WEB SPACES NAVIGATION MODULE
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1. A system comprising:
- a server hosting a web space, said server being configured for;
identifying a type of user accessing the web space;
determining a control setting of the web space;
generating a navigation bar in connection with the web space, said navigation bar including one or more controls for navigating the web space based on the type of user and the control setting of the web space;
a client accessing the web space, said client being coupled to the server via a data communication network, said client further being configured for;
receiving, via the data communication network, the navigation bar generated by the server;
rendering the received navigation bar, said navigation bar being responsive to an input device of the client;
accepting a selection of at least one of the controls from the navigation bar by the user via the input device of the client, wherein the selected control navigates to a predetermined portion of the web space associated with therewith.
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Abstract
A navigation bar in connection with the web space is generated based on the type of user and the control setting of the web space and includes one or more controls for navigating the web space. A client accessing the web space receives and renders the generated navigation bar. The navigation bar is responsive to an input device of the client and accepts a selection of at least one of the controls from the navigation bar via the input device. The selected control navigates to a predetermined portion of the web space.
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20 Claims
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1. A system comprising:
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a server hosting a web space, said server being configured for; identifying a type of user accessing the web space; determining a control setting of the web space; generating a navigation bar in connection with the web space, said navigation bar including one or more controls for navigating the web space based on the type of user and the control setting of the web space; a client accessing the web space, said client being coupled to the server via a data communication network, said client further being configured for; receiving, via the data communication network, the navigation bar generated by the server; rendering the received navigation bar, said navigation bar being responsive to an input device of the client; accepting a selection of at least one of the controls from the navigation bar by the user via the input device of the client, wherein the selected control navigates to a predetermined portion of the web space associated with therewith. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15)
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16. A method for enabling navigation of a web space by a user, said method comprising:
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accessing the web space at a client coupled via a data communication network to a server hosting the web space; rendering a navigation bar in connection with the web space accessed at the client, said navigation bar being generated by the server based on an identified type of user accessing the web space and a determined control setting of the web space, said navigation bar including one or more navigation links for navigating the web space in response to user input; selecting at least one navigation link from the navigation bar via user input received at the client; sending information representative of the selected navigation link from the client to the server via the data communication network; receiving, at the client, a view of the web space from the server wherein the server executed a control generating the view of the web space based on the selected navigation link; and rendering the received view of the web space to the user on the client. - View Dependent Claims (17)
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18. A method for enabling navigation of a web space hosted by a server, said method comprising:
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identifying a type of user accessing the web space at a client, said client being coupled to the server hosting the web space via a data communication network; determining a control setting of the web space; generating a navigation bar based on the type of user and the control setting of the web space, said navigation bar including one or more navigation links for navigating the web space; sending the navigation bar from the server to the client via the data communication network, wherein the client renders the received navigation bar in connection with the web space and wherein the navigation bar is responsive to user input received at the client; receiving, at the server, a selection of at least one navigation link from the client, said selected navigation link being selected from the navigation bar by a user via user input at the client; executing, at the server, a control for generating a view of the web space based on the received selection; and sending the generated view of the web space to the client for rendering to the user. - View Dependent Claims (19, 20)
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