Visual document user interface system
First Claim
1. A method in a computer system for displaying a set of documents having associated document attribute data, comprising the steps of:
- generating a geographic representation of the set of documents for display on a display device, documents of the set of documents being assigned positions at respective locations within the geographic representation in accordance with associated document attribute data;
rendering at least a portion of the geographic representation on the display device; and
overlaying related information for the documents on the portion of the geographic representation rendered on the display device.
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Abstract
Technologies and techniques for displaying a set of documents having associated attribute data in a generated, map-like geographic representation. Documents may be assigned positions within the geographic representation according to the associated attribute data. The geographic representation may include multiple display levels respectively having different levels of detail associated with the documents. When the different display levels are rendered, the documents may be represented by topographical elements, attribute data, and/or document content. Rendered portions of the geographic representation may be overlaid with graphics to identify interrelated documents and visually connect the interrelated documents on a display device, thereby enabling a user to readily view the relationships between the documents. In visually connecting the interrelated documents, a document review path may be defined for a user to utilize in reviewing the interrelated documents.
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20 Claims
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1. A method in a computer system for displaying a set of documents having associated document attribute data, comprising the steps of:
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generating a geographic representation of the set of documents for display on a display device, documents of the set of documents being assigned positions at respective locations within the geographic representation in accordance with associated document attribute data; rendering at least a portion of the geographic representation on the display device; and overlaying related information for the documents on the portion of the geographic representation rendered on the display device. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10)
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11. In a computer system having a graphical user interface including a display and a user interface input device, a method for displaying a set of documents and related information on the display, comprising the steps of:
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producing a geographic representation of the set of documents based on global coordinates and having different levels of related information for display at different scales; portioning the geographic representation into a plurality of tiles; loading the plurality of tiles into a map control framework in order to cause the display of one or more of the plurality of tiles on the display; and overlaying related information on top of the one or more tiles displayed on the display. - View Dependent Claims (12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17)
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18. A computer-readable medium having computer-executable components for displaying a set of documents and related information on a display device, comprising:
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a generation component for generating a geographic representation of a set of documents oriented according to attribute information associated with each document of the set of documents, the geographic representation including a plurality of levels comprising differing respective levels of information pertaining to the documents; a rendering component for displaying at least a portion of the geographic representation of a particular level of information on a display device; and an overlay component for overlaying the geographic representation with information related to one or more documents of the set of documents. - View Dependent Claims (19, 20)
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