Method for flagging and relating information in a computing system
First Claim
1. A method for interfacing with a computer display wherein the display comprises a plurality of regions, with each region displaying information associated with at least one of (A) at least one data source and (B) user entered data, comprising:
- flagging an element in a first region; and
altering the information displayed in at least one region, different from said first region, based upon said flagged element.
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Abstract
This document describes a user interface mechanism to relate information from multiple heterogeneous data sources. Data displayed in different regions on a user interface can be related by selection of an element in one region and pinning it. The pinned element acts as a filter for the information in the other regions on the user interface. Successive pinning of elements in other regions allows further filtering of the information in unpinned regions using the context of previously pinned elements.
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36 Claims
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1. A method for interfacing with a computer display wherein the display comprises a plurality of regions, with each region displaying information associated with at least one of (A) at least one data source and (B) user entered data, comprising:
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flagging an element in a first region; and
altering the information displayed in at least one region, different from said first region, based upon said flagged element. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18)
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19. A computer system wherein a user interfaces with a computer display, said system comprising:
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at least one client computer having a display including;
a plurality of regions, with each region displaying information associated with at least one of (A) at least one data source and (B) user entered data;
wherein said user flags an element in a first region of said plurality of regions, thereby altering the information displayed in at least one region, different from said first region, based upon said element flagged by the user. - View Dependent Claims (20, 21, 22, 23, 24, 25, 26, 27, 28, 29, 30, 31, 32, 33, 34)
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35. A method for interfacing with a computer display wherein the display comprises a plurality of regions including a first region, a second region and a third region, with each region displaying information associated with at least one of (A) at least one data source and (B) user entered data, comprising:
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flagging a first element in the first region;
flagging a second element in the second region; and
altering the information displayed in the third region based upon said first and second flagged elements.
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36. A computer readable medium bearing computer executable modules comprising computer executable instructions for interfacing with a computer display wherein the display comprises a plurality of regions, with each region displaying information associated with at least one of (A) at least one data source and (B) user entered data, the modules comprising:
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means for flagging an element in a first region; and
means for altering the information displayed in at least one region, different from said first region, based upon said flagged element.
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