Selecting an information item in an information processing system
First Claim
1. A method comprising the steps of:
- selecting a particular sub-menu using a first hierarchical multi-level menu-structure with entries corresponding to particular information items in a first subset of information items;
proceeding from the first particular sub-menu in the first menu-structure to a corresponding sub-menu in a second hierarchical multi-level menu-structure with entries corresponding to particular information items in a second subset of information items, including at least sub-menus corresponding to the sub-menus of the first menu-structure and the second subset including at least information items corresponding to information items of the first subset.
1 Assignment
0 Petitions
Accused Products
Abstract
An information processing system is programmed to give a user access to a first subset of information items using a first hierarchical multi-level menu-structure on a local work station and to a second such subset using a second such menu-structure on an internet server. The second menu-structure includes at least the sub-menus provided in the first menu-structure. The second information subset includes at least the information items included in the first subset. A user leaving the first menu-structure at a particular sub-menu will enter the second menu-structure in a sub-menu that corresponds to the particular sub-menu. When the user selects to access an information item in the second subset using the second menu, if a current version of the information item is available in the first subset, then unless otherwise specified, the information item in the first subset is accessed as a substitute.
103 Citations
19 Claims
-
1. A method comprising the steps of:
-
selecting a particular sub-menu using a first hierarchical multi-level menu-structure with entries corresponding to particular information items in a first subset of information items; proceeding from the first particular sub-menu in the first menu-structure to a corresponding sub-menu in a second hierarchical multi-level menu-structure with entries corresponding to particular information items in a second subset of information items, including at least sub-menus corresponding to the sub-menus of the first menu-structure and the second subset including at least information items corresponding to information items of the first subset. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8)
-
-
9. A system comprising:
-
a first hierarchical multi-level menu-structure with entries corresponding to particular information items in a first subset of information items; and a second hierarchical multi-level menu-structure with entries corresponding to particular information items in a second subset of information items; and means for proceeding from a particular sub-menu in the first menu-structure to a corresponding sub-menu in the second menu-structure for selecting a particular information item from the second subset using the second menu-structure wherein the second menu-structure contains at least sub-menus corresponding to the sub-menus of the first menu-structure and the second subset contains at least information items of the first subset. - View Dependent Claims (10, 11, 12, 13)
-
-
14. A local station comprising:
-
a local hierarchical multi-level menu-structure with entries corresponding to particular information items in a local subset of information items; means for proceeding from a particular sub-menu in the local menu-structure to a corresponding sub-menu in an external hierarchical multi-level menu-structure with entries corresponding to particular information items in an external subset of information items; and means for selecting a particular information item from the external subset of the information items using the external menu-structure, wherein the external menu-structure contains at least sub-menus corresponding to the sub-menus of the local menu-structure and the external subset contains at least information items of the local subset. - View Dependent Claims (15, 16, 17)
-
-
18. An information carrier comprising an executable program to be loaded in an apparatus for providing in the apparatus programmed structures including:
-
a local hierarchical multi-level menu-structure with entries corresponding to particular information items in a local subset of information items; means for proceeding from a particular sub-menu in the local menu-structure to a corresponding sub-menu in an external hierarchical multi-level menu-structure with entries corresponding to particular information items in an external subset of information items; and means for selecting a particular information item from the external subset of the information items using the external menu-structure, wherein the external menu-structure contains at least sub-menus corresponding to the sub-menus of the local menu-structure and the external subset contains at least information items of the local subset.
-
-
19. Apparatus to generate signals to program a system to implement a process comprising:
-
selecting a particular sub-menu using a first hierarchical multi-level menu-structure with entries corresponding to particular information items in a first subset of information items; proceeding from the first sub-menu in the first menu-structure to a corresponding sub-menu in a second hierarchical multi-level menu-structure with entries corresponding to particular information items in a second subset of information items, wherein the second menu-structure contains at least sub-menus corresponding to sub-menus of the first menu-structure and the second subset of information items contains at least information items corresponding to all the information items of the first subset.
-
Specification