Web page based dynamic book for document presentation and operation

• US 20040030719A1
• Filed: 02/10/2003
• Published: 02/12/2004
• Est. Priority Date: 02/13/2002
• Status: Abandoned Application

• Current Assignee: Jie Wei
• Original Assignee: Jie Wei
• Inventors: Wei, Jie
• Application Number:
  US10/361,703
• Publication Number:
  US 20040030719A1
• Time in Patent Office: Days
• US Class Current: 707/104.1
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 16/9577 Optimising the visualization of content, e.g. distillation of HTML documents
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 16/958 Organisation or management of web site content, e.g. publishing, maintaining pages or automatic linking

Abstract

A method and system for dynamically generating a set of web pages named as Dynamic Book which are automatically linked with Visual Navigation Tabs or Dynamic Navigation Bars are disclosed. While navigating the said Dynamic Book, new pages, new sections and new books can be instantly generated and document objects can be instantly added to current page from local computer, computer network, computer peripheral devices and other information resources. Efficient presentation, categorization, indexing for document objects in web standard can be performed with this method and system. While navigating the said Dynamic Book and document contents, convenient document management, processing and communications can be carried out. In addition, Visual Hierarchical Cards, which integrate Dynamic Book with the hierarchical directory tree of computer operating system, are also disclosed.

Claims

1. A method of making web pages in markup language on local computer, computer over the network, server, digital device or digital processing system, the method comprising:

dynamically generating a set of pages named as Dynamic Pages which are created in batch with support of software program and/or created gradually with support of software program and operations on user interfaces;

said Dynamic Pages are grouped and linked with a standardized navigation bar or a set of standardized navigation bars, said standardized navigation bar(s) is named as Visual Navigation Tab(s), said Dynamic Pages, as one set, are named as Dynamic Book;

said Visual Navigation Tabs are dynamically assembled with graphics (and/or images) and titles which match together by the syntax of markup language, to present look-and-feel of tabs or attached labels of physical book or physical file and visual effect that the tab or attached label of current displayed page or Section or sub-Section is brought to the front to indicate the current status, and such visual effect is automatically shifted to another Dynamic Page or Section or sub-Section when navigating to another Dynamic Page or Section or sub-Section;

said Visual Navigation Tabs, in one level or multiple hierarchical levels, partially or entirely, present the hierarchical structure of pages of Dynamic Book, the tabs or attached labels at top hierarchical level, if exist, represent Sections or Dividers of Dynamic Book, the tabs or attached labels at lower hierarchical levels, if exist, represent sub-Sections or Sub Dividers of Dynamic Book, the tabs or labels visually connected or attached to Dynamic Pages represent Dynamic Pages;

said titles on Visual Navigation Tabs are in text format which can be dynamically written and changed with support of software program.

2. The method according to claim 1, wherein a single tab of Visual Navigation Tabs include at least left border image, middle background image, title in text format and right border image, which match together to form a realistic tab, the width of a tab of Visual Navigation Tabs can be automatically adjusted according to the length of title, with support of software program.

3. The method according to claim 1, wherein said Visual Navigation Tabs is dynamically written based on a database, a data file or a XML file, or their combination, with support of software program, said database, a data file or a XML file can be an existing one or created in respond of a request from user interface locally or over network.

4. The method according to claim 1, wherein said Visual Navigation Tabs are dynamically generated based on the structure of an existing hierarchical directory tree in a computer'"'"'s file system or local/network storage system, with support of software program.

5. The method according to claim 1, wherein said Visual Navigation Tabs present visual effects that the current displayed or specially selected page, Section or sub-Section is highlighted in different colors, shapes, marks, lighting effects, animation effects, additional icons or additional images.

6. The method of claim 1 further including:

adding a new Dynamic Page, a new Section or a new sub-Section to the current Dynamic Book at Navigation Time in response to a request from user interface;

automatically generating Visual Navigation Tabs represent the newly added Dynamic Page or Section or sub-Section respectively, and automatically re-writing and updating Visual Navigation Tabs on the rest of related web pages with support of software program.

7. The method of claim 1 further including:

adding a navigation bar which represents and links to another Dynamic Book on the web pages of currently displayed Dynamic Book, the navigation bar named as Book Cover provides look-and-feel of a physical book or a physical file partially or entirely and displays the title of represented Dynamic Book;

arranging added Book Covers in one or more rows which is named as a Bookshelf.

