Patent ID: 7877393

Claim:
A computer method for accessing a file system comprising: displaying, on a computer display, an active document interface comprising an active document that is in use by a user; receiving a first selection from the user to display a file system interface that allows interaction with the file system by the user; displaying, on the computer display, the file system interface comprising a view similar documents button; receiving a selection of the view similar documents button by the user; identifying a plurality of active terms comprising words found in the active document; determining a plurality of active frequencies of occurrence of the plurality of active terms; assigning a plurality of active weights to the plurality of active terms based on the plurality of active frequencies of occurrence to generate a plurality of weighted active terms; identifying a plurality of weighted indexed terms comprising words found in a plurality of stored documents that are stored in the file system, wherein the plurality of weighted indexed terms are weighted according to a plurality of stored frequencies of occurrence in the plurality of stored documents; computing a first numerical similarity score for a first stored document in a first directory and a second numerical similarity score for a second stored document in a second directory by comparing the plurality of weighted active terms with the plurality of weighted indexed terms; determining a document order of the first stored document followed by the second stored document based on the first numerical similarity score exceeding the second numerical similarity score; determining a directory order of the first directory and the second directory based on the first numerical similarity score and the second numerical similarity score; generating a list of similar documents comprising the first stored document followed by the second stored document based on the document order; generating a list of directories including similar documents comprising the first directory and the second directory based on the directory order; and displaying, in the file system interface and on the computer display, the list of directories and the list of similar documents while the active document is open in the active document interface.