Electric Monk
06-16-2005, 05:42 PM
From: Macsimum News (http://www.macsimumnews.com/index.php/archive/patent_peek_apple_superset_file_browser/%3Cbr%20/%3E)
Abstract
A superset file browser permits a user to view, in a single display, the superset (i.e., the set union) of file objects from two or more designated file system locations (i.e., directories) on one or more computer systems (local or remote). The uniqueness, or overlap, of file objects between the different designated locations is indicated graphically—typically through the use of different colors and/or icons, alphanumeric labels, popup text, ToolTip text or a combination of these techniques. A superset file browser also permits one-to-many and many-to-many distribution, collection and synchronization operations on the displayed file objects.
Could they finally be about to FTFF? Or is this just some slight modification of the Finder?
Actual Patent Link (http://appft1.uspto.gov/netacgi/nph-Parser?Sect1=PTO2&Sect2=HITOFF&p=1&u=%2Fnetahtml%2FPTO%2Fsearch-bool.html&r=6&f=G&l=50&co1=AND&d=PG01&s1=%22Apple+computer%22&OS=%94Apple+computer%94&RS=%94Apple+computer%94%3Cbr%20/%3E)
Abstract
A superset file browser permits a user to view, in a single display, the superset (i.e., the set union) of file objects from two or more designated file system locations (i.e., directories) on one or more computer systems (local or remote). The uniqueness, or overlap, of file objects between the different designated locations is indicated graphically—typically through the use of different colors and/or icons, alphanumeric labels, popup text, ToolTip text or a combination of these techniques. A superset file browser also permits one-to-many and many-to-many distribution, collection and synchronization operations on the displayed file objects.
Could they finally be about to FTFF? Or is this just some slight modification of the Finder?
Actual Patent Link (http://appft1.uspto.gov/netacgi/nph-Parser?Sect1=PTO2&Sect2=HITOFF&p=1&u=%2Fnetahtml%2FPTO%2Fsearch-bool.html&r=6&f=G&l=50&co1=AND&d=PG01&s1=%22Apple+computer%22&OS=%94Apple+computer%94&RS=%94Apple+computer%94%3Cbr%20/%3E)