Systems and methods for presenting data items

摘要

Systems, methods, and software for presenting data are described. Previously accessed data items are presented in a manner that is non-chronological relative to when the data items were accessed. The presentation optionally includes an indication of a significance of the data item with the representation.

主权项

1. In a graphical user interface for a computing device, a method comprising:
receiving a selection of a data item; updating a list of previously accessed data items in response to the selection; automatically choosing an organizational method for presentation of the previously accessed data items to a user from a plurality of organizational methods for presentation, the organizational method chosen by the computing device in the absence of a user-supplied input specifying an organizational method;
automatically choosing a characteristic of the data items from a plurality of characteristics by analyzing information about the previously accessed data items to determine for each characteristic, a degree of commonality of the respective characteristics of the previously accessed data items, and wherein the plurality of characteristics comprise at least the subject matter of the data items and the date of access of the data items; andautomatically choosing an organizational method that organizes data items based on the chosen characteristic; and graphically presenting a history of previously accessed data items, the history organized using the chosen organizational method.