User interface for navigating large scale hierarchical namespaces
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1. A method of displaying user interface information with respect to navigation of a hierarchical namespace, the hierarchical namespace including a first set of items representing a top level portion of the hierarchical namespace and a second set of items representing lower levels of the hierarchical namespace, the method comprising:
- displaying each of the items in the first set of items in a first navigation display area at a display device;
displaying a second navigation display area at the display device, the second navigation display area including a column explore display area;
detecting a selected use of a particular item in the second navigation display area;
creating a direct link to the particular item; and
displaying the direct link to the particular item in a link area of the first navigation display area at the display device, the link area associated with the selected one of the first set of items;
wherein a first link to a most recently used data item in a first column of the column explorer display area is displayed in a first location in the first navigation display area, the first link associated with a first data item in the first navigation display area, and a second link to a second most recently used data item in a second column of the column explorer display area is displayed at a second location in the first navigation display area, the second link associated with a second data item in the first navigation display area.
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Abstract
A system and method of displaying user interface information with respect to navigation of a hierarchical namespace is disclosed. The hierarchical namespace includes a first set of items representing a top level portion of the hierarchical namespace and a second set of items representing lower levels of the hierarchical namespace.
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1. A method of displaying user interface information with respect to navigation of a hierarchical namespace, the hierarchical namespace including a first set of items representing a top level portion of the hierarchical namespace and a second set of items representing lower levels of the hierarchical namespace, the method comprising:
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displaying each of the items in the first set of items in a first navigation display area at a display device; displaying a second navigation display area at the display device, the second navigation display area including a column explore display area; detecting a selected use of a particular item in the second navigation display area; creating a direct link to the particular item; and displaying the direct link to the particular item in a link area of the first navigation display area at the display device, the link area associated with the selected one of the first set of items; wherein a first link to a most recently used data item in a first column of the column explorer display area is displayed in a first location in the first navigation display area, the first link associated with a first data item in the first navigation display area, and a second link to a second most recently used data item in a second column of the column explorer display area is displayed at a second location in the first navigation display area, the second link associated with a second data item in the first navigation display area. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 20)
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5. A user interface comprising:
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a navigation pane including a plurality of selectable items, the navigation pane displayable in a first region of a display at a display device; and a column explorer display area selectively displayable in a second region of the display at the display device, the second region distinct from the first region; wherein a first link to a most recently used data item in a first column of the column explorer display area is displayed in a first location in the navigation pane, the first link associated with a first data item in the navigation pane, and a second link to a second most recently used data item in a second column of the column explorer display area is displayed at a second location in the navigation pane, the second link associated with a second data item in the navigation pane. - View Dependent Claims (6)
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7. A system comprising:
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navigation pane logic to provide a navigation pane as part of a user interface at a display device, the navigation pane including a plurality of displayable data items representing a first set of high level nodes of a hierarchical data structure; expandable column explorer logic to selectively present a column explorer display area that includes one or more columns in response to selection of a column explorer activation selector within the navigation pane, the one or more columns to display a second set of data items representing portions of the hierarchical data structure distinct from the first set of high level nodes where the second set of data items of the hierarchical data structure are selectively displayed by the one or more columns, wherein a first of the one or more columns includes a first portion of the second set of data items and a second of the one or more columns includes a second portion of the second set of data items, wherein the first portion identifies data items at a different level of the hierarchical data structure than the second portion; and logic to display a first link to a most recently used data item in a first column of the column explorer display area in a first location in the navigation pane, the first link associated with a first data item in the navigation pane, and to display a second link to a second most recently used data item in a second column of the column explorer display area at a second location in the navigation pane, the second link associated with a second data item in the navigation pane. - View Dependent Claims (8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19)
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