US2008071644A1PendingUtilityA1

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 30/0601G06Q 30/0277G06Q 30/0623G06Q 30/0641G06F 16/986G06F 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 allowing a user to browse product descriptions for a company's product line, the method comprising: 
 receiving a user selection of one of a plurality of product descriptions of a company's product line for display;    sending data to display the one of the plurality of product descriptions in a display area; and    sending data to display a plurality of selectors in a selector area outside of the display area regardless of the user selection of the one of the plurality of product descriptions, the plurality of selectors comprising 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.    
     
     
         2 . The method of  claim 1 , wherein at least one of the data to display the one of the plurality of product descriptions and the data to display the plurality of selectors is sent over a network.  
     
     
         3 . The method of  claim 1  further comprising: 
 sending data to display a fly-by help message indicating a function of one of the plurality of selectors after a screen pointer is positioned over the one of the plurality of selectors.    
     
     
         4 . The method of  claim 1  further comprising: 
 sending data to automatically display a search string entry box.    
     
     
         5 . The method of  claim 1  further comprising: 
 receiving a user selection of one of the plurality of selectors.    
     
     
         6 . The method of  claim 5  further comprising: 
 sending data to display information associated with the one of the plurality of selectors.    
     
     
         7 . The method of  claim 5  further comprising: 
 sending data to display, at a same time as the plurality of selectors, information associated with the one of the plurality of selectors.    
     
     
         8 . The method of  claim 1 , wherein the user selection of the of the plurality of product descriptions is received by: 
 sending data to display a second plurality of selectors, each selector of the second plurality of selectors being associated with a respective one of the plurality of product descriptions; and    receiving a user selection of one of the second plurality of selectors.    
     
     
         9 . A method for allowing a user to browse product descriptions for a company's product line, the method comprising: 
 receiving a user selection of one of a plurality of product descriptions of a company's product line for display;    sending data to display the one of the plurality of product descriptions in a display area; and    sending data to display a plurality of selectors in a selector area outside of the display area regardless of the user selection of the one of the plurality of product descriptions, the plurality of selectors comprising an ordering information selector.    
     
     
         10 . The method of  claim 9 , wherein at least one of the data to display the one of the plurality of product descriptions and the data to display the plurality of selectors is sent over a network.  
     
     
         11 . The method of  claim 9  further comprising: 
 sending data to display a fly-by help message indicating a function of one of the plurality of selectors after a screen pointer is positioned over the one of the plurality of selectors.    
     
     
         12 . The method of  claim 9  further comprising: 
 sending data to automatically display a search string entry box.    
     
     
         13 . The method of  claim 9  further comprising: 
 receiving a user selection of one of the plurality of selectors.    
     
     
         14 . The method of  claim 13  further comprising: 
 sending data to display information associated with the one of the plurality of selectors.    
     
     
         15 . The method of  claim 13  further comprising: 
 sending data to display, at a same time as the plurality of selectors, information associated with the one of the plurality of selectors.    
     
     
         16 . The method of  claim 9 , wherein the user selection of the one of the plurality of product descriptions is received by: 
 sending data to display a second plurality of selectors, each selector of the second plurality of selectors being associated with a respective one of the plurality of product descriptions; and    receiving a user selection of one of the second plurality of selectors.    
     
     
         17 . A method for allowing a user to browse product descriptions for a company's product line, the method comprising: 
 receiving a user selection of one of a plurality of product descriptions of a company's product line for display;    sending data to display the one of the plurality of product descriptions in a display area; and    sending data to display a plurality of selectors in a selector area outside of the display area regardless of the user selection of the one of the plurality of product descriptions, the plurality of selectors comprising a product support information selector.    
     
     
         18 . The method of  claim 17 , wherein at least one of the data to display the one of the plurality of product descriptions and the data to display the plurality of selectors is sent over a network.  
     
