Presenting Hierarchical Information Items

• US 20130067417A1
• Filed: 09/09/2011
• Published: 03/14/2013
• Est. Priority Date: 09/09/2011
• Status: Abandoned Application

• Current Assignee: Meta Platforms, Inc. (f/k/a Facebook, Inc.)
• Original Assignee: Meta Platforms, Inc. (f/k/a Facebook, Inc.)
• Inventors: Andersson, Rasmus Mathias, Yao, Rose, Tseng, Erick
• Application Number:
  US13/229,303
• Publication Number:
  US 20130067417A1
• Time in Patent Office: Days
• US Class Current: 715/854
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 3/0482 Interaction with lists of selectable items, e.g. menus

Abstract

In one embodiment, display a plurality of first information items, wherein: a hierarchy of information items comprises the plurality of first information items; each non-root information item in the hierarchy has a parent information item; and each non-leaf information item in the hierarchy has one or more child information items. Receive a first user interaction in connection with a first one of the plurality of first information items. In response to the first user interaction, if the first one of the plurality of first information items is a non-leaf information item in the hierarchy, then expand the first one of the plurality of first information items by displaying one or more second information items that are child information items of the first one of the plurality of first information items.

Claims

1. A method comprising:

by a mobile device,

displaying a plurality of first information items, wherein;

a hierarchy of information items comprises the plurality of first information items;

each non-root information item in the hierarchy has a parent information item; and

each non-leaf information item in the hierarchy has one or more child information items;

receiving a first user interaction in connection with a first one of the plurality of first information items; and

in response to the first user interaction, if the first one of the plurality of first information items is a non-leaf information item in the hierarchy, then expanding the first one of the plurality of first information items, comprising displaying one or more second information items that are child information items of the first one of the plurality of first information items.

2. The method of claim 1, further comprising in response to the first user interaction, if one or more second ones of the plurality of first information items are expanded and share a common parent information item with the first one of the plurality of first information items in the hierarchy, then collapsing each one of the one or more second ones of the plurality of first information items so that no child information item of any one of the one or more second ones of the plurality of first information items is displayed.

3. The method of claim 1, further comprising in response to the first user interaction, if the first one of the plurality of first information items is a leaf information item in the hierarchy, then performing an action associated with the first one of the plurality of first information items.

4. The method of claim 1, further comprising in response to the first user interaction, if the first one of the plurality of first information items is linked to an object, then displaying the object, replacing the plurality of first information items.

5. The method of claim 4, wherein the object is a web page, or another hierarchy of information items.

6. The method of claim 1, further comprising in response to the first user interaction, if the first one of the plurality of first information items is associated with a call-to-action and the first user interaction is with respect to the call-to-action, then performing an action associated with the call-to-action.

7. The method of claim 1, further comprising:

receiving a second user interaction in connection with the first one of the plurality of first information items; and

in response to the second user interactions, collapsing the first one of the plurality of first information items so that no second information item is displayed.

8. The method of claim 1, further comprising:

receiving a second user interaction in connection with a second one of the plurality of first information items; and

in response to the second user interactions, if the second one of the plurality of first information items is a non-leaf information item in the hierarchy, then expanding the second one of the plurality of first information items, comprising displaying one or more third information items that are child information items of the second one of the plurality of first information items.

9. The method of claim 8, wherein:

the first one and the second one of the plurality of first information items share a common parent information item in the hierarchy; and

expanding the second one of the plurality of first information items further comprises collapsing the first one of the plurality of first information items so that no second information item is displayed.

10. The method of claim 1, further comprising:

receiving a second user interaction in connection with a first one of the one or more second information items; and

in response to the second user interaction, if the first one of the one or more second information items is a non-leaf information item in the hierarchy, then expanding the first one of the one or more second information items, comprising displaying one or more third information items that are child information items of the first one of the one or more second information items.

11. The method of claim 1, wherein the one or more second information items are respectively associated with one or more actions that can be performed with respect to the first one of the plurality of first information items.

12. The method of claim 1, wherein the one or more second information items are displayed in close proximity of the first one of the plurality of first information items.

13. The method of claim 1, wherein the mobile device is a mobile telephone.

14. A system comprising:

a memory comprising instructions executable by one or more processors; and

the one or more processors coupled to the memory and operable to execute the instructions, the one or more processors being operable when executing the instructions to;

display a plurality of first information items, wherein;

a hierarchy of information items comprises the plurality of first information items;

each non-root information item in the hierarchy has a parent information item; and

each non-leaf information item in the hierarchy has one or more child information items;

receive a first user interaction in connection with a first one of the plurality of first information items; and

in response to the first user interaction, if the first one of the plurality of first information items is a non-leaf information item in the hierarchy, then expand the first one of the plurality of first information items, comprising display one or more second information items that are child information items of the first one of the plurality of first information items.

15. The system of claim 14, wherein the one or more processors are further operable when executing the instructions to:

in response to the first user interaction, if one or more second ones of the plurality of first information items are expanded and share a common parent information item with the first one of the plurality of first information items in the hierarchy, then collapse each one of the one or more second ones of the plurality of first information items so that no child information item of any one of the one or more second ones of the plurality of first information items is displayed.

16. The system of claim 14, wherein the one or more processors are further operable when executing the instructions to:

in response to the first user interaction, if the first one of the plurality of first information items is a leaf information item in the hierarchy, then perform an action associated with the first one of the plurality of first information items.

17. The system of claim 14, wherein the one or more processors are further operable when executing the instructions to:

in response to the first user interaction, if the first one of the plurality of first information items is linked to an object, then display the object, replacing the plurality of first information items.

18. The system of claim 14, wherein the one or more processors are further operable when executing the instructions to:

in response to the first user interaction, if the first one of the plurality of first information items is associated with a call-to-action and the first user interaction is with respect to the call-to-action, then perform an action associated with the call-to-action.

19. The system of claim 14, wherein the one or more processors are further operable when executing the instructions to:

receive a second user interaction in connection with a second one of the plurality of first information items; and

in response to the second user interactions, if the second one of the plurality of first information items is a non-leaf information item in the hierarchy, then expand the second one of the plurality of first information items, comprising display one or more third information items that are child information items of the second one of the plurality of first information items.

20. One or more computer-readable non-transitory storage media embodying software operable when executed by one or more computer systems to:

display a plurality of first information items, wherein;

a hierarchy of information items comprises the plurality of first information items;

each non-root information item in the hierarchy has a parent information item; and

each non-leaf information item in the hierarchy has one or more child information items;

receive a first user interaction in connection with a first one of the plurality of first information items; and

in response to the first user interaction, if the first one of the plurality of first information items is a non-leaf information item in the hierarchy, then expand the first one of the plurality of first information items, comprising display one or more second information items that are child information items of the first one of the plurality of first information items.