MULTI-LAYER USER INTERFACES

摘要

Multi-layer user interfaces are provided. A user may traverse a hierarchy of information by accessing information in different branches of the hierarchy without having to traverse back up the current branch to access the new branch. A multi-layer user interface (UI) may comprise a set of UIs, each of which corresponds to a navigation layer and a level of the hierarchy. Each UI may comprise a set of UI controls that allow the user to traverse within a level or to a different level of the hierarchy. The UI controls may be configured such that a visual clue as a breadcrumb and user path history may also be provided.

主权项

1. A graphical user interface for browsing a hierarchy of information on a display, comprising:
a first user interface corresponding to a first level of the hierarchy, the first user interface comprising a set of first user interface controls for accessing information of a level of the hierarchy; and a second user interface corresponding to a second level of the hierarchy, the second user interface comprising a set of second user interface controls for traversing information of the second level of the hierarchy without navigating back to the first user interface.