Identifying content via items of a navigation system

• US 8,782,562 B2
• Filed: 08/25/2010
• Issued: 07/15/2014
• Est. Priority Date: 12/02/2009
• Status: Active Grant

• Current Assignee: Dell Products LP (Dell Technologies Inc.)
• Original Assignee: Dell Products LP (Dell Technologies Inc.)
• Inventors: Russell, Deborah C., Cho, Jonathan, Ligameri, Mark
• Primary Examiner(s): BAUTISTA, XIOMARA L
• Application Number:
  US12/868,273
• Publication Number:
  US 20110131532A1
• Time in Patent Office: 1,420 Days
• Field of Search: 715/702, 715/733, 715/738, 715/764, 715/765, 715/810, 715/835, 715/838, 715/856, 715/863
• US Class Current: 715/835
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 3/04817 using icons graphical or visual programming using iconic symbols G06F8/34
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 3/0482 Interaction with lists of selectable items, e.g. menus

Abstract

A navigation system which provides: a navigation front end which provides tiles that are easily identifiable and content-driven vs. context-driven; a navigation system that includes an expanded view/tile paradigm; and a navigation system that allows users to interact with the native operating system environment of the information handling system.

Claims

1. A method for facilitating navigation within an information handling system comprising:

presenting, via the information handling system, a navigation front end, the navigation front end comprising a plurality of tiles, each of the plurality of tiles corresponding to a respective item, the plurality of tiles providing a context driven dynamic interface to allow a user to directly access the item, the plurality of tiles being dynamically modifiable by the navigation front end, the plurality of tiles being presented so as to simulate floating above a background thus providing an impression of three dimensionality;

accenting a particular tile of the plurality of tiles when the user hovers over the particular tile, the accenting comprising moving the particular tile forward and expanding a size of the tile relative to other tiles of the plurality of tiles, the accenting further comprising presenting a description of the particular tile as a three dimensional presentation, the accenting further comprising presenting a simulation of a horizontal surface and presenting the description so as to appear to be resting on the horizontal surface;

enabling access to the item by actuation of one of the plurality of tiles; and

,

presenting an expanded tile representation upon access to the item, the expanded tile representation allowing a user to interact with a rich visual context menu and to access most recent accessed content relating to the item; and

wherein

while accenting the particular tile at least some of the plurality of tiles continue to be presented and accessible so as to allow another tile to be accessed.

2. The method of claim 1 wherein:

a tile is dynamically modified to represent content accessed by the user via the expanded tile representation.

3. The method of claim 2 wherein:

a tile is dynamically modified to represent most recently accessed content accessed by the user via the expanded tile representation.

4. The method of claim 1 wherein:

a plurality of tile actions may be performed by a user on each of the plurality of tiles.

5. The method of claim 4 wherein:

the plurality of tile actions comprises a hover action, the hover action causing the accenting.

6. The method of claim 4 wherein:

upon performance of the hover action, the particular tile being accented is dynamically modified to provide a cyclic representation of content stored within the expanded tile corresponding to the particular tile.

7. An apparatus for facilitating navigation within an information handling system comprising:

means for presenting, via the information handling system, a navigation front end, the navigation front end comprising a plurality of tiles, each of the plurality of tiles corresponding to a respective item, the plurality of tiles providing a context driven dynamic interface to allow a user to directly access the item, the plurality of tiles being dynamically modifiable by the navigation front end, the plurality of tiles being presented so as to simulate floating above a background thus providing an impression of three dimensionality;

means for accenting a particular tile of the plurality of tiles when the user hovers over the particular tile, the accenting comprising moving the particular tile forward and expanding a size of the tile relative to other tiles of the plurality of tiles, the accenting further comprising presenting a description of the particular tile as a three dimensional presentation, the accenting further comprising presenting a simulation of a horizontal surface and presenting the description so as to appear to be resting on the horizontal surface;

means for enabling access to the item by actuation of one of the plurality of tiles; and

,

means for presenting an expanded tile representation upon access to the item, the expanded tile representation allowing a user to interact with a rich visual context menu and to access most recent accessed content relating to the item; and

wherein

while accenting the particular tile at least some of the plurality of tiles continue to be presented and accessible so as to allow another tile to be accessed.

8. The apparatus of claim 7 wherein:

a tile is dynamically modified to represent content accessed by the user via the expanded tile representation.

9. The apparatus of claim 8 wherein:

a tile is dynamically modified to represent most recently accessed content accessed by the user via the expanded tile representation.

10. The apparatus of claim 7 wherein:

a plurality of tile actions may be performed by a user on each of the plurality of tiles.

11. The apparatus of claim 10 wherein:

the plurality of tile actions comprises a hover action, the hover action causing the accenting.

12. The apparatus of claim 10 wherein:

upon performance of the hover action, the particular tile being accented is dynamically modified to provide a cyclic representation of content stored within the expanded tile corresponding to the particular tile.

13. An information handling system comprising:

a processor;

memory coupled to the processor, the memory storing a system for facilitating navigation within an information handling system, the system comprising instructions executable by the processor for;

presenting, via the information handling system, a navigation front end, the navigation front end comprising a plurality of tiles, each of the plurality of tiles corresponding to a respective item, the plurality of tiles providing a context driven dynamic interface to allow a user to directly access the item, the plurality of tiles being dynamically modifiable by the navigation front end, the plurality of tiles being presented so as to simulate floating above a background thus providing an impression of three dimensionality;

accenting a particular tile of the plurality of tiles when the user hovers over the particular tile, the accenting comprising moving the particular tile forward and expanding a size of the tile relative to other tiles of the plurality of tiles, the accenting further comprising presenting a description of the particular tile as a three dimensional presentation, the accenting further comprising presenting a simulation of a horizontal surface and presenting the description so as to appear to be resting on the horizontal surface;

enabling access to the item by actuation of one of the plurality of tiles; and

,

presenting an expanded tile representation upon access to the item, the expanded tile representation allowing a user to interact with a rich visual context menu and to access most recent accessed content relating to the item; and

wherein

while accenting the particular tile at least some of the plurality of tiles continue to be presented and accessible so as to allow another tile to be accessed.

14. The information handling system of claim 13 wherein:

a tile is dynamically modified to represent content accessed by the user via the expanded tile representation.

15. The information handling system of claim 14 wherein:

a tile is dynamically modified to represent most recently accessed content accessed by the user via the expanded tile representation.

16. The information handling system of claim 13 wherein:

a plurality of tile actions may be performed by a user on each of the plurality of tiles.

17. The information handling system of claim 16 wherein:

the plurality of tile actions comprises a hover action, the hover action causing the accenting.

18. The information handling system of claim 16 wherein:

upon performance of the hover action, the particular tile being accented is dynamically modified to provide a cyclic representation of content stored within the expanded tile corresponding to the particular tile.