System and Method for Displaying Related Entity Information
First Claim
1. A computer readable medium storing computer executable instructions that, when executed, cause a processor to perform a method comprising:
- identifying at least one related entity having a relationship with a first entity based on one or more first entity properties associated with the first entity;
displaying the first entity in a first region of a user interface, the first region including one or more subregions corresponding to the one or more first entity properties;
determining one or more second entity properties corresponding to a first related entity of the identified at least one related entity; and
displaying the first related entity in a first subregion of the one or more subregions, wherein the first subregion is configurable to display the determined one or more second entity properties corresponding to the first related entity.
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Abstract
When displaying various types of information, an application may identify whether any related entities exist. For example, when displaying an e-mail message, the sender information may relate to a contact entity. As such, information associated with the contact entity may be displayed along with the message. The related entity data (e.g., contact entity data) may be displayed in a subregion of the display area corresponding to the parent entity data (e.g., an e-mail message information) and/or differentiated in various manners. An application interface may further be configurable to control an amount of related entity data that is displayed. A property picker system may also be used to allow a user to specify the properties that he or she wants to make available for display in the interface.
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20 Claims
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1. A computer readable medium storing computer executable instructions that, when executed, cause a processor to perform a method comprising:
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identifying at least one related entity having a relationship with a first entity based on one or more first entity properties associated with the first entity; displaying the first entity in a first region of a user interface, the first region including one or more subregions corresponding to the one or more first entity properties; determining one or more second entity properties corresponding to a first related entity of the identified at least one related entity; and displaying the first related entity in a first subregion of the one or more subregions, wherein the first subregion is configurable to display the determined one or more second entity properties corresponding to the first related entity. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8)
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9. A method for configuring an interface, the method comprising:
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identifying a plurality of related entities having a relationship with a first entity based on one or more first entity properties associated with the first entity; displaying the first entity in a first region of the interface, the first region including one or more subregions corresponding to the one or more first entity properties; determining one or more second entity properties corresponding to a first related entity of the plurality of related entities; determining one or more third entity properties corresponding to a second related entity of the plurality of related entities; and displaying the plurality of related entities in a first subregion of the one or more subregions. - View Dependent Claims (10, 11, 12, 13, 14)
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15. A system comprising:
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a display; a processor; and memory storing computer executable instructions, that when executed, cause the processor to perform a method comprising; identifying at least one related entity having a relationship with a first entity based on one or more first entity properties associated with the first entity; displaying, on the display, the first entity in a first region of a user interface, the first region including one or more subregions corresponding to the one or more first entity properties; determining one or more second entity properties corresponding to a first related entity of the identified at least one related entity; and displaying, on the display, the first related entity in a first subregion of the one or more subregions, wherein the first subregion is configurable to display the determined one or more second entity properties corresponding to the first related entity. - View Dependent Claims (16, 17, 18, 19, 20)
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