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User interface for efficiently browsing an electronic document using data-driven tabs

  • US 8,069,405 B1
  • Filed: 11/19/2001
  • Issued: 11/29/2011
  • Est. Priority Date: 11/19/2001
  • Status: Expired due to Fees
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1. A method for facilitating the display of information of an electronic document for a selected pre-configured function, said method comprising:

  • rendering a workspace in a graphical user interface, said workspace comprises a first window for displaying information of said electronic document, a second window for a catalog of available pre-configured functions operating on a microcontroller, and a third window for a histogram of available resources of said microcontroller;

    after said rendering said workspace, receiving said selected pre-configured function;

    after said receiving, automatically rendering said information of said electronic document in said first window of said workspace, said electronic document corresponding to said selected pre-configured function;

    scanning for anchors embedded within said electronic document, said embedded anchors not displayed in the first window, wherein each of said embedded anchors specifies a predetermined location within said electronic document and each of said embedded anchors includes a predetermined descriptive label corresponding to information stored at the predetermined location;

    in response to said scanning, automatically rendering, within said workspace a graphic element for each embedded anchor, wherein said graphic element is rendered with the descriptive label according to information within said embedded anchor; and

    in response to the graphic element corresponding to the embedded anchor being selected, displaying in the first window the information stored at the predetermined location corresponding to the embedded anchor.

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