Intelligent drill-down for graphical user interface
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1. A graphical user interface viewable on a display screen, comprising:
- a first display screen view comprising;
a data object;
a drill-down mechanism associated with said data object which upon activation automatically causes a plurality of child data objects associated with said data object to be displayed in a second display screen view.
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Abstract
A graphical user interface with intelligent drill-down capability is presented. On various views of data objects in the graphical user interface, a drill-down mechanism is provided. Data objects may include lists, tables, charts, or graphics. When the drill-down mechanism is activated, preferably via a one-step activation method, child data objects containing detailed information about the parent data object are automatically displayed. The data objects displayed are automatically selected based on the context of the parent data object.
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26 Claims
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1. A graphical user interface viewable on a display screen, comprising:
a first display screen view comprising;
a data object;
a drill-down mechanism associated with said data object which upon activation automatically causes a plurality of child data objects associated with said data object to be displayed in a second display screen view. - 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 method for displaying child data objects associated with parent data objects in a graphical user interface, said method comprising the steps of:
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displaying one or more parent data objects in a first display screen view on a display screen, each said one or more parent data objects having a respective drill-down mechanism;
monitoring activation of each of said drill-down mechanisms; and
upon activation of one of said drill-down mechanisms, simultaneously displaying a plurality of child data objects associated with said respective parent data object associated with said activated drill-down mechanism in a second display screen view. - View Dependent Claims (20, 21, 22)
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23. A graphical user interface viewable on a display screen, comprising:
a first display screen view comprising;
a data object;
a one-step-activation drill-down mechanism associated with said data object which upon one-step-activation automatically causes a plurality of child data objects associated with said data object to be displayed in a second display screen view. - View Dependent Claims (24, 25, 26)
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