Method and system for displaying categorized information on a user interface
First Claim
1. A method for presenting hierarchical categorized directory information via a plurality of arranged visual elements on a computer-enabled user interface, wherein visual elements represent directory system entities and the arrangement of elements represents the interrelationships of the corresponding directory system entities, the method comprising:
- displaying the plurality of arranged visual elements on the user interface via a first thread;
receiving a user selection of a plurality of the elements;
receiving a user request to boast the retrieval priority of a particular one of the selected plurality of elements;
in response to receiving the user request, boosting the priority of the particular selected element; and
retrieving data associated with the plurality of the elements via a second thread giving priority to data associated with the particular selected element, so that the plurality of arranged visual elements remain responsive to user interaction while data associated with the plurality of the elements is being retrieved.
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Abstract
A computer implemented method and system for displaying categorized information on a user interface is provided, in which the user may choose one or more categories of information. In response, data associated with the chosen category is retrieved. The display of the categories and the retrieval of the data is performed independently, so that the displayed categories remain responsive to user interaction while the data is being retrieved. In one implementation, the display of the categories and information on the user interface is handled by the main thread and the retrieval of the data associated with the chosen category is performed by a worker thread executing asynchronously with respect to the main thread.
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10 Claims
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1. A method for presenting hierarchical categorized directory information via a plurality of arranged visual elements on a computer-enabled user interface, wherein visual elements represent directory system entities and the arrangement of elements represents the interrelationships of the corresponding directory system entities, the method comprising:
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displaying the plurality of arranged visual elements on the user interface via a first thread; receiving a user selection of a plurality of the elements; receiving a user request to boast the retrieval priority of a particular one of the selected plurality of elements; in response to receiving the user request, boosting the priority of the particular selected element; and retrieving data associated with the plurality of the elements via a second thread giving priority to data associated with the particular selected element, so that the plurality of arranged visual elements remain responsive to user interaction while data associated with the plurality of the elements is being retrieved. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9)
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10. A computer-readable storage medium having thereon computer-executable instructions for executing a method for presenting hierarchical categorized directory information via a plurality of arranged visual elements on a computer-enabled user interface, wherein visual elements represent directory system entities and the arrangement of elements represents the interrelationships of the corresponding directory system entities, the instructions comprising instructions for:
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displaying the plurality of arranged visual elements on the user interface via a first thread; receiving a user selection of a plurality of the elements; receiving a user request to boost the priority of a particular selected element; and
, in response to receiving the user request, boosting the priority of the particular selected element;retrieving data associated with the plurality of the elements via a second thread giving priority to data associated with the particular selected element, so that the plurality of arranged visual elements remain responsive to user interaction while data associated with the plurality of the elements is being retrieved.
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