Mapped website system and method
First Claim
1. A method of providing a user interface comprising a plurality of elements, said user interface to be displayed by a client program, said method comprising:
- providing at least one public web page for all users; and
providing at least one private web page for users who have been authenticated;
wherein each of said at least one public web page and each of said at least one private web page has at least one common element; and
each of said public and private web pages respectively has at least one page specific element, with said at least one page specific element forming a three dimensional depiction of a virtual workspace.
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Abstract
An website, which may be an Internet, intranet, or extranet site, is designed to permit users to quickly navigate to a desired virtual location and then access the document or other requested material with minimum interruption and maximum speed. More specifically, the website is navigated in a conceptually similar fashion to how tasks and objects would be accessed in the physical world. For example, each web page may present a view of a different room. Each room has pictures of certain features that are selectable. These parallel the actions a user would take in the physical location to perform a function. For example, to access a document, the user opens a folder by clicking on it. Additionally, each page of the website share a number of common features. These include a help/information icon for providing a help page to the user, a site map for providing miniature map of the web site, and directional arrows for showing navigational links to other rooms. The website can be hosted by any known architectural configuration that is capable of supporting the functions desired for the website.
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1. A method of providing a user interface comprising a plurality of elements, said user interface to be displayed by a client program, said method comprising:
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providing at least one public web page for all users; and
providing at least one private web page for users who have been authenticated;
wherein each of said at least one public web page and each of said at least one private web page has at least one common element; and
each of said public and private web pages respectively has at least one page specific element, with said at least one page specific element forming a three dimensional depiction of a virtual workspace. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10)
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11. A system of providing a user interface comprising a plurality of elements, said user interface to be displayed by a client program, the system comprising:
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a computer;
web pages; and
application software;
wherein said application software serves at least one public web page for all users; and
serves at least one private web page for users who have been authenticated;
wherein each of said at least one public web page and each of said at least one private web page has at least one common element; and
each of said public and private web pages respectively has at least one page specific element, with said at least one page specific element forming a three dimensional depiction of a virtual workspace. - View Dependent Claims (12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20)
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21. A computer readable storage medium, which when executed by a computer system causes the computer system to providing a user interface comprising a plurality of elements to be displayed by a client program, comprising:
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web pages; and
application software;
wherein said application software, when executed by the computer system, cause the computer system to, serve at least one public web page for all users; and
serve at least one private web page for users who have been authenticated;
wherein each of said at least one public web page and each of said at least one private web page has at least one common element; and
each of said public and private web pages respectively has at least one page specific element, with said at least one page specific element forming a three dimensional depiction of a virtual workspace. - View Dependent Claims (22, 23, 24, 25, 26, 27, 28, 29, 30)
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