Apex Standards Claim Construction


Patent: US9430131B1
Filed: 2013-03-25
Issued: 2016-08-30
Patent Holder: (Original Assignee) Guangsheng Zhang     (Current Assignee) LINFO IP LLC
Inventor(s): Guangsheng Zhang

Title: System, methods, and user interface for organizing unstructured data objects

Abstract: A system, methods, and user interface for organizing an unstructured collection of electronic objects in a list or group format are disclosed for more effectively locating and retrieving needed items from a large number of candidates. The electronic objects include various types of data objects, including files or folders or contacts. The methods include assigning importance measures to items in the collection based on various attributes associated with the objects. The attributes include metadata and attributes obtained from content analyzes of the objects, including a specific term, a term with a specific semantic attribute, a class of the object, and other attributes.

The First Claim: 1. A computer-implemented method for presenting information, comprising: obtaining a plurality of electronic objects, wherein the electronic objects comprise currently existing files or file folders or directories in a computer file system, contacts in a contact list or address book; displaying the electronic objects or their names or icons in a user interface; receiving an importance value associated with at least one of the electronic objects, wherein the importance value is entered by a user, wherein the importance value is an element selected from the group consisting at least of a numerical value directly entered by a user, a numerical value transformed from a text specified by a user, a numerical value transformed from a selection of a user interface object indicated by a user; determining a position to place the electronic objects or their names or icons in the user interface directly from the importance value; and placing the electronic objects or their names or icons in the position in the user interface.


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Reference Claim Element / Subject Matter Feature Meaning Claim Construction & Interpretation
[1] 1 .

