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User interface for displaying and exploring hierarchical information

  • US 6,879,332 B2
  • Filed: 05/16/2001
  • Issued: 04/12/2005
  • Est. Priority Date: 05/16/2000
  • Status: Active Grant
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1. A user interface system comprising:

  • a plurality of nodes organized into a hierarchy of information wherein at least one node is a source focus and nodes contained inside the focus forming a sub-hierarchy, said focus being substantially centered in a view, an aggregator mechanism for associating at least one visual cue to a node in the view and where the visual cue suggests the contents of said at least one node to a user interacting with the system, a means for rendering nodes in the view.

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