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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Aug. 01, 2006
Filed:
May. 22, 2001
Applicant:
Yaniv Gvily, Morgan Hill, CA (US);
Inventor:
Yaniv Gvily, Morgan Hill, CA (US);
Assignee:
SAP Portals, Inc., San Jose, CA (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Assistant Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
G06F 17/00 (2006.01); G06F 17/21 (2006.01); G06F 3/00 (2006.01); G06F 17/24 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
Abstract
According to the invention, a process for selecting hierarchical information with a computer system user interface is disclosed. In one step, selection of an element in a hierarchy is recognized. A plurality of ancestor elements is determined for the element. A selection control allows selecting at least one of the plurality of ancestor elements hierarchically-related to the element. Manipulation of the selection control is recognized to select a unit that includes at least two of the plurality of ancestor elements and the element.