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Displaying a complex tree structure among multiple windows

  • US 6,421,072 B1
  • Filed: 06/03/1999
  • Issued: 07/16/2002
  • Est. Priority Date: 06/03/1999
  • Status: Expired due to Term
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1. A method for displaying hierarchically arranged data in a computer system, comprising the steps of:

  • displaying a first tree structure having a plurality of nodes sharing parent/child relationships, in a first window within a computer display; and

    responsive to a tree window open selection of one of said plurality of nodes within the first tree structure;

    displaying a second tree structure having a plurality of nodes sharing parent/child relationships, in a second window within the computer display, wherein the root node of the second tree structure is the tree window open selected node, and wherein the tree window open selected node is removed from the first tree structure displayed within the first window; and

    displaying an inter-window link between the root node of the second tree structure and a corresponding parent node within the first tree structure such that visual connectivity is maintained between the first tree structure within the first window and the second tree structure within the second window.

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