US2008071615A1PendingUtilityA1

Structured document browser

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Individually held — no corporate assignee on recordPriority: May 17, 1996Filed: Feb 23, 2007Published: Mar 20, 2008
Est. expiryMay 17, 2016(expired)· nominal 20-yr term from priority
Inventors:Robert SchumacherJames Matthews
G06F 3/0489G06F 16/9577G06Q 30/0601G06F 16/986G06Q 30/0623G06Q 30/0277G06Q 30/0641G06F 40/106G06F 40/143
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Abstract

A structured document browser includes a constant user interface for displaying and viewing sections of a document that is organized according to a pre-defined structure. The structured document browser displays documents that have been marked with embedded codes that specify the structure of the document. The tags are mapped to correspond to a set of icons. When the icon is selected while browsing a document, the browser will display the section of the structure corresponding to the icon selected, while preserving the constant user interface.

Claims

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1 . A method for facilitating display of a plurality of product descriptions of a company's product line, the method comprising: 
 sending data to display a plurality of selectors in a selector area, the plurality of selectors automatically configured to correspond to a respective plurality of sections of a plurality of product descriptions regardless of what section of the plurality of product descriptions is being displayed;    sending data to display a search string entry box;    sending data to display a fly-by-help message indicating a function of a selector of the plurality of selectors after a screen pointer is positioned over the selector of the plurality of selectors;    receiving a selection of one of the plurality of selectors; and    sending data to display, at a same time as the plurality of selectors but outside of the selector area, a section of the plurality of product descriptions that corresponds to the one of the plurality of selectors.    
     
     
         2 . The method of  claim 1 , wherein the plurality of selectors comprises one or more of the following selectors: overview information selector, sales information selector, product availability information selector, ordering information selector, billing information selector, troubleshooting information selector, and product support information selector.  
     
     
         3 . The method of  claim 1 , wherein the plurality of selectors comprises two or more of the following selectors: overview information selector, sales information selector, product availability information selector, ordering information selector, billing information selector, troubleshooting information selector, and product support information selector.  
     
     
         4 . The method of  claim 1 , wherein the plurality of selectors comprises an ordering information selector.  
     
     
         5 . The method of  claim 1 , wherein the plurality of selectors comprises a product support information selector.  
     
     
         6 . The method of  claim 1  further comprising: 
 sending data to display at least one additional selector in response to receiving the selection of the one of the plurality of selectors.    
     
     
         7 . The method of  claim 6  further comprising: 
 sending data to display a second at least one additional selector in response to receiving a selection of the at least one additional selector.    
     
     
         8 . The method of  claim 7 , wherein the at least one additional selector is associated with a sub-section of the plurality of product descriptions, and wherein the second at least one additional selector is associated with a sub-section of the sub-section of the plurality of product descriptions.  
     
     
         9 . The method of  claim 1  further comprising: 
 sending data to display a menu selector, wherein selection of the menu selector results in a display of a menu of selection choices.    
     
     
         10 . The method of  claim 9  further comprising: 
 sending data to display the menu selector in a same row as the plurality of selectors.    
     
     
         11 . A method for facilitating display of web data, the method comprising: 
 sending data to display a plurality of selectors in a selector area, the plurality of selectors automatically configured to correspond to a respective plurality of web data regardless of what web data is being displayed;    sending data to display a search string entry box;    sending data to display a fly-by-help message indicating a function of a selector of the plurality of selectors after a screen pointer is positioned over the selector of the plurality of selectors;    receiving a selection of one of the plurality of selectors; and    sending data to display, at a same time as the plurality of selectors but outside of the selector area, web data that corresponds to the one of the plurality of selectors.    
     
     
         12 . The method of  claim 11 , wherein the plurality of selectors comprises one or more of the following selectors: overview information selector, sales information selector, product availability information selector, ordering information selector, billing information selector, troubleshooting information selector, and product support information selector.  
     
     
         13 . The method of  claim 11 , wherein the plurality of selectors comprises two or more of the following selectors: overview information selector, sales information selector, product availability information selector, ordering information selector, billing information selector, troubleshooting information selector, and product support information selector.  
     
     
         14 . The method of  claim 11 , wherein the plurality of selectors comprises an ordering information selector.  
     
     
         15 . The method of  claim 11 , wherein the plurality of selectors comprises a product support information selector.  
     
     
         16 . The method of  claim 11  further comprising: 
 sending data to display at least one additional selector in response to receiving the selection of the one of the plurality of selectors.    
     
     
         17 . The method of  claim 16  further comprising: 
 sending data to display a second at least one additional selector in response to receiving a selection of the at least one additional selector.    
     
     
         18 . The method of  claim 17 , wherein the at least one additional selector is associated with a sub-section of the web data, and wherein the second at least one additional selector is associated with a sub-section of the web data.  
     
     
         19 . The method of  claim 11  further comprising: 
 sending data to display a menu selector, wherein selection of the menu selector results in a display of a menu of selection choices.    
     
     
         20 . The method of  claim 19  further comprising: 
 sending data to display the menu selector in a same row as the plurality of selectors.    
     
     
         21 . A method for facilitating display of a plurality of product descriptions of a company's product line, the method comprising: 
 sending data to display a section of a plurality of product descriptions;    sending data to display a plurality of selectors in a selector area by sending data comprising markup language codes that are configured to cause a browser to retrieve graphics from a location external to the data comprising the markup language codes and external to the browser, the plurality of selectors automatically configured to correspond to a respective plurality of sections of the plurality of product descriptions regardless of what section of the plurality of product descriptions is being displayed;    sending data to display a search string entry box;    sending data to display a fly-by-help message indicating a function of a selector of the plurality of selectors after a screen pointer is positioned over the selector of the plurality of selectors;    receiving a selection of one of the plurality of selectors; and    sending data to display, at a same time as the plurality of selectors but outside of the selector area, a section of the plurality of product descriptions that corresponds to the one of the plurality of selectors.    
     
     
         22 . The method of  claim 21 , wherein the plurality of selectors comprises one or more of the following selectors: overview information selector, sales information selector, product availability information selector, ordering information selector, billing information selector, troubleshooting information selector, and product support information selector.  
     
     
         23 . The method of  claim 21 , wherein the plurality of selectors comprises two or more of the following selectors: overview information selector, sales information selector, product availability information selector, ordering information selector, billing information selector, troubleshooting information selector, and product support information selector.  
     
     
         24 . The method of  claim 21 , wherein the plurality of selectors comprises an ordering information selector.  
     
     
         25 . The method of  claim 21 , wherein the plurality of selectors comprises a product support information selector.  
     
     
         26 . The method of  claim 21  further comprising: 
 sending data to display at least one additional selector in response to receiving the selection of the one of the plurality of selectors.    
     
     
         27 . The method of  claim 26  further comprising: 
 sending data to display a second at least one additional selector in response to receiving a selection of the at least one additional selector.    
     
     
         28 . The method of  claim 27 , wherein the at least one additional selector is associated with a sub-section of the plurality of product descriptions, and wherein the second at least one additional selector is associated with a sub-section of the sub-section of the plurality of product descriptions.  
     
     
         29 . The method of  claim 21  further comprising: 
 sending data to display a menu selector, wherein selection of the menu selector results in a display of a menu of selection choices.    
     
     
         30 . The method of  claim 29  further comprising: 
 sending data to display the menu selector in a same row as the plurality of selectors.

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