NESTED ROADMAP NAVIGATION IN A GRAPHICAL USER INTERFACE
First Claim
1. An article of manufacture having computer readable instructions stored thereon for execution by a processor to perform a method for nested roadmap information navigation, the method comprising:
- storing a sequence of items in a memory of the computer system, wherein the sequence of items includes a compound item;
displaying a process roadmap including a plurality of user interface (UI) elements in a first area of a graphical user interface (GUI) screen associated with the computer, wherein each UI element represents one or more items of the sequence of items including the compound item, and wherein the UI elements are displayed in an order corresponding to an order associated with the sequence of items;
receiving a selection of the compound item as a currently active item;
identifying at least one component item subordinate to the compound item;
expanding a UI element representing the compound item to gradually include in the first area of the GUI screen an emerging UI element representing the at least one component item; and
automatically selecting the at least one component item as a currently active item.
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Abstract
Systems and methods for nested roadmap information navigation in a graphical user interface (GUI) where a sequence of items is generated and stored in a memory of a computer system. The sequence of items includes at least one compound item. A number of user interface (UI) elements are displayed in a GUI screen, wherein each UI element represents an item of the sequence of items, and wherein the UI elements are ordered according to the sequence of items. The displayed UI elements include a UI element representing a compound item of the sequence of items. The compound item could be selected as a currently active item. The UI element representing the selected compound item can gradually expand to display one or more new UI elements representing component items subordinate to the compound item. The first of the component items is automatically selected as a currently active item.
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20 Claims
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1. An article of manufacture having computer readable instructions stored thereon for execution by a processor to perform a method for nested roadmap information navigation, the method comprising:
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storing a sequence of items in a memory of the computer system, wherein the sequence of items includes a compound item; displaying a process roadmap including a plurality of user interface (UI) elements in a first area of a graphical user interface (GUI) screen associated with the computer, wherein each UI element represents one or more items of the sequence of items including the compound item, and wherein the UI elements are displayed in an order corresponding to an order associated with the sequence of items; receiving a selection of the compound item as a currently active item; identifying at least one component item subordinate to the compound item; expanding a UI element representing the compound item to gradually include in the first area of the GUI screen an emerging UI element representing the at least one component item; and automatically selecting the at least one component item as a currently active item. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8)
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9. In a computer system coupled with a display to render a graphical user interface (GUI), a method for nested roadmap information navigation comprising:
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storing a sequence of items in a memory of the computer system, wherein the sequence of items includes a compound item; displaying a process roadmap including a plurality of user interface (UI) elements in a first area of a GUI screen associated with the computer, wherein each UI element represents one or more items of the sequence of items including the compound item, and wherein the UI elements are displayed in an order corresponding to an order associated with the sequence of items; receiving a selection of the compound item as a currently active item; identifying at least one component item subordinate to the compound item; expanding a UI element representing the compound item to gradually include in the first area of the GUI screen an emerging UI element representing the at least one component item; and automatically selecting the at least one component item as a currently active item. - View Dependent Claims (10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16)
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17. A computer controlled display system rendering a graphical user interface (GUI) for nested roadmap navigation, the GUI comprising:
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a process roadmap area for displaying a plurality of user interface (UI) elements, wherein each UI element represents one or more items from a sequence of items, and wherein the UI elements are displayed in an order corresponding to an order associated with the sequence of items; a modified UI element from the plurality of UI elements representing a compound item from the sequence of items; and a focal area, wherein the plurality of UI elements scroll automatically to move a UI element representing a selected item of the sequence of items in the focal area. - View Dependent Claims (18, 19, 20)
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