Abstract: The present system and method is directed to an interactive navigation system and method for exploring or browsing digital content data that can be spatially structured such that content pages can be located relative to one another. Once a page arrangement layout is completed, a navigation bar in conjunction with an underlying scrolling engine allow fast access to any section of the information space while maintaining an intuitively correct spatial metaphor. Thus, as the user manipulates the navigation bar, the scrolling engine moves the user to the new information content area in a visually intuitive manner while the intermediate content is displayed on a screen.
Type:
Grant
Filed:
July 28, 1999
Date of Patent:
September 18, 2001
Assignee:
Alltrue Networks, Inc.
Inventors:
Samuel Garrett Carlson, John Franklin Sharp