Snapback user interface for accessing different document pages directly without going through intermediate pages
First Claim
1. A computer-implemented method performed by an application of a data processing system, the method comprising:
- accessing a first document presentation other than a default initial document presentation based on an address displayed within an address field of a window, wherein the first document presentation is displayed within a display area of the window;
recording a first location of the first document presentation;
accessing and displaying in the display area of the window a sequence of intermediate document presentations originated from the first document presentation;
displaying a first snapback button associated with the address field;
conducting a search via a search facility based on one or more search keywords entered in a search field of the window;
displaying a search result in the display area of the window;
in response to a first input received via the first snapback button, without having to select from a menu of document presentations, directly retrieving and displaying the first document presentation from the first location without having to access the intermediate document presentations again; and
displaying a second snapback button associated with the search field, wherein the second snapback button is used to directly redisplay the search result in the display area of the window.
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Abstract
A user interface and methods for accessing document presentations are described herein. In one aspect of the invention, an exemplary method of the invention allows a user to directly snapback to a previous accessed document presentation without having to select from a menu of items or go through the intermediate pages. In this method, when a first document presentation is accessed, a first location of the first document presentation is recorded, automatically or manually. Subsequently, when a sequence of additional document presentations originated from the first document presentation is accessed, in response to a first input, without having to select from a menu of items, the first document presentation is directly retrieved from a recorded first location and displayed in a window. In one particular embodiment, a second document presentation is accessed and a second location of the second document presentation is recorded, where the recordation of the second location resets or supercedes the recordation of the first location. Other methods and apparatuses are also described.
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20 Claims
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1. A computer-implemented method performed by an application of a data processing system, the method comprising:
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accessing a first document presentation other than a default initial document presentation based on an address displayed within an address field of a window, wherein the first document presentation is displayed within a display area of the window; recording a first location of the first document presentation; accessing and displaying in the display area of the window a sequence of intermediate document presentations originated from the first document presentation; displaying a first snapback button associated with the address field; conducting a search via a search facility based on one or more search keywords entered in a search field of the window; displaying a search result in the display area of the window; in response to a first input received via the first snapback button, without having to select from a menu of document presentations, directly retrieving and displaying the first document presentation from the first location without having to access the intermediate document presentations again; and displaying a second snapback button associated with the search field, wherein the second snapback button is used to directly redisplay the search result in the display area of the window. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12)
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13. A machine-readable storage medium having machine instructions stored therein, which when executed, cause a machine to perform a method, the method comprising:
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accessing a first document presentation other than a default initial document presentation based on an address displayed within an address field of a window, wherein the first document presentation is displayed within a display area of the window; recording a first location of the first document presentation; accessing and displaying in the display area of the window a sequence of intermediate document presentations originated from the first document presentation; displaying a first snapback button associated with the address field; conducting a search via a search facility based on one or more search keywords entered in a search field of the window; displaying a search result in the display area of the window; in response to a first input received via the first snapback button, without having to select from a menu of document presentations, directly retrieving and displaying the first document presentation from the first location without having to access the intermediate document presentations again; and displaying a second snapback button associated with the search field, wherein the second snapback button is used to directly redisplay the search result in the display area of the window. - View Dependent Claims (14, 15, 16)
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17. A data processing system, comprising:
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a processor; and a memory for storing instructions, which when executed from the memory, cause the processor to perform operations, including accessing a first document presentation other than a default initial document presentation based on an address displayed within an address field of a window, wherein the first document presentation is displayed within a display area of the window, recording a first location of the first document presentation, accessing and displaying in the display area of the window a sequence of intermediate document presentations originated from the first document presentation, displaying a first snapback button associated with the address field, conducting a search via a search facility based on one or more search keywords entered in a search field of the window, displaying a search result in the display area of the window, in response to a first input received via the first snapback button, without having to select from a menu of document presentations, directly retrieving and displaying the first document presentation from the first location without having to access the intermediate document presentations again, and displaying a second snapback button associated with the search field, wherein the second snapback button is used to directly redisplay the search result in the display area of the window. - View Dependent Claims (18, 19, 20)
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