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System and method for associating services information with selected elements of an organization

  • US 6,072,493 A
  • Filed: 03/30/1998
  • Issued: 06/06/2000
  • Est. Priority Date: 03/31/1997
  • Status: Expired due to Fees
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1. A method to analyze information regarding the association of services with elements of an organization, comprising the steps of:

  • A. displaying an organizational hierarchy on a display device, the organizational hierarchy comprising a list of elements and subelements of an organization, and the display device comprising a single frame bounded by a single view;

    B. displaying a services list on the display device, the services list comprising a plurality of services available to the organization, wherein each service may be comprised of one or more subcategories of services;

    C. associating each said service from the services list with the respective said elements from the organizational hierarchy that have utilized the service;

    D. interpreting an input signal as representing a selected element from the organizational hierarchy or a selected service from the services list; and

    E. in response to interpreting the input signal,if the signal represents the selected element, then displaying on the display device each said subelement that comprises the selected element, each said service from the services list that is associated with the selected element, and a dynamic display of information relating to the usage of each said service by the selected element and said subelements;

    orif the signal represents the selected service, then displaying on the display device any subcategories of services that comprise the selected service, each element and subelement from the organizational hierarchy that is associated with the selected service, and a dynamic display of information relating to the usage of the selected service and said subcategories of services by each said element and subelement.

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