ACCESSING MULTI-PAGE DATA

• US 20120042279A1
• Filed: 10/08/2010
• Published: 02/16/2012
• Est. Priority Date: 08/12/2010
• Status: Active Grant

• Current Assignee: Salesforce.com, Inc.
• Original Assignee: Salesforce.com, Inc.
• Inventors: Naderi, Nadia
• Granted Patent: US 8,812,977 B2
• Time in Patent Office: Days
• US Class Current: 715/786
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 16/248 Presentation of query results
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 16/972 Access to data in other repository systems, e.g. legacy data or dynamic Web page generation
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 3/0481 based on specific properties of the displayed interaction object or a metaphor-based environment, e.g. interaction with desktop elements like windows or icons, or assisted by a cursor's changing behaviour or appearance
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 3/0485 Scrolling or panning
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 3/04855 Interaction with scrollbars

Abstract

In one embodiment, a method of accessing multi-page data via a user interface can include: displaying a scrollbar on the user interface, where the scrollbar includes a page index and a scroll indicator; receiving a selection of a page of the data using the page index in the scrollbar on the user interface, where the data is arranged as a plurality of pages; indicating the selected page in the scrollbar with a predetermined indicator, such as a highlight indicator; receiving a selection of a portion of the selected page using the scroll indicator in the scrollbar on the user interface; and displaying the selected portion of the selected page in a main window on the user interface.

Claims

1. A method of accessing multi-page data via a user interface, the method comprising:

displaying a scrollbar on the user interface, wherein the scrollbar includes a page index and a scroll indicator;

receiving a selection of a page of the data using the page index in the scrollbar on the user interface, wherein the data is arranged as a plurality of pages;

indicating the selected page in the scrollbar with a first predetermined indicator;

receiving a selection of a portion of the selected page using the scroll indicator in the scrollbar on the user interface; and

displaying the selected portion of the selected page from the plurality of pages in a main window on the user interface.

2. The method of claim 1, wherein the first predetermined indicator of the selected page comprises a high-light in the page index of the scrollbar.

3. The method of claim 1, further comprising:

receiving an indication, via the user interface, of a bookmarking of a page in the plurality of pages; and

indicating the bookmarked page in the scrollbar with a second predetermined indicator.

4. The method of claim 3, wherein the second predetermined indicator comprises a ‘

+’

sign when the bookmarked page is not the selected page.

5. The method of claim 3, wherein the second predetermined indicator comprises a ‘

−

’

sign when the bookmarked page is the selected page.

6. The method of claim 1, wherein the scrollbar is arranged on a predetermined side of the user interface and is configurable by a user.

7. The method of claim 1, wherein the scrollbar is displayed on the user interface based on customizable settings made by a user.

8. The method of claim 1, further comprising:

displaying a second scrollbar on the user interface, wherein the second scrollbar is used for navigating pages of data within pages of data.

9. A computer-readable storage medium having one or more instructions thereon for accessing multi-page data via a user interface, the instructions when executed by one or more processors causing the one or more processors to carry out:

displaying a scrollbar on the user interface, wherein the scrollbar comprises a page index and a scroll indicator;

receiving a selection of a page of the data using the page index in the scrollbar on the user interface, wherein the data is arranged as a plurality of pages;

indicating the selected page in the scrollbar with a first predetermined indicator;

receiving a selection of a portion of the selected page using the scroll indicator in the scrollbar on the user interface; and

displaying the selected portion of the selected page from the plurality of pages in a main window on the user interface.

10. The computer-readable storage medium of claim 9, wherein the first predetermined indicator of the selected page comprises a high-light in the page index of the scrollbar.

11. The computer-readable storage medium of claim 9, wherein the instructions when executed further cause the one or more processors to carry out:

receiving an indication, via the user interface, of a bookmarking of a page in the plurality of pages; and

indicating the bookmarked page in the scrollbar with a second predetermined indicator.

12. The computer-readable storage medium of claim 11, wherein the second predetermined indicator comprises a ‘

+’

sign when the bookmarked page is not the selected page.

13. The computer-readable storage medium of claim 11, wherein the second predetermined indicator comprises a ‘

−

’

sign when the bookmarked page is the selected page.

14. The computer-readable storage medium of claim 9, wherein the instructions when executed further cause the one or more processors to carry out:

displaying a second scrollbar on the user interface, wherein the second scrollbar is used for navigating pages of data within pages of data.

15. An apparatus for accessing multi-page data via a user interface, the apparatus comprising:

a processor; and

one or more stored sequences of instructions which, when executed by the processor, cause the processor to carry out;

displaying a scrollbar on the user interface, wherein the scrollbar comprises a page index and a scroll indicator;

receiving a selection of a page of the data using the page index in the scrollbar on the user interface, wherein the data is arranged as a plurality of pages;

indicating the selected page in the scrollbar with a first predetermined indicator;

receiving a selection of a portion of the selected page using the scroll indicator in the scrollbar on the user interface; and

displaying the selected portion of the selected page from the plurality of pages in a main window on the user interface.

16. The apparatus of claim 15, wherein the first predetermined indicator of the selected page comprises a high-light in the page index of the scrollbar.

17. The apparatus of claim 15, wherein the instructions when executed further cause the processor to carry out:

receiving an indication, via the user interface, of a bookmarking of a page in the plurality of pages; and

indicating the bookmarked page in the scrollbar with a second predetermined indicator.

18. The apparatus of claim 17, wherein the second predetermined indicator comprises a ‘

+’

sign when the bookmarked page is not the selected page.

19. The apparatus of claim 17, wherein the second predetermined indicator comprises a ‘

−

’

sign when the bookmarked page is the selected page.

20. The apparatus of claim 15, wherein the instructions when executed further cause the processor to carry out:

displaying a second scrollbar on the user interface, wherein the second scrollbar is used for navigating pages of data within pages of data.