Web site navigation under a hierarchical menu structure
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1. A computer program product, comprising a computer usable medium having a computer readable program code embodied therein for enabling a user of a linked web-page system to navigate through the linked web-page system in accordance with a hierarchical menu structure, said hierarchical menu structure comprising:
- an uppermost top-level;
I top-level categories denoted as T(1), T(2), . . . , T(I), wherein I≧
2, and wherein the uppermost top-level is divided into the I top level categories;
Ji sub-level categories associated with top-level category T(i), wherein Ji is a function of i, wherein Ji≧
1, and wherein the Ji sub-level categories are denoted as S(i,1), S(i,2), . . . , S(i,Ji), for i=1, 2, . . . , I; and
Kij menu items held by sub-level category S(i,j), wherein Kij is a function of i and j, wherein Kij≧
1, wherein the Kij menu items are denoted as M(i,j,1), M(i,j,2), . . . , M(i,j,Kij), and wherein the menu item M(i,j,k) is linked to a web page W(i,j,k), for i=1, 2, . . . , I and j=1, 2, . . . , Ji and k=1, 2, . . . , Kij, said computer code comprising an algorithm adapted to generate, on a display screen of a computer display device, a display of a navigational state (α
,β
,γ
) of the hierarchical menu structure, said display comprising a simultaneous depiction of;
(T(1), T(2), . . . , T(I)), (S(α
,β
), (M(α
,β
,γ
), γ
=1, 2, . . . , Kα
β
), β
=1, 2, . . . , Jα
), and W(α
, β
,γ
),wherein α
is selected from the group consisting of 1, 2, . . . , and I,wherein β
is selected fiom the group consisting of 1, 2, . . . , and Jα
, andwherein γ
selected from the group consisting of 1, 2, . . . , and Kα
β
,wherein the display comprises a top-level area, a sub-level area, and a web-page area,wherein the top-level area comprises the depiction of (T(1), T(2), . . . , T(I)),wherein the sub-level area comprises the depiction of (S(α
,β
), (M(α
,β
,γ
), γ
=1, 2, . . . , Kα
β
), β
=1, 2, . . . , Jα
),wherein the web-page area comprises the depiction of W(α
,β
,γ
), andwherein if the user selects a next top-level category α
1 such that α
1 differs from α
but does not select a next menu item, then the algorithm is adapted to;
select a web page W(α
1,_, _) in accordance with navigational persistence, wherein the underscore string _,_ appearing in W(α
1, _, _) denotes that a sub-level category and menu item have not yet been selected following selection of the next top-level category α
1; and
refresh the web-page area with the web page W(α
1,_, _).
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Abstract
A method, system, and computer display device that uses a hierarchical menu structure to enable a user navigate through a linked web-page system. A computer code and a display screen of the computer display device enables the user to navigate through the linked web-page system in accordance with the hierarchical menu structure and in accordance with supporting features such as navigational persistence and page content persistence. The display screen comprises a display of: an uppermost top-level of the linked web-page system; a list of top-level categories under the uppermost top-level; a list of sub-level categories linked to a user-selected top-level category; a list of menu items held by each sub-level category; and a web page linked from a user-selected menu item from the menu items held by a sub-level category.
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1. A computer program product, comprising a computer usable medium having a computer readable program code embodied therein for enabling a user of a linked web-page system to navigate through the linked web-page system in accordance with a hierarchical menu structure, said hierarchical menu structure comprising:
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an uppermost top-level; I top-level categories denoted as T(1), T(2), . . . , T(I), wherein I≧
2, and wherein the uppermost top-level is divided into the I top level categories;Ji sub-level categories associated with top-level category T(i), wherein Ji is a function of i, wherein Ji≧
1, and wherein the Ji sub-level categories are denoted as S(i,1), S(i,2), . . . , S(i,Ji), for i=1, 2, . . . , I; andKij menu items held by sub-level category S(i,j), wherein Kij is a function of i and j, wherein Kij≧
1, wherein the Kij menu items are denoted as M(i,j,1), M(i,j,2), . . . , M(i,j,Kij), and wherein the menu item M(i,j,k) is linked to a web page W(i,j,k), for i=1, 2, . . . , I and j=1, 2, . . . , Ji and k=1, 2, . . . , Kij, said computer code comprising an algorithm adapted to generate, on a display screen of a computer display device, a display of a navigational state (α
,β
,γ
) of the hierarchical menu structure, said display comprising a simultaneous depiction of;
(T(1), T(2), . . . , T(I)), (S(α
,β
), (M(α
,β
,γ
), γ
=1, 2, . . . , Kα
β
), β
=1, 2, . . . , Jα
), and W(α
, β
,γ
),wherein α
is selected from the group consisting of 1, 2, . . . , and I,wherein β
is selected fiom the group consisting of 1, 2, . . . , and Jα
, andwherein γ
selected from the group consisting of 1, 2, . . . , and Kα
β
,wherein the display comprises a top-level area, a sub-level area, and a web-page area, wherein the top-level area comprises the depiction of (T(1), T(2), . . . , T(I)), wherein the sub-level area comprises the depiction of (S(α
,β
), (M(α
,β
,γ
), γ
=1, 2, . . . , Kα
β
), β
=1, 2, . . . , Jα
),wherein the web-page area comprises the depiction of W(α
,β
,γ
), andwherein if the user selects a next top-level category α
1 such that α
1 differs from α
but does not select a next menu item, then the algorithm is adapted to;select a web page W(α
1,_, _) in accordance with navigational persistence, wherein the underscore string _,_ appearing in W(α
1, _, _) denotes that a sub-level category and menu item have not yet been selected following selection of the next top-level category α
1; andrefresh the web-page area with the web page W(α
1,_, _). - View Dependent Claims (2)
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Current AssigneeRobert TU Consulting Incorporated
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Original AssigneeRobert TU Consulting Incorporated
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InventorsTu, Robert F. Z.
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Primary Examiner(s)Hailu; Tadesse
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Assistant Examiner(s)Tan; Alvin H
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Application NumberUS10/213,723Publication NumberTime in Patent Office2,065 DaysField of Search715/513, 715/514, 715/517, 715/520, 715/760, 715/764, 715/781, 715/783, 715/739, 715/810, 715/825, 715/733, 715/738, 715/806US Class Current715/810CPC Class CodesG06F 16/954 Navigation, e.g. using cate...
