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System for browsing a network resource book with tabs attached to pages
Assignee: Apple Inc
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Filing: 1993-08-30
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Granted: 1996-03-19
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Expires: 2013-08-30
Abstract
Abstract Browsing through a diverse set of resources residing on a network using a name service protocol is accomplished with an object oriented operating system. A window is displayed with several resource books. A resource book is selected by the user and the computer resources associated with the selected book are displayed in another window. Attached to the page of the book, tabs indicate the type of resources and are used to navigate through the book. Upon selection of a specific resource, the user may direct the resource to implement a task within a directed fashion. Furthermore, the system allows the user to form personal directories to facilitate the selection of frequently utilized resources.
Inventors
- 👤 Robert D. Dickinson
Bibliographic Details
Application Number
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Jurisdiction
US
Data Source
google_patents
Last Synchronized
2026-10-24 11:34
CPC Classifications
G; G06; G06F; G06F3/00; G06F3/01; G06F3/048; G06F3/0481; G06F3/0483; G06F16/00; G06F16/90; G06F16/95; G06F16/954; G06Q; G06Q10/00; G06Q10/10; H; H04; H04M; H04M1/00; H04M1/26; H04M1/27; H04M1/274; H04M1/2745; H04M1/27467; H04M1/27475
Claims Analysis
Total Claims: 20
Claim 1
Independent Claim
239 words
A system for selecting one of a plurality of computer resources, each of the plurality of computer resources having one of a plurality of attribute types, the system being operable with computer apparatus having a workstation including a display and a computer network connecting the plurality of computer resources and the workstation, the system comprising: (a) first means for displaying a first window and a second window on the display; (b) second means for displaying a plurality of resource book graphics in the first window, each of the plurality of resource book graphics representative of one of a plurality of resource books, each of the plurality of resource books having an attribute name and an attribute type of at least one of the plurality of computer resources; (c) third means for selecting one of the plurality of resource books by selecting the corresponding resource book graphic displayed in the first window; (d) fourth means for displaying a plurality of resource graphics in the second window, each of the plurality of resource graphics being associated with the selected resource book and representative of a computer resource, each computer resource having the same attribute type; and (e) fifth means for displaying a plurality of tab icons in the second window, each of the plurality of tab icons being representative of one of the plurality of attribute types of the computer resources and corresponding to one of a plurality of resource pages.
Claim 2
Independent Claim
239 words
A system for selecting one of a plurality of computer resources, each of the plurality of computer resources having one of a plurality of attribute types, the system being operable with computer apparatus having a workstation including a display and a computer network connecting the plurality of computer resources and the workstation, the system comprising: (a) first means for displaying a first window and a second window on the display; (b) second means for displaying a plurality of resource book graphics in the first window, each of the plurality of resource book graphics representative of one of a plurality of resource books, each of the plurality of resource books having an attribute name and an attribute type of at least one of the plurality of computer resources; (c) third means for selecting one of the plurality of resource books by selecting the corresponding resource book graphic displayed in the first window; (d) fourth means for displaying a plurality of resource graphics in the second window, each of the plurality of resource graphics being associated with the selected resource book and representative of a computer resource, each computer resource having the same attribute type; and (e) fifth means for displaying a plurality of tab icons in the second window, each of the plurality of tab icons being representative of one of the plurality of attribute types of the computer resources and corresponding to one of a plurality of resource pages.
Claim 3
Dependent Claim
44 words
The system as recited in claim 1, wherein at least one of the plurality of tab icons displayed in the second window by the fifth means identifies a plurality of resource graphics representative of computer resources connected to the workstation by the computer network.
Claim 4
Dependent Claim
41 words
The system as recited in claim 1, wherein at least one of the plurality of tab icons displayed in the second window by the fifth means identifies a plurality of resource graphics representative of computer resources connected directly to the workstation.
Claim 5
Dependent Claim
21 words
The system as recited in claim 1, wherein the plurality of computer resources include people resources, place resources and thing resources.
Claim 6
Dependent Claim
23 words
The system as recited in claim 1, wherein the plurality of computer resources include data bases, document files, communication information, and distribution services.
Claim 7
Dependent Claim
50 words
The system as recited in claim 1, wherein the fifth means is responsive to a selection of a first one of the plurality of tab icons for selecting one of the plurality of resource graphics and in response to such selection displays in the second window a list of printers.
Claim 8
Dependent Claim
55 words
The system as recited in claim 1, wherein the fifth means is responsive to a selection of a second one of the plurality of tab icons for selecting one of the plurality of resource graphics and in response to such selection displays in the second window a list of machines coupled to the computer network.
Claim 9
Dependent Claim
23 words
The system as recited in claim 1, including means for displaying a database type graphic on one of the plurality of tab icons.
Claim 10
Dependent Claim
23 words
The system as recited in claim 1, including means for displaying a machine type graphic on one of the plurality of tab icons.
Claim 11
Dependent Claim
24 words
The system as recited in claim 1, including means for displaying a shared folder type graphic on one of the plurality of tab icons.
Claim 12
Dependent Claim
23 words
The system as recited in claim 1, including means for displaying a places type graphic on one of the plurality of tab icons.
Claim 13
Dependent Claim
23 words
The system as recited in claim 1, including means for displaying a document type graphic on one of the plurality of tab icons.
Claim 14
Dependent Claim
24 words
The system as recited in claim 1, including means for displaying a distributed services type graphic on one of the plurality of tab icons.
Claim 15
Dependent Claim
23 words
The system as recited in claim 1, including means for displaying a miscellaneous type graphic on one of the plurality of tab icons.
Claim 16
Dependent Claim
37 words
The system as recited in claim 1, including means for selecting a tab icon associated with a particular attribute type and displaying, in the second window, one graphic for each computer resource having the particular attribute type.
Claim 17
Dependent Claim
36 words
The system as recited in claim 1, including means for displaying in the first window a graphic representative of a title indicative of an attribute type of a computer resource contained in the selected resource book.
Claim 18
Dependent Claim
22 words
The system as recited in claim 1, wherein the resource book is displayed in the first window as a resource book icon.
Claim 19
Dependent Claim
18 words
The system as recited in claim 17, wherein the resource book icon represents a plurality of resource books.
Claim 20
Dependent Claim
26 words
The system as recited in claim 1, wherein each computer resource is represented in at least one of the plurality of resource books as an icon.
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