Data processor controlled display system with a tree hierarchy of elements view having virtual nodes
US6111579A · kind A · utility
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| Filing date | Mar 31, 1998 |
| Grant date | Aug 29, 2000 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Mar 31, 2018 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC Y)Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies
- CPC primaryY10S715/967
- WIPO fieldComputer technology
- WIPO sectorElectrical engineering
Abstract
A data processing controlled display system for the interactive display and control of a hierarchical tree of objects. The tree comprises a plurality of selectable objects arranged in a hierarchy, each of said objects being associated with a data entity and at least one of said objects having a plurality of virtual child objects, each of said virtual child objects being without an associated data entity.
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