Data processing: presentation processing of document – operator i – Operator interface – On-screen workspace or object
Reexamination Certificate
2007-05-08
2007-05-08
Kincaid, Kristine (Department: 2174)
Data processing: presentation processing of document, operator i
Operator interface
On-screen workspace or object
C715S803000, C715S800000, C715S843000, C715S810000
Reexamination Certificate
active
10041136
ABSTRACT:
A network distributable emulated menu. The menu can include one or more composite images, each image including menu text and a graphical icon, the icon denoting a selectable menu; one or more selectable form-based input elements, each element encapsulating one of the composite images; and a graphical image of a menu structure, the graphical image including at least one form-based input element encapsulating a reference to a composite image of menu text and a graphical icon, the icon denoting at least one of a menu action and a selectable menu. Additionally, the emulated menu can include one or more table cells, each cell containing one of the selectable form-based input elements. Finally, the menu structure can include at least one of a textual menu action, a graphically selectable menu action, and a nested menu structure.
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Aggarwal Radhika
Krebs Jr. William H.
Schreiber Elizabeth A.
Styles David B.
Carey Rodriguez Greenberg & Paul LLP
Greenberg, Esq. Steven M.
Kincaid Kristine
Pitaro Ryan
Woods, Esq. Gerald R.
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