8. The method of claim 1 further including:

adding document objects to the currently displayed Dynamic Page of Dynamic Book from digital camera, scanner, digital copier, PDA (Personal Digital Assistant), mobile phone, multifunction devices, local computer, network computer or Internet with support of software program;

displaying the added document objects on the Dynamic Page in filenames or/and titles or/and thumbnails or/and attributes or/and meta-data or/and keywords or/and abstract or/and summary or/and full contents or part of contents;

linking the displayed filenames or/and titles or/and thumbnails to the document objects.

9. The method of claim 1 further including:

adding document objects to the Dynamic Page;

creating at least three frames on a Dynamic Page, first frame displays Visual Navigation Tabs, second frame displays a navigation list named Local Index which lists the document objects added to the current Dynamic Page, and third frame directly displays contents of a selected document by clicking or pointing a document listed by Local Index in second frame, said Local Index lists document objects in filename, part of filename, in thumbnail or in serial number.

10. The method of claim 1 further including:

adding and displaying document objects on the Dynamic Page;

displaying the added document objects on the Dynamic Page in filenames or/and titles or/and thumbnails and displaying icons beside each documents;

clicking the icons to activate a corresponding applications or a source application for instantly editing or processing documents, in response to a request from user interface at Navigation Time.

11. The method of claim 1 further including:

adding and displaying document objects on the Dynamic Page;

selecting a document object or a group of document objects displayed on the current Dynamic Page in response to a request from user interface at Navigation Time;

sending the selected document objects to other location of network via email, FTP, fax or via other network data transmit approaches with support of program modules or third party applications in response to a request from user interface.

12. The method of claim 1 further including:

adding and displaying document objects on the Dynamic Page;

selecting a document object or a group of document objects displayed on the current Dynamic Page in response to a request from user interface at Navigation Time;

copying or cutting the selected document objects to clipboard of Dynamic Book system or clipboard of computer operating system or deleting the selected document objects.

13. The method of claim 1 further including:

adding and displaying document objects on the Dynamic Page;

selecting a document object or a group of document objects displayed on the current Dynamic Page in response to a request from user interface at Navigation Time;

dragging and dropping selected document objects to a specified target object to copy, move document or to activate a third party application for instant document editing, processing or communication.

14. The method of claim 1 further including:

dividing said Visual Navigation Tabs in the same hierarchical level into two or more parts with visual effect that the Dynamic Book is separated into two or more volumes;

or dividing said Visual Navigation Tabs in the same hierarchical level into two or more rows.

15. The method of claim 1 further including:

dynamically generating a table of contents on one of Dynamic Pages, in said table of contents the titles of Sections and sub-Section and Dynamic Pages are listed and hyperlinks are created for each Section and sub-Section and Dynamic Pages.

16. The method of claim 1 further including:

generating a bookmark for a selected Dynamic Page or a selected document object which presents at any Dynamic Pages of a Dynamic Book and directly links to the selected Dynamic Page or the selected document object.

17. The method of claim 1 further including:

adding and displaying document objects on the Dynamic Page;

generating icon objects (images or graphic objects) beside displayed document objects respectively, icon objects are clickable and linked to specified objects for invoking specified program functions for document management, processing and/or communications, said icon objects are named Navigation Time Operation Icons.

18. The method according to claim 1, wherein said Visual Navigation Tabs are arranged vertically and located on left side or right side of a Dynamic Book.

19. A method of making web pages on a local computer, a computer over network, a digital device or a digital processing system, the method comprising:

dynamically generating a web page or a set of web pages named as a Dynamic Library with support of software program;

said Dynamic Library includes a Dynamic Bookshelf or a set of Dynamic Bookshelves, a Dynamic Bookshelf includes a Book Cover or Book Covers, said Book Covers represent and link to Dynamic Books;

said Book Covers are dynamically assembled with elements of graphics or images or texts or combination of graphics, images and texts, the elements match together by the syntax of markup language, to present look-and-feel of physical book cover or physical file cover.

20. The method according to claim 19, wherein said elements for dynamically assembling a full or a partial Book Cover include at least left border image, middle background image, title in text format and right border image, which match together in markup language and said Book Cover include titles in text format that can be dynamically written and changed, and the width of tabs can be automatically adjusted to match the length of titles;

said left border image and right border image for Book Cover include of book cover face and edges and bookshelf background to match to present a look-and-feel of a real bookshelf.

21. The method according to claim 19, wherein said elements for dynamically assembling full or partial Book Cover include at least upper left border image, upper middle background image, title in text format and upper right border image, lower left border image, lower middle background image, cover image and lower right border image, which match together in markup language, said upper left border image, upper right border image, lower left border image, lower right border image for Book Cover include book cover face and edges and bookshelf and bookshelf background to match to present a look-and-feel of a real bookshelf.

