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System and a method for presenting items to a user with a contextual presentation

US7908562B2 · kind B2 · utility

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Filing dateOct 23, 2003
Grant dateMar 15, 2011
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Expiry dateFeb 11, 2024

Classification

  • Technology area (CPC G)Physics
  • CPC primaryG06F16/904
  • WIPO fieldComputer technology
  • WIPO sectorElectrical engineering

Abstract

A system and method for presenting a plurality of items to a user with a contextual display. A computer system is provided which includes a data store. At least a portion of the items in the data store include one or more field entries. An explorer interacts with the data store, selects items having one or more desired field entries, and displays the selected items according to an explorer display schema. An application may select the items from the data store and may interact with a shell browser to present the selected items. A method for establishing an explorer for presenting items in a data store to a user.

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