Title:
ACTIVE PATH MENU NAVIGATION SYSTEM
Document Type and Number:
WIPO Patent Application WO2003104977
Kind Code:
A3
Abstract:
A method for navigating within a multi-level hierarchical collapsing menu structure is disclosed. Each level in the menu structure contains plural items, each item being at least one of a function, a pointer to a location, and a pointer to another level. The method of the present invention includes a step of providing a graphical user menu system displaying the items of a given level and enabling selection thereof, wherein access of the given level requires sequential access of each of the levels preceding the given level in the hierarchy. An Active Path is dynamically constructed as a sequence of active links as items are selected using the graphical user menu system, with one active link corresponding to each of the items selected. The active links provide direct access to a function corresponding level or menu item without the need to navigate using the graphical user menu system.
Inventors:
MOEHRLE ARMIN E (DE)
Application Number:
PCT/EP2003/005531
Publication Date:
September 02, 2004
Filing Date:
May 27, 2003
Export Citation:
Assignee:
MOEHRLE ARMIN E (DE)
International Classes:
G06F3/033; (IPC1-7): G06F3/033
Foreign References:
| EP0947921A2 | 1999-10-06 |
Other References:
BOWLER D ET AL: "Navigation Bars for Hierarchical Web Sites", STUDENT HCI ONLINE RESEARCH EXPERIMENTS, 2001, UNIVERSITY OF MARYLAND, US, pages 1 - 23, XP002286023, Retrieved from the Internet
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INTERNATIONAL BUSINESS MACHINES CORPORATION: "Fully-navigable breadcrumb trails (or browsable breadcrumbs)", RESEARCH DISCLOSURE, KENNETH MASON PUBLICATIONS, HAMPSHIRE, GB, vol. 461, no. 130, September 2002 (2002-09-01), XP007131244, ISSN: 0374-4353
SUN MICROSYSTEMS INC: "Quick Start to Using the OpenStep Desktop", September 1996 (1996-09-01), XP002286024, Retrieved from the Internet
INTERNATIONAL BUSINESS MACHINES CORPORATION: "Fully-navigable breadcrumb trails (or browsable breadcrumbs)", RESEARCH DISCLOSURE, KENNETH MASON PUBLICATIONS, HAMPSHIRE, GB, vol. 461, no. 130, September 2002 (2002-09-01), XP007131244, ISSN: 0374-4353
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