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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Oct. 10, 2006
Filed:
May. 05, 2000
Brian E. Manthos, Redmond, WA (US);
Joao Pedro Silva, Redmond, WA (US);
Maria Blees, Seattle, WA (US);
Hemin (Herman) Xiao, Bellevue, WA (US);
Jonathan P. Rosenberg, Redmond, WA (US);
Sandro Menzel, Woodinville, WA (US);
Jiro I. Feingold, Portland, OR (US);
Brian E. Manthos, Redmond, WA (US);
Joao Pedro Silva, Redmond, WA (US);
Maria Blees, Seattle, WA (US);
Hemin (Herman) Xiao, Bellevue, WA (US);
Jonathan P. Rosenberg, Redmond, WA (US);
Sandro Menzel, Woodinville, WA (US);
Jiro I. Feingold, Portland, OR (US);
Microsoft Corporation, Redmond, WA (US);
Abstract
A navigation tool permits access between separate program modules by communicating state information between each program. By communicating state information between separate program modules, it is possible for a user to access previous screens of data, irrespective of the program module which generated the display, or to advance to previous screens of data if the user has already accessed a previous display. In other words, interactions between separate program modules become seamless in presentation to the user, analogous to how information can be displayed with a internet browser or as if separate program modules were operating under a common shell.