Persistent Reverse Navigation Mechanism
AssigneeMicrosoft Corporation
InventorHan-Yi Shaw
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Abstract
Persistent feedback for bidirectional navigation is provided. A user may navigate from a list of items in a first user interface to a second user interface where a specific item from the list of items may be opened. When the user navigates back to the first user interface, the item which the user opened in the second user interface may be marked with a persistent visual indicator. The persistent visual indicator provides an indication to the user which item he previously had opened. The persistent visual indicator may be functionally selectable, which when selected, may reopen the item it is associated with in the second user interface.
Claims20
A method for providing persistent feedback for bidirectional navigation, the method comprising:
- providing a list of a plurality of items in a first user interface;
- receiving an indication of a selection to open an item from the list in the first user interface;
- opening the item in a second user interface;
- receiving an indication of a selection to return to the first user interface;
- transitioning back to the first user interface;
- and
- providing a persistent visual indicator associated with the item opened in the second user interface.
A system for providing persistent feedback for bidirectional navigation, the system comprising:
- one or more processors;
- and
- a memory coupled to the one or more processors, the one or more processors operable to:
- provide a list of a plurality of items in a first user interface;
- receive an indication of a selection to open an item from the list in the first user interface;
- open the item in a second user interface;
- receive an indication of a selection to return to the first user interface;
- transition back to the first user interface;
- and
- provide a persistent visual indicator associated with the item opened in the second user interface.
A computer readable medium containing computer executable instructions which, when executed by a computer, perform a method for persistent feedback for bidirectional navigation, the method comprising:
- launching an application;
- providing a list of a plurality of application items in a staging user interface of the application;
- receiving an indication of a selection to open an application item from the list in the staging user interface;
- opening the application item in a second user interface, the second user interface comprising one of:
- an editing stage user interface;
- a viewing stage user interface;
- or
- a consumption stage user interface;
- receiving an indication of a selection to return to the staging user interface;
- transitioning back to the staging user interface;
- and
- providing a persistent visual indicator associated with the application item opened in the second user interface.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.