Highlighted objects window
First Claim
1. A method of displaying highlighted objects information on a graphical user interface (GUI), comprising:
- a) highlighting a primary object O(n) displayed on a GUI window at a selected hierarchically level (n);
b) identifying a highlighted object O(n-1) subtended by said primary object at a hierarchically next lower level (n-1);
c) selecting said highlighted object O(n-1) from an object storage means and placing same in a list of highlighted objects; and
d) repeating steps b) and c) for all n available hierarchical levels until all highlighted objects corresponding to said primary object are identified and placed in said list.
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Abstract
For displaying information on all highlighted objects in a hierarchical chain of objects, a graphical user interface (GUI), identifies an original highlighted object displayed on a window at a selected hierarchically level. The highlighted object(s) subtended by the original object at the hierarchically next lower level is/are identified and selected from an object storage means, etc, until all highlighted objects corresponding to the original object are identified and selected. The selected objects are placed in a list, and the GIU displays the list in a highlighted objects window where the objects are arranged in a specified order. The list comprises a row for each highlighted object, and a plurality of columns, each column for providing a specified attribute of the object. The GUI may then selects order of the objects in the window by sorting the list by any of the columns.
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1. A method of displaying highlighted objects information on a graphical user interface (GUI), comprising:
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a) highlighting a primary object O(n) displayed on a GUI window at a selected hierarchically level (n);
b) identifying a highlighted object O(n-1) subtended by said primary object at a hierarchically next lower level (n-1);
c) selecting said highlighted object O(n-1) from an object storage means and placing same in a list of highlighted objects; and
d) repeating steps b) and c) for all n available hierarchical levels until all highlighted objects corresponding to said primary object are identified and placed in said list. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9)
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10. A highlighted objects window system for a graphical user interface (GUI) of the type provided with highlighting capabilities and adapted to transmit commands and display information with a view to enable management of a communication network, said system comprising:
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means for identifying all highlighted objects in a highlighted hierarchy corresponding to a primary object highlighted on said GUI; and
means for selecting only said highlighted objects from an object storage means and placing said objects in a list, wherein said GUI displays said list in a highlighted objects window where said highlighted objects are arranged in a specified order. - View Dependent Claims (11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18)
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19. A method of using a graphical user interface (GUI) of the type provided with highlighting capabilities and adapted to transmit commands and display information with a view to enable management of a communication network, comprising:
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a) highlighting an original object on a GUI window displaying managed objects at a selected hierarchically level;
b) identifying all highlighted objects corresponding to said original object in all hierarchical levels subtended from said selected hierarchically level;
c) selecting all said highlighted objects from an object storage means and placing same in a list in a specified order; and
d) displaying said list as a highlighted objects window for providing an automatic way to obtain information on a hierarchical chain of objects in said network. - View Dependent Claims (20)
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