Visual representation tool for structured arguments

US7580909B2 · kind B2 · utility

Assignee

• NORTHROP GRUMMAN CORPORATION · US

Inventors

• Kurt Bollacker · Austin, US
• Robert Cook · San Francisco, US
• Ken Skistimas · El Sobrante, US
• Tomi Pierce · San Rafael, US
• William Daniel Hillis · Calabasas, US
• Patrick Tufts · San Francisco, US
• Bran Ferren · Beverly Hills, US

Key dates

• Filing date: Aug 26, 2003
• Grant date: Aug 25, 2009
• Expiry date: Jan 2, 2025

Classification

• Technology area (CPC G): Physics
• CPC primary: G06Q10/04
• WIPO field: IT methods for management
• WIPO sector: Electrical engineering

Abstract

Systems and methods are provided for editing and displaying a structured argument. An argument model comprises a plurality of parameters associated with a structured argument. A user interface graphically displays the plurality of parameters at a user accessible display and receives input from a user defining the value of a selected parameter. A computational engine alters the selected parameter to the defined value and updates the plurality of parameters according to the defined value of the selected parameter. The altered parameters are provided to the user interface, such that the display is updated in real time to reflect the user input.