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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Mar. 31, 2009
Filed:
Apr. 21, 2006
Shaun A. Kaasten, Calgary, CA;
Jason F. Moore, Redmond, WA (US);
Kenneth M. Tubbs, Bellevue, WA (US);
Relja Ivanovic, Redmond, WA (US);
David G. DE Vorchik, Seattle, WA (US);
Richard M. Banks, Egham, GB;
Patrice L. Miner, Kirkland, WA (US);
Shaun A. Kaasten, Calgary, CA;
Jason F. Moore, Redmond, WA (US);
Kenneth M. Tubbs, Bellevue, WA (US);
Relja Ivanovic, Redmond, WA (US);
David G. De Vorchik, Seattle, WA (US);
Richard M. Banks, Egham, GB;
Patrice L. Miner, Kirkland, WA (US);
Microsoft Corporation, Redmond, WA (US);
Abstract
A system and method for filtering and organizing items from computer memories based on common elements is provided. Filters are provided for manipulating the items. The filters are essentially tools for narrowing down a set of items. The filters can be dynamically generated based on the properties of the separate items. The system utilizes virtual folders. The virtual folders 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.