Patent ID: 8321812
Filing Date: 2012-11-27
Classification: G06Q

Abstract:
1. A method for presenting information on an electronic page, the method comprising: displaying, in a page viewing window of a browser, an electronic page of a catalog of products, wherein a first tier of tabs having respective letters thereon is presented on the page, each tab in the first tier of tabs representing a respective collection of data objects for the products of the catalog; presenting second tier tabs in front of and adjacent to part of the first tier of tabs, including presenting the second tier tabs as blank tabs, visible in outline but with no labels thereon; presenting a first labeled set of the second tier tabs having respective predefined product-type labels thereon in response to receiving a user selection of a first one of the tabs of the first tier, each tab in the first labeled set of second tier tabs belonging to the first tier's selected tab and representing a respective collection of data objects for the products of the catalog; receiving a user selection of a tab of the first labeled set of second tier tabs and continuing to present at least a portion of the first tier of tabs after the user selection of the tab of the first labeled set of second tier tabs, wherein presenting the first labeled set of second tier tabs includes: presenting, in response to receiving a user selection of a second one of the tabs of the first tier, a second labeled set of second tier tabs having respective predefined product-type labels thereon, instead of presenting the first labeled set of second tier tabs, each tab in the second labeled set of second tier tabs belonging to the first tier's second selected tab and representing a respective collection of data objects for the products of the catalog; receiving a user selection of a tab of the second labeled set of second tier tabs and continuing to present at least a portion of the first tier of tabs after the user selection of the tab of the second labeled set of second tier tabs, wherein presenting the second labeled set of second tier tabs includes: wherein the presenting of a first labeled set of second tier of tabs in response to receiving a user selection of a first one of the tabs of the first tier is not in response to receiving further user input other than the user selection of the first one of the tabs of the first tier and the presenting of a second labeled set of second tier of tabs in response to receiving a user selection of a second one of the tabs of the first tier is not in response to receiving further user input other than the user selection of the second one of the tabs of the first tier.