Patent ID: 8488172
Filing Date: 2013-07-16
Classification: G06F,H04N

Abstract:
1. A method for a user interface system in an imaging device system to enable a breadcrumb pathway in a user display executed via a processor with a memory storing executable instructions having the method, comprising: providing a work order request output based on images associated with content of at least one active link of the breadcrumb pathway, wherein receiving a first input includes receiving a user input at an area of the user display proximate to an indicator for displaying a breadcrumb view area via a touch screen control or an external device; displaying the indicator that signifies a breadcrumb view area that is hidden from view of a user within the user display by the processor in the imaging device system; upon receiving the first input at the user display, presenting the breadcrumb view area in the user display and a breadcrumb pathway therein, the breadcrumb pathway exceeding a length of the user display approximate to a set length for at least one line of text; upon receiving a second input, concealing the breadcrumb view and the breadcrumb pathway from the view of the user within the user display; and wherein the breadcrumb pathway includes one or more active links in a hierarchical structure to content navigated by the processor.