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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Nov. 18, 2008
Filed:
Feb. 11, 2000
Joseph H. Matthews, Woodinville, WA (US);
Joseph D. Belfiore, Seattle, WA (US);
Stephen P. Capps, Seattle, WA (US);
Hillel N. Cooperman, Redmond, WA (US);
Joseph H. Matthews, Woodinville, WA (US);
Joseph D. Belfiore, Seattle, WA (US);
Stephen P. Capps, Seattle, WA (US);
Hillel N. Cooperman, Redmond, WA (US);
Microsoft Corporation, Redmond, WA (US);
Abstract
A shell navigation tool for a personal computer having a multiple page shell user interface and a shell component. The shell user interface utilizes navigation between multiple layers of pages to organize and display links to local and remote documents, programs, web links, tasks, services, devices, and the like. At the top level of the multiple-page shell user interface, a start page provides access via hyperlinks to lower order pages, as well as links to system settings, and a limited number of local and remote documents, web links, and programs. Lower pages in the hierarchy, referred to as 'Activity Centers' may be scoped to define activity types or groups (e.g., games, web, photography, personal finance). An Activity Center page provides links to local and remote programs documents, and web links, that are related to the defined activity.