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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Mar. 28, 2000
Filed:
May. 29, 1998
Evelyn L Williams, Longmont, CO (US);
Mark S Anspach, Fort Collins, CO (US);
Jayson M Webb, Boulder, CO (US);
Shane D Meyer, Windsor, CO (US);
Hewlett-Packard Company, Palo Alto, CA (US);
Abstract
A user interface mechanism of a single window in a windows-based computer environment, called a navigation tab, allows a user of the window to preserve and then to quickly re-access various locations within the window at some future time if the locations have been designated 'keep accessible' locations. When the user navigates to a new location within the same application or a new application, a label of the navigation tab changes to show the new location. Until the user or application designates a location 'keep accessible,' the number of navigation tabs of the windows does not increase and the label of the existing navigation tab is replaced. If a location is designated as one to which the user wishes to return (i.e. 'keep accessible'), a visual cue is presented in the label of the navigation tab to indicate that it is to be kept accessible. When the user navigates from this 'keep accessible' location to a new location, a new replaceable navigation tab for the new location will appear within the window. Any number of navigation tabs may be used within the window.