System and method for navigating a dynamic collection of information
First Claim
1. A method, comprising:
- arranging an information hierarchy including a set of selectable top-level elements, a dynamically-varying set of selectable mid-level elements which is dynamically selected based on a selection of one of said top level elements, and a displaying element;
electing one of said top-level elements, and responsive to said selecting, changing the set of said mid-level elements that are displayed;
enabling selection of any of the displayed mid-level elements; and
displaying at least one graphic part associated with a selection.
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Abstract
A graphical user interface is provided that permits the navigation of dynamic collections of information. A simplified presentation allows navigation between multiple levels of information content. Navigating through the various levels of the collection of information causes the information to be recursively presented in a hierarchical fashion. Furthermore, the information content may be dynamic in nature such that changes to the information content or its structure is reflected in the hierarchical presentation. The present invention may be used to navigate collections of information including web sites, computer file systems, databases, and other hierarchical systems.
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21 Claims
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1. A method, comprising:
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arranging an information hierarchy including a set of selectable top-level elements, a dynamically-varying set of selectable mid-level elements which is dynamically selected based on a selection of one of said top level elements, and a displaying element; electing one of said top-level elements, and responsive to said selecting, changing the set of said mid-level elements that are displayed; enabling selection of any of the displayed mid-level elements; and displaying at least one graphic part associated with a selection. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11)
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12. A computer with user interface, comprising:
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a display, having a display part which displays information; a processor, producing a user interface display and coupling said user interface display to said display, and which accepts and actuation of an item in said user interface display, and selects an object based on said actuation, and wherein said user interface display produced by said processor includes a first portion of top-level elements, and a second portion of mid-level elements, wherein the selection of mid-level elements that is displayed is based on which of the top-level elements is selected, and wherein said user interface display further includes a display portion that is based on selection of at least one of said top-level elements and/or at least one of said mid-level elements. - View Dependent Claims (13, 14, 15, 16, 17)
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18. A method, comprising:
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selecting one of a plurality of top-level elements from a group of top-level elements; responsive to selecting said one of said plurality of top-level elements, adjusting a set of mid-level elements which is displayed to a user, wherein said set of mid-level elements is related to a selected top-level element, and wherein a first set of mid-level elements that is associated with a first top-level element includes different elements than a second set of mid-level elements that is associated with a second top-level element; and responsive to selecting said one of said plurality of top-level elements, also displaying to the user at least one item of text, and at least one item of graphics associated with the selected top-level element. - View Dependent Claims (19, 20, 21)
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