The patent badge is an abbreviated version of the USPTO patent document. The patent badge does contain a link to the full patent document.
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:
Feb. 16, 2010
Filed:
Feb. 14, 2006
Julia H. Farago, Seattle, WA (US);
Hugh E. Williams, Redmond, WA (US);
James E. Walsh, Woodinville, WA (US);
Nicholas A. Whyte, Mercer Island, WA (US);
Kavi J. Goel, Danville, IL (US);
Philip Fung, Sunnyvale, CA (US);
Ariel J. Lazier, Seattle, WA (US);
Kenneth A. Moss, Mercer Island, WA (US);
Ethan N. Ray, Redmond, WA (US);
Julia H. Farago, Seattle, WA (US);
Hugh E. Williams, Redmond, WA (US);
James E. Walsh, Woodinville, WA (US);
Nicholas A. Whyte, Mercer Island, WA (US);
Kavi J. Goel, Danville, IL (US);
Philip Fung, Sunnyvale, CA (US);
Ariel J. Lazier, Seattle, WA (US);
Kenneth A. Moss, Mercer Island, WA (US);
Ethan N. Ray, Redmond, WA (US);
Microsoft Corporation, Redmond, WA (US);
Abstract
A unique object navigation system, user interface, and method that facilitate faster and smoother navigation of objects are provided. For example, the system can generate a plurality of objects that can be rendered on a display space that spans a single page in length, thereby mitigating the need to navigate through multiple pages. The system can determine the length of the page according to the number of objects generated. To view off-screen objects, an infinite scroll component can be employed. The amount of scroll space needed to view the plurality of objects can be determined in part by the length of the page and/or by the number of objects. The objects can also be viewed in a film strip format that is infinitely scrollable. The film strip view allows a view of the objects to be maintained while also viewing a selected object in greater detail at the same time.