Active path menu navigation system
Disclosed is a method of navigating an information structure comprising: providing a graphical menu interface displaying the items of a given level of the information structure and enabling selection thereof; dynamically constructing an active path as a sequence of active links after an item of the information structure has been selected; said active links allowing the display of one or more items on a given level of the information structure; and said active links allowing a user to access an item in the information structure by selecting from the one or more items displayed by one of the active links on the active path.
1. A method of navigating an information structure comprising:
providing a graphical menu interface displaying the items of a given level of the information structure and enabling selection thereof;
dynamically constructing an active path as a sequence of active links after an item of the information structure has been selected, wherein each of the active links corresponds to the item selected;
wherein at least one of the active links contains a pointer, said pointer containing a search field allowing a user to perform a function on content associated with the active link;
wherein the function is searching the content associated with the active link.
2. An apparatus for navigating an information structure, the apparatus including a processor configured to:
provide a graphical menu interface displaying the items of a given level of the information structure and enabling selection thereof;
dynamically construct an active path as a sequence of active links after an item of the information structure has been selected, wherein each of the active links corresponds to the item selected;
provide a pointer associated with at least one of the active links, said pointer containing a search field;
allow a user to perform a function associated with the pointer on content associated with the active link;
wherein the function is searching the content associated with the active link.