Abstract: A web navigation scheme is disclosed that allows for a multi-dimensional navigation by a method such as a one-click command on a navigational button. The web navigation scheme preserves a multiple-dimension map that a user has created by browsing. Accordingly, the user can retrace a search path in more than a simple, forward-and-back path.

Abstract: A remote control tool may facilitate the control of a remote system on a network. A network administrator using a local system may manipulate objects on a remote system. In one embodiment of the present invention, a graphical user interface may indicate objects on the local system and the remote system. A graphical depiction of an object on either system may be then dragged and dropped to the interface associated with the other system. As a result, the object may automatically be transferred in accordance with the drag and drop operation.

Abstract: A pointing device, such as a mouse, may include a speed control that allows the user to input commands that adjust the rate at which the cursor moves in response to pointing device movements. In particular, the user can manually input speed increases or speed reductions as the pointing device is being manipulated. For example, in connection with a mouse, a speed control button may be provided on the mouse body at a location normally adjacent to the user's thumb. Thus, by simple thumb manipulation, the user can dynamically adjust the speed at which the cursor moves in response to mouse movement.