Patent ID: 7933889
Filing Date: 2011-04-26
Classification: G06F

Abstract:
1. A method for facilitating tag-based organization of documents, the method comprising: receiving an original user query in a computer system; generating an IN-tag and an OUT-tag for the received query, wherein the generated IN-tag and the generated OUT-tag are associated only with a smart folder that includes documents associated with results of the received query; and wherein the generated IN-tag and the generated OUT-tag are unique to the smart folder; extending the query to include, in the smart folder, documents which are tagged with an IN-tag associated with the generated IN-tag, and exclude documents which are tagged with an OUT-tag associated with the generated OUT-tag; performing a search for a collection of documents based on the extended query; providing a user at the computer system with an interface to add a document to or remove a document from the collection of documents; and modifying a tagging property of the document at the computer system.