Multilevel menu and hierarchy for selecting items and performing tasks thereon in a computer system

Number of patents in Portfolio can not be more than 2000

United States of America Patent

PATENT NO 4951190
SERIAL NO

07375878

Stats

ATTORNEY / AGENT: (SPONSORED)

Importance

Loading Importance Indicators... loading....

Abstract

See full text

A method of selecting items from a hierarchy of items and then performing a selected task on the selected set of items. An engineering set up control program includes a procedure for denoting processes, groups of processes, and subgroups of processes which are available for use by operators of the system. The processes, groups and subgroups are visually presented in a three level menu. Subgroups and groups of processes can be selected using the three level menu, and then operated on as a group.

Loading the Abstract Image... loading....

First Claim

See full text

Family

Loading Family data... loading....

Patent Owner(s)

Patent OwnerAddress
TENCOR INSTRUMENTS (A CA CORP )2400 CHARLESTON ROAD MOUNTAIN VIEW CA 94043

International Classification(s)

  • [Classification Symbol]
  • [Patents Count]

Inventor(s)

Inventor Name Address # of filed Patents Total Citations
Lane, Leslie A Santa Clara, CA 7 896
Lybeck, Lynn V Moss Beach, CA 6 693
Mallory, Chester L Santa Clara, CA 14 684
Perloff, David S Sunnyvale, CA 11 1093

Cited Art Landscape

Load Citation

Patent Citation Ranking

Forward Cite Landscape

Load Citation