Patent ID: 6088032
Filing Date: 2000-07-11
Classification: G06F

Abstract:
In a computer controlled display system for controlling the display of document objects in a three-dimensional document workspace, said three dimensional document workspace having a focus area for interacting with a document object, a method for retrieving document objects for display in said three-dimensional document workspace comprising the steps of:a) detecting that a user has indicated that they would like to prefetch document objects linked to a document object in said focus area;b) displaying said document object in a fetch window in said focus area, said fetch window having a plurality of means for a user to specify fetching options, said fetching options indicating a relationship between said document object in said focus area and said linked document objects;c) detecting that said user has initiated prefetching of document objects;d) determining what fetching options said user has specified;e) retrieving said linked document objects based on said user specified fetching options; andf) displaying said linked document objects in said fetch window so that they indicate their link relationship with said document object.