Patent ID: 9304649
Filing Date: 2016-04-05
CPC Classification: G06F

Claim Text:
1. A system including a processor and a selectable flattening object browser, the selectable flattening object browser comprising: a navigation view of an object hierarchy comprising a hierarchical arrangement of nodes in the flattening object browser, each of the nodes representing a container in the object hierarchy; a singular selectable option configured for toggling between (1) a display of files and containers of files of all nodes below a selected node and (2) a display of only files and containers in the selected node to show content in a selected node of the object hierarchy and at least one node in the object hierarchy residing below the selected node; and, a flat view of content for the selected node in the navigation view, the flat view comprising displaying files and containers of files for the selected node and also files and containers for all nodes below the selected node in the object browser if the singular option toggled to display files and containers of files of all nodes below the selected node, but otherwise displaying files and containers of files for only the selected node if the singular option is toggled to display only files and containers in the selected node, responsive to selecting a node in the object hierarchy content that varies according to a selection of the selectable option ranging from only content in the selected node, to content in the selected node and at least one node below the selected node.