Pre-Grant Publication Number: 20070271526
Filing Date: May 22, 2006
Inventors: John Jay POWLEY
Assignee: GE
Current U.S. Classification: 715, 715/810000
View Prior Art for Claim 00003
A user interface according to Claim 1, further comprising a pop-up window generated from an active region of the display area for performing an operation.
Patent/Application # US20070113199
Description
The UI has a display region (5)which presents a main window depending on the modes selected in the main menu. {similar to the primary focus area of 526 patent.) The main window can have a submenu (6) {similar to subordinate focus region} in the form of a tab for selecting a set of sub-modes {similar to sub-components}. A sub-window is opened when a corresponding sub mode is selected.The sub window can have a sub-sub-menu {like lens components} in the form of a tab for selecting sub-sub-modes. Further, the main/sub/sub-sub window can have an activity window.
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The NeXTStep interface displays the selections made to reach a particular file or folder on the top.
