Patent ID: 8521791
Filing Date: 2013-08-27
Classification: G06F

Abstract:
1. A computerized method for managing files of an electronic device comprising a touch screen, the method comprising: detecting a multi-touch operation on the touch screen in real-time; determining a duration of time of the multi-touch operation on the touch screen, and determining if the duration of time is equal to a predetermined time period; acquiring file attributes of operating objects of the electronic device that are selected by the multi-touch operation when the duration of time is equal to the predetermined time period, wherein the file attributes of each of the operating objects comprises a name, a size and a file type of the operating object, and time information when the operating object is created; determining a file type for each of the operating objects according to the file attributes of each of the operating objects, wherein the file type is a file or a folder; and managing the operating objects according to the file type of each of the operating objects.