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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Nov. 13, 2012
Filed:
Apr. 28, 2009
Michael N. Abernethy, Jr., Pflugerville, TX (US);
Travis M. Grigsby, Austin, TX (US);
Jacob L. Moilanen, Austin, TX (US);
Nazgol Sedghi, Austin, TX (US);
Michael N. Abernethy, Jr., Pflugerville, TX (US);
Travis M. Grigsby, Austin, TX (US);
Jacob L. Moilanen, Austin, TX (US);
Nazgol Sedghi, Austin, TX (US);
International Business Machines Corporation, Armonk, NY (US);
Abstract
Provided is a method for displaying information such as lists of data, files and icons in a window of a graphical user interface (GUI). Unlike a typical display methodology, which arranges items in a 'machine-dependent' sorting order, the disclosed technology provides a 'natural' sorting order. The list, or names associated with the files or icons are incorporated into a query and the query is transmitted to a web service. The web service parses the query to determine a natural order appropriate to the material represented by the list, files, or icons rearranges the list, files or icons into the natural order and returns a response to the originator of the query. The operating system or GUI that originated the query receives the response, parses the response and displays the list, files or icons in the corresponding natural order.