Digital archive systems, methods and computer program products for linking linked files
AssigneeAT&T Intellectual Property I, L.P.
InventorDale W. Malik
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Abstract
A digital archive system includes a plurality of digital files and a user interface that allows a user to designate any one of the files as an anchor file and to link other ones of the files to a designated anchor file. The user interface allows a user to annotate each file linked to an anchor file with information describing the respective file and any relationship between the anchor file and the respective linked file. The content of an anchor file and all files linked thereto can be displayed via the user interface.
Claims19
A digital archive system, comprising:
- a user interface;
- a processor;
- and
- a memory coupled to the processor comprising instructions that when executed by the processor cause the processor to perform operations comprising:
- designating, via the user interface, any one of a plurality of digital content files within the digital archive system as an anchor file, wherein the plurality of digital content files are selected from a group consisting of image files, audio files, video files, and text files;
- linking, via the user interface, other ones of the digital content files within the digital archive system to the anchor file;
- annotating, via the user interface, each of the other ones of the digital content files linked to the anchor file within the digital archive system with information describing the respective other ones of the digital content files and any relationship between the anchor file and the respective other ones of the digital content files;
- and
- displaying, via the user interface, content of the anchor file and content of all of the other ones of the digital content files linked to the anchor file in response to a mouse over of any one of the digital content files linked to the anchor file.
A method of linking files in a digital archive, wherein the archive has a user interface configured to display the files therein, the method comprising:
- designating a first file as an anchor file, wherein the anchor file is selected from the group consisting of image files, audio files, video files, and text files;
- linking a second file to the designated anchor file comprising creating a path that can be illustrated graphically as a line;
- and
- annotating the second file with information describing the second file and any relationship between the anchor file and the second file.
A computer program product for linking files in a digital archive, comprising:
- a non-transitory computer readable storage medium having encoded thereon instructions that, when executed on a processor, causes the processor to perform operations comprising:
- designating a first file as an anchor file, wherein the anchor file is selected from the group consisting of image files, audio files, video files, and text files;
- linking a second file to the designated anchor file comprising creating a path that can be illustrated graphically within a user interface as a line;
- and
- annotating the second file with information describing the second file and any relationship between the anchor file and the second file.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.