USER INTERACTION AND DISPLAY OF TREE HIERARCHY DATA ON LIMITED SCREEN SPACE
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1. A method for interacting with a user, the method performed by a data processing system and comprising:
- displaying multi-level data from a tree data structure to a user on a data processing system display, wherein the multi-level data is displayed using colored vertical lines to represent parent-child relationships in the tree data structure;
receiving a user input; and
re-displaying the multi-level data from the tree data structure according to the user input.
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Abstract
Systems and methods for displaying tree hierarchy data on limited screen space and interacting with users. A method includes displaying multi-level data from a tree data structure to a user on the data processing system display, wherein the multi-level data is displayed using colored vertical lines or other visual indicators to represent parent-child relationships in the tree data structure. The method includes receiving a user input and re-displaying the multi-level data from the tree data structure according to the user input.
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1. A method for interacting with a user, the method performed by a data processing system and comprising:
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displaying multi-level data from a tree data structure to a user on a data processing system display, wherein the multi-level data is displayed using colored vertical lines to represent parent-child relationships in the tree data structure; receiving a user input; and re-displaying the multi-level data from the tree data structure according to the user input. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9)
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10. A data processing system, comprising:
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a processor; an accessible memory; and a touch-screen display, the data processing system configured to display multi-level data from a tree data structure to a user on the touch-screen display, wherein the multi-level data is displayed using colored vertical lines to represent parent-child relationships in the tree data structure; receive a user input; and re-display the multi-level data from the tree data structure according to the user input. - View Dependent Claims (11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18)
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19. A non-transitory computer-readable medium encoded with executable instructions that, when executed, cause a data processing system to:
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display multi-level data from a tree data structure to a user on the touch-screen display, wherein the multi-level data is displayed using colored vertical lines to represent parent-child relationships in the tree data structure; receive a user input; and re-display the multi-level data from the tree data structure according to the user input. - View Dependent Claims (20)
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