A computer [1]
computer [1] [Meaning 1] processor
[Meaning 2] machine
[Meaning 3] device
[Meaning 4] computerized computer
[Meaning 5] tangible computer
[Meaning 6] computer system
[Interpretation 1] computing device comprising at least one processor and at least one memory configured to store instructions for performing the computer
[Interpretation 2] computer implemented method for presenting information in an electronic device for use in communication with the internet is the computer
[Interpretation 3] system for presenting information in an electronic device comprising at least one processor and the processor
[Interpretation 4] method for presenting information in an electronic device according to the present invention is an computer
[Interpretation 5] computerized method for presenting information according to an embodiment is the computer
[Interpretation 6] computer program product comprising instructions for carrying out the computer
[Interpretation 7] computing device configured to execute instructions to perform the computer
[2] - implemented (executed, enabled, performed, assisted, controlled) method [2] method [2] [Meaning 1] system
[Meaning 2] procedure
[Meaning 3] process
[Meaning 4] display method
[Meaning 5] computerized method
[Meaning 6] method of
[Interpretation 1] system for presenting information comprising at least one processor configured to execute one or more programs to perform the method
[Interpretation 2] process for presenting information in an electronic device or in an electronic device comprising at least one computer program product
[Interpretation 3] system for presenting information in an electronic document or an electronic communication device comprising the system
[Interpretation 4] system for presenting information and method for presenting information comprising the method
[Interpretation 5] method for presenting information and computer program product for implementing the method
[Interpretation 6] process for presenting information and apparatus for implementing computer implement the process
[Interpretation 7] system comprising at least one processor configured to perform operations
[3] for presenting (organizing, arranging, placing, managing, sorting) information [3] information [3] [Meaning 1] content
[Meaning 2] data
[Meaning 3] objects
[Meaning 4] user interfaces
[Meaning 5] an object
[Meaning 6] electronic objects
[Interpretation 1] importance values associated with at least one of electronic objects or their names or icons in an electronic user interface
[4] , comprising (comprises, involving, includes, including, and comprising) : obtaining (receiving, identifying, storing, providing, displaying) a plurality of electronic objects [4] objects [4] [Meaning 1] object
[Meaning 2] items
[Meaning 3] elements
[Meaning 4] information objects
[Meaning 5] object information
[Meaning 6] objects directly
[Interpretation 1] objects or their names or icons associated with at least one user of the computer system
[Interpretation 2] object or their names or icons from at least one electronic device
[Interpretation 3] information objects or their names or icons from the internet
[5] , wherein the electronic objects [4] comprise (represent, indicate, includes, comprises, may be) currently existing (open, active, viewed, opening, created) files or file folders [5] file folders [5] [Meaning 1] director
[Meaning 2] folder
[Meaning 3] records
[Meaning 4] objects
[Meaning 5] documents
[Meaning 6] file systems
[Interpretation 1] files in an electronic device or computer system or currently existing directory
[Interpretation 2] directory names or icons of currently existing files and files
[6] or directories [6] directories [6] [Meaning 1] applications
[Meaning 2] directory
[Meaning 3] objects
[Meaning 4] documents
[Meaning 5] director files
[Meaning 6] file systems
[7] in a computer file system [7] computer file system [7] [Meaning 1] system
[Meaning 2] network
[Meaning 3] directory
[Meaning 4] computer
[Meaning 5] file system
[Meaning 6] computer system
[Interpretation 1] user interface or currently existing contacts or contacts in the user interface
[Interpretation 2] document repository or document repository system or in an application
[Interpretation 3] computer system or currently existing contacts in the computer system
[8] , contacts [8] contacts [8] [Meaning 1] entries
[Meaning 2] objects
[Meaning 3] and contacts
[Meaning 4] contacts listed
[Meaning 5] contact information
[Meaning 6] names or icons
[Interpretation 1] wherein the electronic objects comprise currently existing names or icons in the computer file system or currently existing contact information
[Interpretation 2] the currently existing files or file folder or director is not included
[9] in a contact list [9] contact list [9] [Meaning 1] phonebook
[Meaning 2] contacts
[Meaning 3] telephone directory
[Meaning 4] social networking system
[Meaning 5] computer contact list
[Meaning 6] contact list database
[Interpretation 1] computer contact list or contacts in an electronic calendar or electronic organizer
[Interpretation 2] social network or social network service or contacts in an address list
[Interpretation 3] contacts list or contacts in an address book or in an address
[Interpretation 4] contact list or contact book or email addresses in an email list
[Interpretation 5] social network or contacts in an online calendar or schedule
[Interpretation 6] contacts list or contacts in an electronic calendar and calendar
[10] or address book [10] address book [10] [Meaning 1] contacts
[Meaning 2] email
[Meaning 3] documents
[Meaning 4] contact information
[Meaning 5] other objects
[Meaning 6] electronic messages
[Interpretation 1] contacts in an address book or contacts in an electronic communication list
[Interpretation 2] contacts in an email message or contacts in an application
[Interpretation 3] other contacts in the contact list or other electronic objects
[11] ; displaying (providing, identifying, rendering, listing, arranging) the electronic objects [4] or their names or icons in a user interface [11] user interface [11] [Meaning 1] grid
[Meaning 2] display
[Meaning 3] window
[Meaning 4] list
[Meaning 5] first order
[Meaning 6] visual representation
[Interpretation 1] computer user interface in the form of one or more graphical user interfaces or text boxes
[Interpretation 2] graphical user interface in the form of an icon or an object in the user interface
[Interpretation 3] display area of an electronic device in accordance with the user interface
[Interpretation 4] graphical user interface of the computer in accordance with an arrangement rule
[Interpretation 5] first portion of an information display area of the computer
[Interpretation 6] display area of an application program in the user interface
[Interpretation 7] graphical user interface of the computer in an organized manner
[12] ; receiving (obtaining, determining, displaying, entering, identifying) an importance value [12] importance value [12] [Meaning 1] input
[Meaning 2] information
[Meaning 3] value
[Meaning 4] importance
[Meaning 5] urgency value
[Meaning 6] emphasis value
[Interpretation 1] information request from the user interface and determining an importance value directly
[Interpretation 2] important value associated with the electronic objects or the names or icons
[Interpretation 3] importance value associated with the importance of the electronic object
[Interpretation 4] information presentation request from the user and an importance value
[13] associated (corresponding, linked, along, associable, assigned) with at least one of the electronic objects [4] , wherein the importance value [12] is entered (indicated, supplied, provided, specified, input) by a user , wherein the importance value [12] is an element [13] element [13] [Meaning 1] item
[Meaning 2] indicator
[Meaning 3] integer
[Meaning 4] numerical value
[Meaning 5] input value
[Meaning 6] electronic value
[Interpretation 1] absolute value or an incremental value and comprises an element
[14] selected (taken, chosen, being selected, value selected, directly selected) from the group consisting (comprising, comprised, containing, including, consisted of) at least of a numerical value directly entered by a user , a numerical value transformed (converted, extracted, translated, entered, obtained) from a text specified (entered, entry, typed, selected, written) by a user , a numerical value transformed from a selection [14] selection [14] [Meaning 1] color
[Meaning 2] text
[Meaning 3] name
[Meaning 4] size
[Meaning 5] text description
[Meaning 6] graphical representation
[Interpretation 1] number of characters specified by the user or an integer value entered by the user directly or an integer value
[Interpretation 2] numeric value specified by the user and an importance value derived from the size or shape
[Interpretation 3] number specified by the user or an icon indicated by the user or an icon representative
[Interpretation 4] text specified by the user indicated by the user interface object or an icon or name
[Interpretation 5] number specified by the user and an element selected from the group
[Interpretation 6] text specified by the user and an importance value characteristic
[15] of a user interface object [15] user interface object [15] [Meaning 1] text
[Meaning 2] word
[Meaning 3] button
[Meaning 4] symbol
[Meaning 5] text string
[Meaning 6] graphical element
[Interpretation 1] user or an alphanumeric value transformed from an alphanumeric or symbolic character
[Interpretation 2] key in the user interface and an importance value that is visually
[Interpretation 3] text specified by the user and an importance value of an icon
[Interpretation 4] number indicated by the user and an integer value of the number
[Interpretation 5] number indicated by the user and selection of an alphabet
[Interpretation 6] user interface element or an element of the user interface
[Interpretation 7] numerical value by the user and an importance value directly
[16] indicated (made, specified, entered, performed, selected) by a user ; determining (calculating, obtaining, deriving, computing, selecting) a position [16] position [16] [Meaning 1] location
[Meaning 2] place
[Meaning 3] positions
[Meaning 4] relative position
[Meaning 5] display position
[Meaning 6] place in which
[Interpretation 1] priority value associated with the electronic objects or their names or icons based on the importance value and determining where
[Interpretation 2] position in the user interface corresponding to the importance value in order
[Interpretation 3] location in the user interface in which it is desirable
[Interpretation 4] user interface position in the user interface that is used
[17] to place the electronic objects [4] or their names or icons in the user interface [11] directly from the importance value [12] ; and placing (displaying, putting, storing, showing, place) the electronic objects [4] or their names or icons in the position [16] in the user interface [11] .