SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR PROVIDING A DYNAMIC EXPANDED TIMELINE
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Abstract
Generating a child timeline on a drawing sheet of a diagramming program such that the child timeline is dynamically linked to a parent timeline. An automated method allows for the automatic placing of information on the child timeline that was on the parent timeline when the child timeline is created. Parent and child timelines can be modified and a child timeline can be automatically updated when changes are made to the parent timeline and these changes affect the time interval corresponding to the child timeline.
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42 Claims
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23. A method performed by a computer with a display for displaying timeline information, the method comprising:
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displaying on the display a first timeline representing a first time interval and including indications of first events that are within the first time interval; receiving by the computer a selection of a portion of the first timeline that represents a second time interval within the first time interval; displaying on the display a second timeline corresponding to the second time interval, the second timeline representing an expanded view of the second time interval and including indications of second events that are within the second time interval; detecting by the computer a modification of a second event; and automatically updating by the computer an indication of a first event of the first timeline to conform to the modified second event. - View Dependent Claims (24, 25, 26, 27, 28, 29)
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30. A computer-readable storage device for controlling a computer to display timeline information, by a method comprising:
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displaying a first timeline representing a first time interval and including first data items that have times within the first time interval; receiving a selection of a portion of the first timeline that represents a second time interval within the first time interval; displaying a second timeline corresponding to the second time interval, the second timeline representing an expanded view of the second time interval and including second data items that have times within the second time interval; receiving an indication of a second data item with a time within the second time interval; and automatically updating by the computer an indication of a first data item of the displayed first timeline based on the received indication of the second data item. - View Dependent Claims (31, 32, 33, 34, 35, 36)
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37. A computer system for displaying timeline information, comprising:
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a memory storing computer-executable instructions of; a module that displays a first timeline representing a first time interval and including data items that have times within the first time interval; a module that receives a selection of a second time interval within the first time interval; a module that displays a second timeline corresponding to the second time interval, the second timeline representing an expanded view of the second time interval and including data items that have times within the second time interval; a module that receives an indication of a first data item of the first timeline with a time within the second time interval; and a module that updates the second timeline based on the received indication of the first data item; and a processor that executes the computer-executable instructions stored in the memory. - View Dependent Claims (38, 39, 40, 41, 42)
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