic device to perform the method of claim 1. ### Claim 10 An electronic device for retrieving a file, the electronic device comprising: one or more processors; an Input/Output (I/O) unit; a memory; and one or more programs stored in the memory and configured for execution by the one or more processors, wherein the one or more programs comprise an instruction for detecting menu selection for retrieving a file, and upon the detecting of the menu selection, for displaying a file retrieve window comprising at least one icon one-to-one mapped to a most recently operated file. ### Claim 11 (depends on 10) The electronic device of claim 10, wherein the most recently operated file comprises at least one of a most recently accessed file and a most recently stored file. ### Claim 12 (depends on 10) The electronic device of claim 10, wherein the one or more programs comprise an instruction for detecting selection of one of a file attach menu and a file load menu in order to retrieve the file. ### Claim 13 (depends on 10) The electronic device of claim 10, wherein the one or more programs further comprise an instruction for selecting a most recently accessed file in the electronic device upon selection of the icon displayed on the file retrieve window being detected. ### Claim 14 (depends on 10) The electronic device of claim 10, wherein the one or more programs further comprise an instruction for selecting a most recently stored file in the electronic device upon selection of the icon displayed on the file retrieve window being detected. ### Claim 15 (depends on 10) The electronic device of claim 10, wherein the one or more programs further comprise an instruction for determining the most recently operated file in the electronic device, for one-to-one mapping the determined file to the icon, and for displaying the file retrieve window comprising the icon one-to-one mapped to the determined file. ### Claim 16 (depends on 10) The electronic device of claim 10, wherein the one or more programs further comprise an instruction for attaching the file mapped to the icon to a program being executed upon selection of the icon displayed on the file retrieve window being detected. ### Claim 17 (depends on 10) The electronic device of claim 10, wherein the one or more programs further comprise an instruction for executing the file mapped to the icon using a program being executed upon selection of the icon displayed on the file retrieve window being detected.