Tree-style hierarchical control with graphical depiction of non-hierarchical interrelationships
US7313761B1 · kind B1 · utility
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Key dates
| Filing date | Mar 13, 2001 |
| Grant date | Dec 25, 2007 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Apr 29, 2022 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC G)Physics
- CPC primaryG06F16/26
- WIPO fieldComputer technology
- WIPO sectorElectrical engineering
Abstract
A method and system is provided for generating a tree-style graphical representation that depicts simultaneously hierarchical and non-hierarchical interrelationships among a set of entities. Two sets of specifications are acquired. One set describes a set of hierarchical interrelationships. The other set describes a set of non-hierarchical interrelationships among the same set of entities. Based on the two sets of specifications, a tree-style graphical representation is generated that depicts both hierarchical and non-hierarchical interrelationships. The generated tree-style graphical representation is displayed, as a graphical user interface, on a display device.
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