Abstract: In one embodiment, a current state of an application that is executing may be identified. A plurality of next possible states to which a user can navigate from the current state may be ascertained. A history of user behavior of one or more users may be determined. Data pertaining to at least one of the plurality of next possible states may be fetched based, at least in part, upon the history of user behavior of the one or more users.

Abstract: Command driven web site browsing. As a part of command driven web site browsing a user supplied command is accessed that is submitted from a text input box in a web page of a browser and based on the user supplied command a web site is identified and accessed. The web site is automatically navigated to directly locate a predetermined place and/or perform a predetermined function therein which otherwise requires one or more user actions beyond the submission of a command to locate.

Abstract: In one embodiment, a current state of an application that is executing may be identified. A plurality of next possible states to which a user can navigate from the current state may be ascertained. A history of user behavior of one or more users may be determined. Data pertaining to at least one of the plurality of next possible states may be fetched based, at least in part, upon the history of user behavior of the one or more users.

Abstract: Command driven web site browsing. As a part of command driven web site browsing a user supplied command is accessed that is submitted from a text input box in a web page of a browser and based on the user supplied command a web site is identified and accessed. The web site is automatically navigated to directly locate a predetermined place and/or perform a predetermined function therein which otherwise requires one or more user actions beyond the submission of a command to locate.

Abstract: Described herein is technology for, among other things, a method of displaying a number of views in response to user scrolling. A basic, generic view is initially rendered for display on a client. Subsequent views are rendered for display that tracks the scrolling. During the scrolling process, data is not requested from the server. Only data that is stored on the client device is used while scrolling. When the scrolling has deemed to have stopped, the client requests additional data from the server. This additional data is rendered for display and is also stored in the locally on the client. Subsequent views containing this data can be generated quickly because the data exists locally. Thereby, views can be quickly and smoothly scrolled through and will appear richer in content over time.

Abstract: A method and system of generating a graphic display. Initially, a background image is displayed. One or more image containers that specify areas overlaying the background image are defined. Images to be rendered in these image containers are requested from a server. The server dynamically generates the images and transmits them to the client device.

Abstract: Some applications require the use of a long list of items. For example, an email application may have a long list of emails or an online banking application may have a long list of transactions. A problem arises, however, when there are many items in the list because it may take too long to download all of the data. To overcome this problem, a technology is proposed that creates a list with a placeholder for each of the elements in the list. As portions of the list are needed (or viewed), the relevant data is downloaded and used to populate the relevant items in the list.

Abstract: Hierarchical data is stored spatially. A flat table may be used to store hierarchical data such that the data's hierarchical organization can be maintained by sorting two integer fields. The data may be positioned in a spatial tree by depth and range. Superior data fields are positioned at higher depths and subordinate fields are positioned at lower depths, depending on their dependencies.

Abstract: In an implementation of visual query, a visual query definition associates query criteria in a display. A query statement association is determined for each display relationship of the query criteria and a query statement is generated for each of the query criteria. The query statements are combined according to the query statement associations and a query result of the combined query statements is generated for display in the visual query definition.