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Method for automatically navigating a complex struture at an interactive user station

  • US 5,574,494 A
  • Filed: 05/31/1994
  • Issued: 11/12/1996
  • Est. Priority Date: 05/31/1994
  • Status: Expired due to Term
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1. A method for automatically navigating a hierarchical complex structure at an interactive user station, the complex structure comprising a plurality of nodes, each node including at least one presentation element, the user station including a processor in electrical communication with a memory and a presentation device, the method comprising:

  • receiving at said processor a first electrical signal generated by a user selection device, said signal corresponding to a predetermined location of a selected node and a corresponding presentation element desired for future viewing, said location to be stored in said memory;

    receiving at said processor a second electrical signal generated by said user selection device corresponding to said stored location of said selected presentation element; and

    automatically navigating to and presenting at said presentation device said selected presentation element.

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