Apparatus and method for simple wide-area network navigation
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1. A method comprising:
- receiving a first key press event at a processor in a client node displaying a navigation matrix;
forwarding the key press event across a WAN to a server node; and
receiving a next deeper navigation matrix layer.
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Abstract
A method and system to facilitate navigation of a wide-area network. A navigation matrix is displayed on a client node. The matrix pairs each navigation option with an input such that, for example, pressing a single key activates that navigation option. The key press event is forwarded to an information and services hub across the network. The hub then returns a next appropriate matrix layer which may be navigated in the same manner.
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21 Claims
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1. A method comprising:
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receiving a first key press event at a processor in a client node displaying a navigation matrix;
forwarding the key press event across a WAN to a server node; and
receiving a next deeper navigation matrix layer. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 16, 17, 18)
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6. An apparatus comprising:
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a processor;
a memory coupled to the processor, the memory storing a graphical user interface that defines a portion of a multidimensional navigation matrix;
a user input device permitting a unique input corresponding to each cell of a current two-dimensional layer of the navigation matrix, the processor responding to an input by generating a next deeper layer of the matrix up to a maximum depth. - View Dependent Claims (7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 19, 20, 21)
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15. An apparatus comprising:
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a processor;
a memory coupled to the processor, the memory storing code that defines a portion of a multidimensional navigation matrix;
a network interface to receive a unique input corresponding to a cell of a current two-dimensional layer of the navigation matrix, the processor to serve across the network a next deep layer of the matrix up to a maximum depth in response to an input.
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