Browsing or searching user interfaces and other aspects
US8516038B2 · kind B2 · utility
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Key dates
| Filing date | Aug 11, 2008 |
| Grant date | Aug 20, 2013 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Jul 22, 2030 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC G)Physics
- CPC primaryG06F16/14
- WIPO fieldComputer technology
- WIPO sectorElectrical engineering
Abstract
User interfaces for browsing and/or searching are described. According to some aspects of the invention, a server in the system initiates an instance of a preview generator for each client machine in the system. The instance sends at least one of a preview and a thumbnail of a file to the client machine responsive to a request for the file from the client machine to allow the client machine to present the preview. The instance may generate an icon representing the file and execute a plug-in associated with a creator application of the file to present the preview within the icon so that the creator application does not have to be launched. Other embodiments are also described, and computer readable media and apparatuses are also described.
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