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High density visualizations for threaded information

  • US 7,007,226 B1
  • Filed: 09/09/1999
  • Issued: 02/28/2006
  • Est. Priority Date: 09/15/1998
  • Status: Expired due to Term
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1. A method for presenting threaded information entries as a graphical representation of threaded information rendered on a display interface, the method comprising:

  • identifying a structure associated a plurality of threaded information entries, the threaded information entries including top-level entries and other threaded information entries;

    rendering top-level entries as a first set of substantially linear-shaped graphical representations without text on the display interface; and

    for each top-level threaded information entry, rendering other threaded information entries corresponding to the top-level threaded information entry as a second set of substantially linear-shaped graphical representations without text below the graphical representation representing the top-level entry, the second set of substantially linear-shaped graphical representations representing the other corresponding threaded information entries and being indented in accordance with the identified structure.

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