Scansoft, Inc.

Steven Martin

David L Salgado

Paul A Mernyk

Bevra S Prasad

In a graphical user interface for accessing a large number of files, such as text files, graphics files, or spreadsheets, a system allows quick glances of &ldquo;thumbnails&rdquo; or highly reduced versions of the files. When a folder is opened, every file in the folder is opened as a background operation and thumbnail data, such as a reduced image or text summary of the file, is derived and retained in a cache folder for quick access. When a cursor is touched, without a mouse-click, to a particular icon in the opened folder, the thumbnail for the file identified by the icon is accessed from the cache folder and displayed.

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Topsfield, MA, United States of America

Steven Martin