Patent ID: 6335742
Filing Date: 2002-01-01
Classification: G06F

Abstract:
An apparatus comprising:a processor; a data path; a display device coupled to said processor; an interface unit configured to receive an instruction from an external source and provide a corresponding instruction signal to said processor; and a computer readable medium coupled to said processor via said data path and encoded with processor executable computer readable instructions, said processor executable computer readable instructions, when executed, implementing a file directory display mechanism configured to display on a display portion of said display a data file indication of a non-directory data file stored in said computer readable medium, a graphics display mechanism configured to display in a display portion of said data file indication, within a geometric perimeter of said data file indication, at least one graphics image related to data in said data file, and an additional information display mechanism configured to display, within the geometric perimeter of said data file indication, at least one user-modifiable symbol linked to at least one user-modifiable and searchable data structure including at least one of words, a phrase, and a sentence.