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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jul. 31, 2012
Filed:
Jan. 31, 2002
Carl O. Bennett, Jr., Marietta, GA (US);
Flemming Boegelund, Frederikssund, DK;
Bruce D. Chatman, Ho-ho-kus, NJ (US);
Steven Earl Hicks, Coppel, TX (US);
Carl O. Bennett, Jr., Marietta, GA (US);
Flemming Boegelund, Frederikssund, DK;
Bruce D. Chatman, Ho-ho-kus, NJ (US);
Steven Earl Hicks, Coppel, TX (US);
International Business Machines Corporation, Armonk, NY (US);
Abstract
A method and system enabling a user to navigate through a repository of graphical displays and maintain knowledge of the location of any display in the repository. The navigation enables a user to create a slide presentation by searching, selecting, downloading and compiling slides from a central slide repository. Graphical displays are arranged in a repository in a grid-like configuration such that a list of groups displayed in one direction and the specific displays within that group are listed in another (e.g., perpendicular) direction. These groups of slides are arranged in a set of directories and sub-directories that are linked to each directory. A hierarchy of the display repository displays the particular directory and sub-directory path taken by a user to retrieve any particular graphical display. A user may navigate through the display repository and select displays and determine their location in the display repository.