Computer user interface architecture that saves a user's non-linear navigation history and intelligently maintains that history
US7496830B2 · kind B2 · utility
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| Filing date | Jun 25, 2004 |
| Grant date | Feb 24, 2009 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Aug 19, 2025 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC G)Physics
- CPC primaryG06F16/9562
- WIPO fieldComputer technology
- WIPO sectorElectrical engineering
Abstract
A user interface architecture wherein user content and user interface are composed of documents with links is described. User content documents and user interface documents are both displayed in a single viewing frame. A non-linear navigation history is maintained such that a user can navigate along a first path, back up using a previous link, navigate along a second path, back up along the second path using the previous link, and re-navigate along the first path again using a next link. Every document page to which a user navigates is saved in the user's navigation history. Users can query their navigation histories and view their navigation histories in various ways. Users can access, annotate, and customize the user interface in the same manner in which users access, annotate, and modify user content documents.
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