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The patent badge is an abbreviated version of the USPTO patent document. The patent badge covers the following: Patent number, Date patent was issued, Date patent was filed, Title of the patent, Applicant, Inventor, Assignee, Attorney firm, Primary examiner, Assistant examiner, CPCs, and Abstract. The patent badge does contain a link to the full patent document (in Adobe Acrobat format, aka pdf). To download or print any patent click here.
Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Nov. 03, 2009
Filed:
Apr. 21, 2005
Lyon K. F. Wong, Issaquah, WA (US);
David G. DE Vorchik, Seattle, WA (US);
Relja B. Ivanovic, Seattle, WA (US);
Stephan Hoefnagels, Seattle, WA (US);
Patrice L. Miner, Kirkland, WA (US);
Lyon K. F. Wong, Issaquah, WA (US);
David G. De Vorchik, Seattle, WA (US);
Relja B. Ivanovic, Seattle, WA (US);
Stephan Hoefnagels, Seattle, WA (US);
Patrice L. Miner, Kirkland, WA (US);
Microsoft Corporation, Redmond, WA (US);
Abstract
A method and system of creating and customizing multiple roots in a navigation pane are described. By selecting desired pages and adding them to the navigation pane, users may create multiple roots with which to navigate. A multiple roots navigation system permits the user to bypass irrelevant pages while reducing the amount of information presented in the navigation pane. The individual root nodes may further be customized to reflect ownership, importance or general aesthetic preferences. Using multiple roots, a user is not restricted to a single hierarchical display structure.