Automated criterion-based grouping and presenting
US8788497B2 · kind B2 · utility
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Key dates
| Filing date | Sep 15, 2008 |
| Grant date | Jul 22, 2014 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Apr 16, 2031 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC G)Physics
- CPC primaryG06F16/287
- WIPO fieldComputer technology
- WIPO sectorElectrical engineering
Abstract
Interrelated items in a complex item set (such as a set of components in a complex software architecture) may be difficult to present in a manner that facilitates an understanding and evaluation of the item set, due to the amount of information and the difficulty in automatically discerning the organization of the item set. A set of criteria may be utilized to form criterion groups to which items matching respective criteria may be automatically assigned. Further grouping assignments may be achieved by identifying an ungrouped item that is associated with a grouped item. Such techniques may be applied in many variations to yield a representation of the item set, and a presentation of the item set to a user, that aggregates similar items and interrelationships, thereby promoting an understanding and analysis of the structure and organization of the item set while reducing the user involvement in the generation of same.
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