US 8,751,939 B2Granted

Side tab navigation and page views personalization systems and methods

Assigneesalesforce.com, inc.

InventorsMargaret Law, Rashmi Channarayapattna, Jason Ellis, Anshu Agarwal, Xuefeng Wang

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Abstract

Systems and methods for displaying tab elements representing viewable page elements. A set of one or more main tabs are displayed on a first portion of a display, each main tab defining a link to a database object stored in a database. A user selection of a first one of the main tabs is received (e.g., to determine which tab provides default display), and two or more side tabs are displayed in a first, default order on a second portion of the display, each said side tab defining a link to an element or portion of a first object. In certain aspects, a user selection of a new order for the two or more side tabs is received, and thereafter the two or more side tabs are displayed in the new order, and the new order is stored to the database, wherein upon later access of the first object by the user, the two or more side tabs are automatically displayed in the new order.

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Dependent claims

A computer-implemented method of displaying tab elements representing viewable page elements, the method comprising:

causing a set of one or more main tabs to be displayed on a first portion of a display, each main tab defining a link to a database object stored in a database;
receiving a user selection of a selected one of the main tabs, the selected main tab defining a link to a selected database object;
causing two or more side tabs to be displayed in a first, default order on a second portion of the display, each of the side tabs defining a link to an element or portion of the selected database object and at least one of the side tabs including two or more sub-tabs, each sub-tab defining a link to one or more child records of the element or the portion of the selected database object linked to by the side tab including the two or more sub-tabs;
receiving a user selection of a new order for the two or more side tabs based on manipulation of at least one of the displayed side tabs responsive to user input and thereafter displaying the two or more side tabs in the new order;
storing the new order to the database in association with information identifying the user, wherein upon later access of the selected database object by the user, the two or more side tabs are automatically displayed in the new order;
causing the two or more sub-tabs to be displayed in a first, default order on the second portion of the display;
causing a hide container to be displayed on the display responsive to receipt of data indicating drag-and-drop manipulation of at least one sub-tab of the two or more sub-tabs responsive to user input;
receiving a user hide selection of the least one of the two or more sub-tabs based on an association of the at least one sub-tab with the hide container in association with the drag-and-drop manipulation of the at least one sub-tab responsive to user input;
storing, in association with the information identifying the user, an indication that the at least one sub-tab should not be displayed;
responsive to receiving the user hide selection, causing the at least one sub-tab to be removed from the display;
and
causing the hide container to be removed from the display in association with receiving the user hide selection.

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A non-transitory, tangible computer readable medium that stores code, which when executed by one or more processors causes the processor(s) to:

cause a set of one or more main tabs to be displayed on a first portion of a display, each main tab defining a link to a database object stored in a database;
receive a user selection of a selected one of the main tabs, the selected main tab defining a link to a selected database object;
cause two or more side tabs to be displayed in a first, default order on a second portion of the display, each of the side tabs defining a link to an element or portion of the selected database object and at least one of the side tabs including two or more sub-tabs, each sub-tab defining a link to one or more child records of the element or the portion of the selected database object linked to by the side tab including the two or more sub-tabs;
receive a user selection of a new order for the two or more side tabs based on manipulation of at least one of the displayed side tabs responsive to user input and thereafter display the two or more side tabs in the new order;
store the new order to the database in association with information identifying the user, wherein upon later access of the selected database object by the user, the two or more side tabs are automatically displayed in the new order;
cause the two or more sub-tabs to be displayed in a first, default order on the second portion of the display;
cause a hide container to be displayed on the display responsive to receipt of data indicating drag-and-drop manipulation of at least one sub-tab of the two or more sub-tabs responsive to user input;
receive a user hide selection of the least one of the two or more sub-tabs based on an association of the at least one sub-tab with the hide container in association with the drag-and-drop manipulation of the at least one sub-tab responsive to user input;
store, in association with the information identifying the user, an indication that the at least one sub-tab should not be displayed;
responsive to receiving the user hide selection, cause the at least one sub-tab to be removed from the display;
and
cause the hide container to be removed from the display in association with receiving the user hide selection.

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A database system, comprising:

a database that stores database objects;
and
a computer system communicably coupled to the database, the computer system including a memory that stores code, which when executed by a processor of the computer system, causes the processor to:
cause a set of one or more main tabs to be displayed on a first portion of a display, each main tab defining a link to a database object stored in the database;
receive a user selection of a selected one of the main tabs, the selected main tab defining a link to a selected database object;
cause two or more side tabs to be displayed in a first, default order on a second portion of the display, each of the side tabs defining a link to an element or portion of the selected database object and at least one of the side tabs including two or more sub-tabs, each sub-tab defining a link to one or more child records of the element or the portion of the selected database object linked to by the side tab including the two or more sub-tabs;
receive a user selection of a new order for the two or more side tabs based on manipulation of at least one of the displayed side tabs responsive to user input and thereafter display the two or more side tabs in the new order;
store the new order to the database in association with information identifying the user, wherein upon later access of the selected database object by the user, the two or more side tabs are automatically displayed in the new order;
cause the two or more sub-tabs to be displayed in a first, default order on the second portion of the display;
cause a hide container to be displayed on the display responsive to receipt of data indicating drag-and-drop manipulation of at least one sub-tab of the two or more sub-tabs responsive to user input;
receive a user hide selection of the least one of the two or more sub-tabs based on an association of the at least one sub-tab with the hide container in association with the drag-and-drop manipulation of the at least one sub-tab responsive to user input;
store, in association with the information identifying the user, an indication that the at least one sub-tab should not be displayed;
responsive to receiving the user hide selection, cause the at least one sub-tab to be removed from the display;
and
cause the hide container to be removed from the display in association with receiving the user hide selection.

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Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.

Facts

Application: 13/094,684Filed 26 Apr 2011 · us provisional application
Priority: 26 Apr 2010
Published: US 2011/0296336 A11 Dec 2011
Granted: 10 Jun 2014
Term ends: Not estimatedThe source records don’t support an estimate.

Classification5 codes

G06F 3/0483
Based on specific properties of the displayed interaction object or a metaphor-based environment, e.g. interaction with desktop elements like…:…
G06F 3/0482
Based on specific properties of the displayed interaction object or a metaphor-based environment, e.g. interaction with desktop elements like…:…
G06F 3/0486
For the control of specific functions or operations, e.g. selecting or manipulating an object, an image or a displayed text element, setting a…:…
G06F 16/2457
Query processing: with adaptation to user needs

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Application61/328,125Us provisional application · filed 26 Apr 2010
Application61/328,107Us provisional application · filed 26 Apr 2010
US 2011/0296336 A1Pre-grant publication · published 1 Dec 2011
US 8,751,939 B2This patent

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