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Breadcrumb navigation through heirarchical structures

US8316323B2 · kind B2 · utility

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Filing dateMar 26, 2010
Grant dateNov 20, 2012
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Expiry dateFeb 7, 2031

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  • Technology area (CPC G)Physics
  • CPC primaryG06F16/838
  • WIPO fieldComputer technology
  • WIPO sectorElectrical engineering

Abstract

A viewer may be used to navigate through diagrammatic views of hierarchically structured documents. Expansion and collapse controls may be used to show or hide details regarding a particular node in the hierarchy. Furthermore breadcrumb navigation may be employed to show and hide details regarding the ancestral chain for a particular node in the hierarchy.

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