Method and system for automatically hiding irrelevant parts of hierarchical structures in computer user interfaces
US8713063B2 · kind B2 · utility
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| Filing date | Jan 13, 2005 |
| Grant date | Apr 29, 2014 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Jun 19, 2026 |
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- Technology area (CPC G)Physics
- CPC primaryG06F16/9027
- WIPO fieldComputer technology
- WIPO sectorElectrical engineering
Abstract
The invention broadly and generally provides, in a computer-controlled display, a method of simplifying a graphical representation of a set of connected nodes comprising the steps of: (a) selecting a subset of the aforesaid set; and (b) under computer program control, hiding representations of all nodes except (i) nodes within the aforesaid subset and (ii) at least one node having a defined relationship to the aforesaid subset.
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