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The patent badge is an abbreviated version of the USPTO patent document. The patent badge covers the following: Patent number, Date patent was issued, Date patent was filed, Title of the patent, Applicant, Inventor, Assignee, Attorney firm, Primary examiner, Assistant examiner, CPCs, and Abstract. The patent badge does contain a link to the full patent document (in Adobe Acrobat format, aka pdf). To download or print any patent click here.
Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jun. 07, 2016
Filed:
Aug. 30, 2005
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 Technology Licensing, LLC, Redmond, WA (US);
Abstract
A system and method for filtering and organizing items from computer memories based on common elements. In accordance with one aspect of the invention, filters are provided for manipulating the items. The filters are essentially tools for narrowing down a set of items. In one embodiment, the filters are 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. In accordance with another aspect of the invention, quick links are provided. In one embodiment, quick links are a set of predefined links (e.g., located on the left side of the display) that can be clicked on to generate useful views of the sets of items. In accordance with another aspect of the invention, libraries are provided. Libraries consist of large groups of usable types of items that can be associated together.