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METHOD AND SYSTEM FOR PROVIDING GRAPHICAL USER INTERFACE WITH CONTEXTUAL VIEW

  • US 20110055768A1
  • Filed: 09/18/2009
  • Published: 03/03/2011
  • Est. Priority Date: 09/01/2009
  • Status: Active Grant
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1. In a computer system having a processor, a graphical user interface including a display and a user interface selection device communicatively coupled to the processor, a computer-readable medium containing codes for operating the graphical user interface, the code being executable by a processor, the computer-readable medium comprising:

  • code for obtaining a plurality of information representing a plurality of entities and relationship data associated with the plurality of entities, each of the plurality of entities including unique action types, the plurality of entities including a first entity and a second entity, the first entity including a first plurality of predefined actions, the second entity including a second plurality of predefined actions;

    code for defining a menu region and a display region within the graphical user interface, the menu region including a first menu;

    code for displaying the plurality of entities within the display region, the plurality of entities being displayed as nodes of a hierarchical chart based on at least the relationship data;

    code for receiving, by the user interface selection device, a user selection of one or more nodes displayed within the display region;

    code for processing the user selection;

    code for determining a first set of menu actions based on the user selection;

    code for updating the first menu to includes the first set of the menu actions;

    wherein;

    the first set of menu actions consists of the first plurality of predefined actions if the user selection indicates that a node corresponding to the first entity is selected;

    the first set of menu actions consists of the second plurality of predefined actions if the user selection indicates that a node corresponding to the second entity is selected;

    the first set of menu actions consists of the predefined actions that are common to both the first entity and the second entity if the user selection indicates that nodes corresponding to both the first entity and the second entity are selected.

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