Display of data element indicia based on data types
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Abstract
When displaying a plurality of data elements, region indicia, defined according to corresponding data types, are displayed. Data element indicia representative of the plurality of data elements are displayed within a plurality of regions defined by the region indicia according to the data types corresponding to each data element indicium. Additionally, relationship indicia representative of a plurality of relationships between at least a portion of the data elements may also be displayed. An initial or selected data element indicium is displayed in a focus region of the plurality of regions. At least a second data element indicium is displayed in one of the other regions. Thereafter, the second data element indicium may be selected for display in the focus region, thereby causing at least a portion of the region indicia to be redisplayed based on the second data element indicium being displayed in the focus region.
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81 Claims
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38. In a computer comprising a display, a method for displaying data element indicia representative of a plurality of data elements that are interrelated by a plurality of relationships, the method comprising:
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selecting a focus data element;
retrieving a set of data elements that are related to the focus data element, wherein each of a plurality of data elements included in the set are associated with one of a plurality of corresponding data types;
generating a focus region to be displayed in a display, wherein the focus region includes representation of the focus data element;
generating a plurality of regions to be displayed in the display, wherein each of the regions is indicative of one of the data types represented in the set of data elements; and
associating a representation of each of the data elements with one of the corresponding regions based on equivalency of one of the data types. - View Dependent Claims (39, 40, 41, 42, 43, 44, 45, 46, 47)
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48. In a computer comprising a display, a method for displaying data element indicia representative of a plurality of data elements that are interrelated by a plurality of relationships, the method comprising:
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displaying on the display a plurality of visibly separated regions, wherein each of the regions are representative of a different one of a plurality of corresponding data types that are interrelated within a predefined subject area;
categorizing a plurality of data elements to be included in the regions based on a data type associated with each of the data elements;
displaying on the display a plurality of data element indicia positioned in the regions, wherein each indicium of the data element indicia is representative of a data element that is categorized to be displayed in the corresponding region; and
displaying on the display a relationship between indicium of the data element indicia positioned in different regions. - View Dependent Claims (49, 50, 51, 52, 53, 54, 55, 56, 57, 58)
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59. In a computer comprising a display, a method for displaying data element indicia representative of a plurality of data elements that are interrelated by a plurality of relationships, the method comprising:
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identifying a subject area and a corresponding plurality of interrelated data types;
categorizing a plurality of data elements to be included in at least one of the data types;
generating a focus region in a display that includes a representation of one of the data elements;
generating a plurality of associated regions in the display, wherein each of the associated regions are indicated in the display to be representative of one of the data types;
displaying in the display a representation of each of the data elements in at least one of the associated regions that correspond to the data type into which each of the data elements were categorized; and
indicating in the display a relationship between individual data elements in different associated regions. - View Dependent Claims (60, 61, 62, 63, 64, 65)
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66. An apparatus for displaying data element indicia representative of a plurality of data elements interrelated by a plurality of relationships, the apparatus comprising:
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a display;
a processor coupled to the display; and
a memory device, coupled to the processor, the memory device comprising;
instructions executable by the processor to display on the display a plurality of visibly separated regions, wherein each of the regions is representative of one of a plurality of data types that are interrelated by a pre-defined subject area;
instructions executable by the processor to categorize a plurality of data elements to be included in the regions based on a data type associated with each of the data elements;
instructions executable by the processor to display on the display a plurality of data element indicia that are positioned in the regions, wherein each indicium of the data element indicia is representative of a data element that is categorized to be displayed in the corresponding region; and
instructions executable by the processor to display on the display a relationship between indicium of the data element indicia that are positioned in different regions. - View Dependent Claims (67, 68, 69, 70, 71)
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72. An apparatus for displaying data element indicia representative of a plurality of data elements interrelated by a plurality of relationships, the apparatus comprising:
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a display;
a processor coupled to the display; and
a memory device, coupled to the processor, the memory device comprising;
instructions executable by the processor to identify a selected focus data element;
instructions executable by the processor to retrieve a collection of data elements that are associated with the focus data element, wherein each of a plurality of data elements included in the collection of data elements are associated with one of a plurality of corresponding data types;
instructions executable by the processor to generate a focus region to be displayed in a display, wherein the focus region includes a representation of the focus data element;
instructions executable by the processor to generate a plurality of regions to be displayed in the display, wherein each of the regions is indicative of each of the data types represented within the collection of data elements; and
instructions executable by the processor to associate a representation of each of the data elements with one of the corresponding regions based on equivalency of one of the data types. - View Dependent Claims (73, 74, 75, 76, 77, 78, 79, 80, 81)
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