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Hierarchical user interface
US9552147B2 · US · B2
| Field | Value |
|---|---|
| Publication number | US-9552147-B2 |
| Application number | US-201213487805-A |
| Country | US |
| Kind code | B2 |
| Filing date | Jun 4, 2012 |
| Priority date | Feb 1, 2012 |
| Publication date | Jan 24, 2017 |
| Grant date | Jan 24, 2017 |
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In one embodiment, one or more components of a user interface are arranged in a hierarchy of layers. The user interface is presented according to the structure of the hierarchy, with one or more first components from a first layer floating on top of a second component from a second layer beneath the first layer. The first components are children of the second components. A user may interact with components uniformly, meaning that each specific user interaction applied to each component results in similar response from each component.
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What is claimed is: 1. A computer-implemented method comprising: arranging a plurality of components on a user interface in a hierarchy, the hierarchy having one or more layers and each layer having at least one of the components of the user interface; presenting the user interface according to a structure of the hierarchy, comprising: presenting one or more child objects in the hierarchy as floating on top of, and covering at least a portion of, one or more parent objects, the…
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- What does patent US9552147B2 cover?
- In one embodiment, one or more components of a user interface are arranged in a hierarchy of layers. The user interface is presented according to the structure of the hierarchy, with one or more first components from a first layer floating on top of a second component from a second layer beneath the first layer. The first components are children of the second components. A user may interact wit…
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- Matas Michael, Tsinteris Kimon, Sarner Austin, and 1 more
- What technology area does this patent fall under?
- Primary CPC classification G06F3/04847. Mapped technology areas include Physics.
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- Publication date Tue Jan 24 2017 00:00:00 GMT+0000 (Coordinated Universal Time) (B2). Legal status and post-grant events are not shown on this page.
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