22. The method of claim 19 further including:

dynamically adding a new Dynamic Book to Dynamic Bookshelf, and/or dynamically adding a new Dynamic Bookshelf to Dynamic Library and/or dynamically adding a new Dynamic Library and link the new added Dynamic Library to the old Dynamic Library in response to a request from user interface.

23. A method of making web pages on local computer, computer over network, server, digital device or digital processing system, the method comprising:

dynamically generating a set of pages named as Dynamic Pages which are created in batch with support of software program and/or created gradually with support of software program and operations on user interfaces;

said Dynamic Pages are grouped and linked with a standardized navigation bar or a set of standardized navigation bars, said standardized navigation bar(s) is named as Dynamic Navigation Bar(s);

said Dynamic Navigation Bars are dynamically assembled with graphics (or images) and titles which match together by the syntax of markup language, to present the effect that the current displayed page or Section or Sub Section is highlighted and such a highlighting effect is automatically shifted to another Dynamic Page, Section or sub-Section when navigating to another Dynamic Page, Section or sub-Section;

said Dynamic Navigation Bars, in one level or multiple hierarchical levels, partially or entirely, present the hierarchical structure of pages of Dynamic Book, the bars at top hierarchical level, if exist, represent Sections or Dividers of Dynamic Book, the bars at lower hierarchical levels, if exist, represent sub-Sections or sub-Dividers of Dynamic Book, the bars at lower hierarchical levels represent Dynamic Pages.

24. A method of presenting hierarchical directory/folder system in web page format on a local computer, a computer over network, a server, a digital device or a digital processing system, the method comprising:

reading through and getting the structural data of selected path and level of the existing hierarchical directory/folder with support of software program;

dynamically generating a web page or a set of web pages which include a set of standardized navigation bars named as Visual Hierarchical Cards based on said structural data, the hierarchical structure and titles of said Visual Hierarchical Cards is corresponding to the selected part or entire existing hierarchical directory/folder;

reading through a selected hierarchical level and displaying filenames, and/or titles, thumbnails, contents or part of contents of document objects at the selected hierarchical level;

linking the displayed filenames, and/or titles, thumbnails, contents or part of contents of document objects to the document contents;

reading through a selected hierarchical level and displaying sub-directories or sub-folders at the selected hierarchical level;

said Visual Hierarchical Cards present visual effect that current cards along the current path at higher hierarchical levels and current level are highlighted and the highlighting effects are automatically shifted to another card and/or another path when navigating to another card and/or another path.

25. The method according to claim 24, further including:

adding a new card to the existing Visual Hierarchical Cards and the corresponding directory/folder is generated at the same time with support of software program.

26. The method according to claim 24, wherein said Visual Hierarchical Cards are dynamically assembled with graphics (and/or images) and titles which match together by the syntax of markup language, to present look-and-feel of tabs or attached labels of physical book or physical file and visual effect that the tab or attached label of current displayed cards are brought to the front to indicate the current status, the said titles are written based on said structural data of selected path and level of the existing hierarchical directory/folder of a computer storage system and/or a network storage system;

a single tab or label of said Visual Hierarchical Cards include at least left border image, middle background image, title in text format and right border image, which match together to form a realistic tab, the width of tab can be automatically adjusted according to the length of title, with support of software program.

27. The method according to claim 24, wherein top level of Visual Hierarchical Cards are in form of visualized bookshelves and the second level of said Visual Hierarchical Cards are in form of visualized physical books or physical files.

28. The method of claim 24 further including:

adding new document objects to current card of Visual Hierarchical Cards from digital camera, scanner, digital copier, PDA (Personal Digital Assistant), local computer directories/folders, computer network or Internet.

29. The method of claim 24 further including:

selecting and sending selected document object(s) displayed on current card of Visual Hierarchical Cards via email, fax, FTP, HTTP, or other Internet application protocols with support of software program or third party applications.

30. The method of claim 24 further including:

copying, cutting, deleting displayed document object(s) from current card (page) of Visual Hierarchical Cards.

31. The method of claim 24 further including:

clicking a displayed document object and creating a web page which includes the document contents and a hyperlink linking to the current card of Visual Hierarchical Cards and/or a hyperlink linking to the next document displayed on the current card of Visual Hierarchical Cards.

32. The method of claim 24 further including:

creating a webpage which include two parts, first part displays a navigation list named Local Index which lists the document objects hosted in the current card and second part directly displays the content for the clicked or pointed document in said Local Index.