Navigating content hierarchies and persisting content item collections
AssigneeMicrosoft Technology Licensing, LLC
InventorsErez KIKIN-GIL, Mark Eugene PEARSON, Vignesh SACHIDANANDAM, Doreen GRIEB, Patrick MALATACK
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Abstract
Navigation of multiple information item hierarchies within a same application display pane or view is provided. Information items may be displayed in a customized collection of information items, for example, a “favorites” collection, that may be assembled from a variety of content sources and that may be persisted across a variety of information item views.
Claims20
A method for displaying a user-designated collection, comprising:
- receiving user-identification of a plurality of items, wherein the plurality of items have been created by a least two different types of applications;
- establishing a collection of the plurality of items;
- associating a user-selected graphical representation with collection, wherein the user-selected graphical representation is selectable to open the collection;
- and
- displaying the user-selected graphical representation of the collection persistently within a portion of a file browser display while another portion of the file browser display changes responsive to file browser display criteria.
A system to display a user-designated collection, comprising:
- a memory storing executable instructions;
- and
- a processor, executing the executable instructions, wherein the processor is caused to:
- receive user-identification of a plurality of items, wherein the plurality of items have been created by a least two different types of applications;
- establish a collection of the plurality of items;
- associate a user-selected graphical representation with collection, wherein the user-selected graphical representation is selectable to open the collection;
- display the user-selected graphical representation of the collection persistently within a portion of a file browser display while another portion of the file browser display changes responsive to file browser display criteria.
A media storage device storing computer-executable instructions which, when executed by the computer, cause the computer to:
- receive user-identification of a plurality of items, wherein the plurality of items have been created by a least two different types of applications;
- establish a collection of the plurality of items;
- associate a user-selected graphical representation with collection, wherein the user-selected graphical representation is selectable to open the collection;
- display the user-selected graphical representation of the collection persistently within a portion of a file browser display while another portion of the file browser display changes responsive to file browser display criteria.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.