Multi-node user interface component and method thereof for use in accessing a plurality of linked records
Patent 5877766 Issued on March 2, 1999. Estimated Expiration Date: 
August 15, 2017. Estimated Expiration Date is calculated based on simple USPTO term provisions. It does not account for terminal disclaimers, term adjustments, failure to pay maintenance fees, or other factors which might affect the term of a patent.
August 15, 2017. Estimated Expiration Date is calculated based on simple USPTO term provisions. It does not account for terminal disclaimers, term adjustments, failure to pay maintenance fees, or other factors which might affect the term of a patent.Patent ReferencesThree dimensional model with three dimensional pointers and multimedia functions linked to the pointers Method and apparatus for providing a note for an application program Method and apparatus for displaying items of information organized in a hierarchical structure Patent #: 5644740 InventorsApplicationNo. 912258 filed on 08/15/1997ExaminersPrimary: Bayerl, Raymond J.Assistant: Jackson, Chadwick A. Attorney, Agent or FirmInternational ClassG06F 003/14AbstractA user interface component and method of using the same graphically display linked records with node display elements representing individual records, and optional link display elements representing the links therebetween. The user interface component may be automatically and dynamically generated during navigation between linked records, such that whenever a new link is taken from a record represented by a node display element, a new node display element is generated. In addition, the user interface component may further be configured to graphically represent the particular location of a particular link within a record, as well as a scroll display element associated with selected node display elements such that specific data or locations within the records associated therewith may be accessed. Moreover, the user interface component may also be configured to incorporate a retrieve progress display element that indicates a current status of a retrieve operation for a record. Individual node display elements within a user interface component may also separately indicate status information for their associated records, e.g., displaying a cache status and/or a matching status that indicates whether associated records match a predetermined search criteria, among others. The user interface component may also be utilized to perform common operations such as printing, caching and loading, among others, on selected records in response to user selection of the nodes associated with the selected records.Other References
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