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Method for representing a file structure

US8326089B2 · kind B2 · utility

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19Claims

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Assignee

Siemens Aktiengesellschaft · DE

Inventors

Bernhard Kidalka · Hallstadt, DE
Oliver Schreck · Castelldefels, ES

Key dates

Filing date	Jul 16, 2004
Grant date	Dec 4, 2012
Priority date	—
Expiry date	May 28, 2028

Classification

Technology area (CPC G)Physics
CPC primaryG06F16/10
WIPO fieldComputer technology
WIPO sectorElectrical engineering

Abstract

A method is provided for displaying a concatenated file such as an image or text file that has been generated by combining information from other files. The concatenated file includes a file structure that can be shown on a display unit and that contains basic information and reference information. The reference information includes information about links of the concatenated file with source reference files which are also files of the file structure and are used for generating the concatenated file. The source reference files are automatically identified with the assistance of the reference information after the concatenated file has been selected. The source reference files and the concatenated file are subsequently displayed and accentuated at the display unit in an intelligent tree structure.

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