Menu emulation for content browser clients
US7216303B2 · kind B2 · utility
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Key dates
| Filing date | Jan 3, 2002 |
| Grant date | May 8, 2007 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | May 7, 2024 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC G)Physics
- CPC primaryG06F40/177
- WIPO fieldComputer technology
- WIPO sectorElectrical engineering
Abstract
A network distributable emulated menu. The menu can include one or more composite images, each image including menu text and a graphical icon, the icon denoting a selectable menu; one or more selectable form-based input elements, each element encapsulating one of the composite images; and a graphical image of a menu structure, the graphical image including at least one form-based input element encapsulating a reference to a composite image of menu text and a graphical icon, the icon denoting at least one of a menu action and a selectable menu. Additionally, the emulated menu can include one or more table cells, each cell containing one of the selectable form-based input elements. Finally, the menu structure can include at least one of a textual menu action, a graphically selectable menu action, and a nested menu structure.
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