     
         19 . The method of  claim 17  further comprising: 
 sending data to display a fly-by help message indicating a function of one of the plurality of selectors after a screen pointer is positioned over the one of the plurality of selectors.    
     
     
         20 . The method of  claim 17  further comprising: 
 sending data to automatically display a search string entry box.    
     
     
         21 . The method of  claim 17  further comprising: 
 receiving a user selection of one of the plurality of selectors.    
     
     
         22 . The method of  claim 21  further comprising: 
 sending data to display information associated with the one of the plurality of selectors.    
     
     
         23 . The method of  claim 21  further comprising: 
 sending data to display, at a same time as the plurality of selectors, information associated with the one of the plurality of selectors.    
     
     
         24 . The method of  claim 17 , wherein the user selection of the one of the plurality of product descriptions is received by: 
 sending data to display a second plurality of selectors, each selector of the second plurality of selectors being associated with a respective one of the plurality of product descriptions; and    receiving a user selection of one of the second plurality of selectors.    
     
     
         25 . A method for allowing a user to browse web data, the method comprising: 
 receiving a user selection of one of a plurality of web data for display;    sending data to display the one of the plurality of web data in a display area; and    sending data to display a plurality of selectors in a selector area outside of the display area regardless of the user selection of the one of the plurality of web data, the plurality of selectors comprising 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.    
     
     
         26 . The method of  claim 25 , wherein at least one of the data to display the one of the plurality of web data and the data to display the plurality of selectors is sent over a network.  
     
     
         27 . The method of  claim 25  further comprising: 
 sending data to display a fly-by help message indicating a function of one of the plurality of selectors after a screen pointer is positioned over the one of the plurality of selectors.    
     
     
         28 . The method of  claim 25  further comprising: 
 sending data to automatically display a search string entry box.    
     
     
         29 . The method of  claim 25  further comprising: 
 receiving a user selection of one of the plurality of selectors.    
     
     
         30 . The method of  claim 29  further comprising: 
 sending data to display information associated with the one of the plurality of selectors.    
     
     
         31 . The method of  claim 29  further comprising: 
 sending data to display, at a same time as the plurality of selectors, information associated with the one of the plurality of selectors.    
     
     
         32 . The method of  claim 25 , wherein the user selection of the one of the plurality of web data is received by: 
 sending data to display a second plurality of selectors, each selector of the second plurality of selectors being associated with a respective one of the plurality of web data; and    receiving a user selection of one of the second plurality of selectors.    
     
     
         33 . A method for allowing a user to browse product descriptions for a company's product line, the method comprising: 
 receiving a user selection of one of a plurality of product descriptions of a company's product line for display;    sending data to display the one of the plurality of product descriptions in a display area; and    sending data to display a plurality of selectors in a selector area outside of the display area regardless of the user selection of the one of the plurality of product descriptions 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 comprising 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.    
     
     
         34 . The method of  claim 33 , wherein at least one of the data to display the one of the plurality of product descriptions and the data to display the plurality of selectors is sent over a network.  
     
     
         35 . The method of  claim 33  further comprising: 
 sending data to display a fly-by help message indicating a function of one of the plurality of selectors after a screen pointer is positioned over the one of the plurality of selectors.    
     
     
         36 . The method of  claim 33  further comprising: 
 sending data to automatically display a search string entry box.    
     
     
         37 . The method of  claim 33  further comprising: 
 receiving a user selection of one of the plurality of selectors.    
     
     
         38 . The method of  claim 37  further comprising: 
 sending data to display information associated with the one of the plurality of selectors.    
     
     
         39 . The method of  claim 37  further comprising: 
 sending data to display, at a same time as the plurality of selectors, information associated with the one of the plurality of selectors.    
     
     
         40 . The method of  claim 33 , wherein the user selection of the one of the plurality of product descriptions is received by: 
 sending data to display a second plurality of selectors, each selector of the second plurality of selectors being associated with a respective one of the plurality of product descriptions; and    receiving a user selection of one of the second plurality of selectors.

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