Navigating a large tree structure using summary snippets
US9383905B1 · kind B1 · utility
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Key dates
| Filing date | Jul 29, 2013 |
| Grant date | Jul 5, 2016 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Mar 29, 2034 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC G)Physics
- CPC primaryG06F2203/04806
- WIPO fieldComputer technology
- WIPO sectorElectrical engineering
Abstract
Summary information is used to navigate a tree structure of hierarchically arranged levels of nodes. A user interface displays detailed information concerning the nodes of one or more levels, including the current focus. The interface also displays summary information concerning each level of the navigation path from the root level to the focus level. The user can navigate through the tree structure using the summary information. As the user navigates down into the tree structure, new summary information is displayed summarizing the nodes of each successively deeper level. As the user navigates from the current focus towards the root, the user interface is updated to remove displayed summary and detailed information for levels that are no longer part of the navigation path. The summary information can also be used to filter the detailed information displayed concerning nodes of a specific level, responsive to user specified filtering criteria.
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