Microsoft Technology Licensing, LLC

Gerald Paul Joyce

Paul Alexander Gusmorino, Iii

Patrice Lynn Miner

David George De Vorchik

Chris J Guzak

Timothy P McKee

Jason Fergus Moore

Colin Ray Anthony

Richard Malcolm Banks

Tyler Kien Beam

Relja Ivanovic

Giampiero M Sierra

Kenneth Martin Tubbs

Marieke Iwema Watson

Paul Cutsinger

Ahsan Syed Kabir

Benjamin Betz

Jeffrey C Belt

Lyon King-Fook Wong

Sasanka Chalivendra

Donna B Andrews

Aidan N Low

Alex D Wade

A file system shell is provided. One aspect of the shell provides virtual folders which expose regular files and folders to users in different views based on their metadata instead of the actual physical underlying file system structure on the disk. Users are able to work with the virtual folders through direct manipulation (e.g., clicking and dragging, copying, pasting, etc.). Filters are provided for narrowing down sets of items. Quick links are provided which can be clicked on to generate useful views of the sets of items. Libraries are provided which consist of large groups of usable types of items that can be associated together, along with functions and tools related to the items. A virtual address bar is provided which comprises a plurality of segments, each segment corresponding to a filter for selecting content. A shell browser is provided with which users can readily identify an item based on the metadata associated with that item. An object previewer in a shell browser is provided which is configured to display a plurality of items representing multiple item types.

User interface for a file system shell

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Gerald Paul Joyce