ACTIVE PATH NAVIGATION SYSTEM
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1. A method of navigating an information structure comprising:
- providing a graphical menu interface displaying the items of a given level of the information structure and enabling selection thereof;
dynamically constructing an active path as a sequence of active links after an item of the information structure has been selected;
said active links allowing the display of one or more items on a given level of the information structure; and
said active links allowing a user to access an item in the information structure by selecting from the one or more items displayed by one of the active links on the active path.
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Abstract
Disclosed is a method of navigating an information structure comprising: providing a graphical menu interface displaying the items of a given level of the information structure and enabling selection thereof; dynamically constructing an active path as a sequence of active links after an item of the information structure has been selected; said active links allowing the display of one or more items on a given level of the information structure; and said active links allowing a user to access an item in the information structure by selecting from the one or more items displayed by one of the active links on the active path.
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1. A method of navigating an information structure comprising:
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providing a graphical menu interface displaying the items of a given level of the information structure and enabling selection thereof; dynamically constructing an active path as a sequence of active links after an item of the information structure has been selected; said active links allowing the display of one or more items on a given level of the information structure; and said active links allowing a user to access an item in the information structure by selecting from the one or more items displayed by one of the active links on the active path. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9)
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10. An apparatus for navigating an information structure, the apparatus including a processor configured to:
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provide a graphical menu interface displaying the items of a given level of the information structure and enabling selection thereof; dynamically construct an active path as a sequence of active links after an item of the information structure has been selected; allow one or more active links in the active path to display one or more items on a given level of the information structure; and allow a user to access an item in the information structure by selecting the item from the one or more items displayed by one of the active links on the active path. - View Dependent Claims (11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18)
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Current AssigneeCaddo Systems, Inc.
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Original AssigneeArmin Moehrle
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InventorsMoehrle, Armin
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Granted Patent
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Time in Patent OfficeDays
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Field of Search
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US Class Current715/843
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CPC Class CodesG06F 16/168 Details of user interfaces ...G06F 16/954 Navigation, e.g. using cate...G06F 3/0482 Interaction with lists of s...
