Patent ID: 7979808
Filing Date: 2011-07-12
Classification: G06F,Y10S

Abstract:
1. A non-transitory computer readable storage medium having encoded thereon a computer program for defining, in an enterprise application including a user interface for navigating a tree data structure of collapsible elements, the computer program comprising a set of instructions executable by a computer system to perform one or more operations, the set of instructions comprising: instructions for displaying a window configured for displaying the tree structure, wherein the tree structure comprises a plurality of nodes which represent a hierarchical view of data within the collapsible elements of the tree structure; instructions for selecting at least one node in the plurality of nodes; instructions for receiving input at a displayed first button to set the selected at least one of the plurality of nodes as an active node, wherein each node in the plurality of nodes is represented by a textual name and when a node is selected as the active node the textual name is highlighted; instructions for storing a list of previous active nodes on a memory device; instructions for displaying a second button in conjunction with the window, the f-ws˜ second button configured to step backward through the list of previous active nodes to allow the user to select a node, wherein the selected node is set as the active node; instructions for displaying a third button in conjunction with the window, the third button configured to step forward through the list of previous active nodes to allow the user to select a node, wherein the selected node is set as the active node, wherein after a new active node is selected the previous active node's textual name remains highlighted; and instructions for displaying a fourth button in conjunction with the window, the fourth button configured to vertically and horizontally center the active node within the window.