EXTENSIBLE ARCHITECTURE FOR NAVIGATING A HIERARCHY

• US 20120311504A1
• Filed: 02/16/2012
• Published: 12/06/2012
• Est. Priority Date: 06/03/2011
• Status: Abandoned Application

• Current Assignee: Apple Inc.
• Original Assignee: Apple Inc.
• Inventors: van Os, Marcel, Taylor, Nathan D., Lampell, Michael D.
• Application Number:
  US13/398,527
• Publication Number:
  US 20120311504A1
• Time in Patent Office: Days
• US Class Current: 715/853
• CPC Class Codes: A63F 2300/204 the platform being a handheld device
• CPC Class Codes: A63F 2300/308 Details of the user interface
• CPC Class Codes: A63F 2300/406 Transmission via wireless network, e.g. pager or GSM
• CPC Class Codes: A63F 2300/407 Data transfer via internet
• CPC Class Codes: A63F 2300/556 Player lists, e.g. online players, buddy list, black list
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 3/0482 Interaction with lists of selectable items, e.g. menus

Abstract

Described herein are methods and systems for providing an extensible architecture for navigating a data hierarchy. For example, in at least certain embodiments, a module on a system provides a hub architecture for navigation. One or more selections can navigate within a hub and also between hubs with each hub having selectable navigation options.

Claims

1. A computer-implemented method comprising:

causing a system to present selectable options for accessing a data hierarchy of a module on a graphical user interface;

receiving a selection of one of the selectable options;

in response to the selection, causing the system to access a first hub of the data hierarchy associated with the selected option,

causing the system to present data associated with the first hub and a first set of selectable navigation options for accessing data associated with a plurality of hubs of the data hierarchy;

receiving a selection of a navigation option for accessing data associated with a second hub from the first set of selectable navigation options;

in response to the selection, causing the system to access the data associated with the second hub; and

causing the system to present data associated with the second hub and a second set of selectable navigation options for accessing data associated with the plurality of hubs of the data hierarchy.

2. The computer-implemented method of claim 1, further comprising:

receiving a user selection of a navigation option for accessing data associated with the second hub from the second set of selectable navigation options; and

in response to the selection, causing the system to access data associated with the second hub.

3. The computer-implemented method of claim 2, further comprising:

causing the system to present data associated with the second hub and the second set of selectable navigation options for accessing data associated with the plurality of hubs of the data hierarchy.

4. The computer-implemented method of claim 1, wherein the first set of navigation options are different than the second set of navigation options.

5. The computer-implemented method of claim 1, wherein a user navigates to different hubs of the hierarchy laterally in the extensible architecture while maintaining an ordering of objects within the user interface.

6. A computer-implemented method comprising:

causing a system to present selectable options for accessing a data hierarchy of a game center module on a graphical user interface in response to a user selection;

receiving a selection of one of the selectable options;

in response to the selection, causing the system to present header information in a first region of the graphical user interface and selectable navigation options in a second region of the graphical user interface;

receiving a selection of a first navigation option from the navigation options; and

in response to the selection, causing the system to present the navigation options in the first region and present data associated with the selected first navigation option in a data region of the user interface.

7. The computer-implemented method of claim 6, further comprising:

receiving a selection of a second navigation option.

8. The computer-implemented method of claim 7, further comprising:

in response to the selection, causing the system to present the navigation options in the first region and present data associated with the selected second navigation option in an expanded data region of the user interface.

9. A computer-readable medium containing executable computer program instructions which when executed by a computing system cause said system to perform a method, the method comprising:

causing a system to present selectable options for accessing a data hierarchy of a module on a graphical user interface;

receiving a selection of one of the selectable options;

in response to the selection, causing the system to access a first hub of the data hierarchy associated with the selected option,

causing the system to present data associated with the first hub and a first set of selectable navigation options for accessing data associated with a plurality of hubs of the data hierarchy;

receiving a selection of a navigation option for accessing data associated with a second hub from the first set of selectable navigation options;

in response to the selection, causing the system to access the data associated with the second hub; and

causing the system to present data associated with the second hub and a second set of selectable navigation options for accessing data associated with the plurality of hubs of the data hierarchy.

10. The computer-readable medium of claim 9, the method further comprising:

receiving a user selection of a navigation option for accessing data associated with the second hub from the second set of selectable navigation options; and

in response to the selection, causing the system to access data associated with the second hub.

11. The computer-readable medium of claim 10, the method further comprising:

causing the system to present data associated with the second hub and the second set of selectable navigation options for accessing data associated with the plurality of hubs of the data hierarchy.

12. The computer-readable medium of claim 9, wherein the first set of navigation options are different than the second set of navigation options.

13. The computer-readable medium of claim 9, wherein a user navigates to different hubs of the hierarchy laterally in the extensible architecture while maintaining an ordering of objects within the user interface.

14. A computer-readable medium containing executable computer program instructions which when executed by a computing system cause said system to perform a method, the method comprising:

causing a system to present selectable options for accessing a data hierarchy of a game center module on a graphical user interface in response to a user selection;

receiving a selection of one of the selectable options;

in response to the selection, causing the system to present header information in a first region of the graphical user interface and selectable navigation options in a second region of the graphical user interface;

receiving a selection of a first navigation option from the navigation options; and

in response to the selection, causing the system to present the navigation options in the first region and present data associated with the selected first navigation option in a data region of the user interface.

15. The computer-readable medium of claim 14, further comprising:

receiving a selection of a second navigation option.

16. The computer-readable medium of claim 15, further comprising:

in response to the selection, causing the system to present the navigation options in the first region and present data associated with the selected second navigation option in an expanded data region of the user interface.

17. A system, comprising:

a computer-readable medium to store a game center module;

one or more processing units coupled to the computer-readable medium, an input/output device coupled to the one or more processing units, wherein the one or more processing units are configured to cause a system to present selectable options for accessing a data hierarchy of the game center module on a graphical user interface, to receive a selection of one of the selectable options, to cause the system to access a first hub of the data hierarchy associated with the selected option, to cause the system to present data associated with the first hub and a first set of selectable navigation options for accessing data associated with a plurality of hubs of the data hierarchy, to receive a selection of a navigation option for accessing data associated with a second hub from the first set of selectable navigation options, to cause the system to access the data associated with the second hub, and to cause the system to present data associated with the second hub and a second set of selectable navigation options for accessing data associated with the plurality of hubs of the data hierarchy.

18. The system of claim 17, wherein the one or more processing units are further configured to receive a user selection of a navigation option for accessing data associated with the second hub from the second set of selectable navigation options and to cause the system to access data associated with the second hub.

19. The system of claim 18, wherein the one or more processing units are further configured to cause the system to present data associated with the second hub and the second set of selectable navigation options for accessing data associated with the plurality of hubs of the data hierarchy.

20. The system of claim 17, wherein the first set of navigation options are different than the second set of navigation options.

21. The system of claim 20, wherein the first set of navigation options comprises at least two of a leaderboard option, a comparison achievement data option between a selected friend and a user, and an achievement points option.

22. The system of claim 20, wherein the second set of navigation options comprises at least two of a leaderboard option, an achievement option, and a players option.

23. The system of claim 17, wherein a user navigates to different hubs of the hierarchy laterally in the extensible architecture while maintaining an ordering of objects within the user interface.