Lin Su

US Patent:

8171429, May 1, 2012

Filed:

May 30, 2008

Appl. No.:

12/130803

Inventors:

Eric Bollman - San Francisco CA, US
Heather McIntosh Cassano - Rancho Palos Verdes CA, US
Chris S Jaffe - Burlingame CA, US
Nina F Shih - San Marino CA, US
Lin Su - Los Angeles CA, US

Assignee:

Yahoo! Inc. - Sunnyvale CA

International Classification:

G06F 3/14
G06F 3/17

US Classification:

715854, 715513, 715719, 715840, 715841, 715855, 715762, 700103, 707102, 719310

Abstract:

A method for operating a user interface for switching between computer applications is provided. The method may include displaying first, second and third navigation controls. The first navigation control may include entity selectors, the second navigation control may include application selectors, and the third navigation control may include sub-application selectors. The application selectors may be associated with the entities in the first navigation control and the sub-application selectors may be associated with the application selectors. An application associated with sub-application selector may be launched upon selecting the sub-application selector. The state of an application may be stored and retrieved upon switching between applications so as to enable fast switching between applications.

US Patent:

20100115392, May 6, 2010

Filed:

Oct 31, 2008

Appl. No.:

12/263220

Inventors:

Chris Jaffe - Burlingame CA, US
Lin Su - Los Angeles CA, US
Nina Shih - Bellevue WA, US

International Classification:

G06F 17/00

US Classification:

715224

Abstract:

A method and system are provided for building data objects for online display advertising. In one example, the method includes providing two or more forms configured for receiving data objects for an ad campaign, wherein the two or more forms sufficiently compartmentalize the ad campaign in order to facilitate entry of the data objects, providing a navigation interface configured for facilitating navigation among the two or more forms, receiving the data objects into the two or more forms, and receiving at least one request into the navigation interface.