Method and a device for displaying information about a large number of independent data elements
First Claim
1. A method of displaying information about a large number of interdependent data elements in a computer screen area that is small compared with the number of data elements to be displayed, each data element being defined by a data element type and a data element value and having an associated status value, comprising:
- displaying the data element types of said data elements as a scrollable list in said computer screen area, and, for each data element type which defines more than one different data element which has a predetermined status value, displaying a predetermined indication thereof in association with the data element type in the scrollable list;
sorting, in response to a change of the status value of at least one of said data elements, the data element types in said scrollable list according to the status values of the data elements defined by the data element types, the method further comprising the step of displaying, in response to the activation by a user of a data element type for which said predetermined indication is displayed, at least the data element values of the data elements being defined by the activated data element type and having the predetermined status value, andindicating which of the displayed data element values define data elements having said predetermined status value.
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Abstract
A method of displaying a large number of interdependent data elements in a computer screen area that is small compared with the number of data elements to be displayed is disclosed. Each data element is defined by a data element type and a data element value and has an associated status value. The method comprises the steps of displaying the data element types of the data elements as a scrollable list in the computer screen area, and, for each data element type which defines more than one different data element which has a predetermined status value, displaying a predetermined indication thereof in association with the data element type in the scrollable list; and sorting, in response to a change of the status value of at least one of the data elements, the data element types in the scrollable list according to the status values of the data elements defined by the data element types. An article of manufacture including a computer-readable medium having stored thereon a computer program for carrying out the method is also disclosed.
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1. A method of displaying information about a large number of interdependent data elements in a computer screen area that is small compared with the number of data elements to be displayed, each data element being defined by a data element type and a data element value and having an associated status value, comprising:
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displaying the data element types of said data elements as a scrollable list in said computer screen area, and, for each data element type which defines more than one different data element which has a predetermined status value, displaying a predetermined indication thereof in association with the data element type in the scrollable list; sorting, in response to a change of the status value of at least one of said data elements, the data element types in said scrollable list according to the status values of the data elements defined by the data element types, the method further comprising the step of displaying, in response to the activation by a user of a data element type for which said predetermined indication is displayed, at least the data element values of the data elements being defined by the activated data element type and having the predetermined status value, and indicating which of the displayed data element values define data elements having said predetermined status value. - View Dependent Claims (4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9)
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2. A method of displaying information about a large number of interdependent data elements in a computer screen area that is small compared with the number of data elements to be displayed, eahch data element being defined by a data element type and a data element value and having an associated status value, comprising:
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displaying the data element types of said data elements as a scrollable list in said computer screen area, and, for each data element type which defines more than one different data element which has a predetermined status value, displaying a predetermined indication thereof in association with the data element type in the scrollable list; sorting, in response to a chance of the status value of at least one of said data elements, the data element types in said scrollable list according to the status values of the data elements defined by the data element types, the method further comprising the step of indicating which of the displayed data element types define data elements having said predetermined status value. - View Dependent Claims (3)
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10. An article of manufacture comprising a computer-readable medium having stored thereon a computer program for displaying a large number of interdependent data elements in a computer screen area that is small compared with the number of data elements to be displayed, each data element being defined by a date element type and a data element value and having an associated status value, comprising:
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means for displaying the data element types of said data elements as a scrollable list in said computer screen area, and for displaying, for each data element type which defines more than one different data element which has a predetermined status value, a predetermined indication thereof in association with the data element type in the scrollable list; means for sorting, in response to a change of the status value of at least one of said data elements, the data element types in said scrollable list according to the status values of the data elements defined by the data element types, the article further comprising means for displaying, in response to the activation by a user of a data element type for which said predetermined indication is displayed, at least the data element values of the data elements being defined by the activated data element type and having the predetermined status value, and means for indicating which of the displayed data element values define data elements having said predetermined status value. - View Dependent Claims (12, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18)
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11. An article of manufacture comprising a computer-readable medium having stored thereon a computer program for displaying a large number of interdependent data elements in a computer screen area that is small compared with the number of data elements to be displayed, each data element being defined by a data element type and a data element value and having an associated status value, comprising:
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means for displaying the data element types of said data elements as a scrollable list in said computer screen area, and for displaying, for each data element type which defines more than one different data element which has a predetermined status value, a predetermined indication thereof in association with the data element type in the scrollable list; means for sorting, in response to a change of the status value of at least one of said data elements, the data element types in said scrollable list according to the status values of the data elements defined by the data element types, the article further comprising means for indicating which of the displayed data element types define data elements having said predetermined status value. - View Dependent Claims (13)
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