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Visualizing object relationships

US8516439B2 · kind B2 · utility

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Filing dateDec 26, 2007
Grant dateAug 20, 2013
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Expiry dateMay 15, 2031

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  • Technology area (CPC G)Physics
  • CPC primaryG06T11/206
  • WIPO fieldComputer technology
  • WIPO sectorElectrical engineering

Abstract

Methods, apparatuses, and articles for enabling, by a computing device, provision of a visual manifestation of an object of interest and of one or more other objects related to the object of interest to a user of the computing device, are described herein. In various embodiments, the one or more other objects may be arranged in a manner conveying a degree of relationship, the visual manifestation further including a first indication of at least one exceptional relationship between any two objects or a second indication of a security status of one of the objects. Further, the computing device may facilitate the user in interacting with the visual manifestation, including altering or expanding the visual manifestation in response to a user interaction.

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