Selection and deselection of objects at multiple levels of a hierarchy

• US 7,694,239 B2
• Filed: 01/23/2006
• Issued: 04/06/2010
• Est. Priority Date: 01/23/2006
• Status: Active Grant

• Current Assignee: Twitter Inc (X Holdings Corp.)
• Original Assignee: International Business Machines Corporation
• Inventors: Swain, Alex, Youssef, Yasmin, Yaklin, Michael W.
• Primary Examiner(s): Hong; Stephen S
• Assistant Examiner(s): Schallhorn; Tyler J
• Application Number:
  US11/338,197
• Publication Number:
  US 20070185894A1
• Time in Patent Office: 1,534 Days
• Field of Search: 715/783, 715/816, 715/825, 715/845, 715/854
• US Class Current: 715/854
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 16/26 Visual data mining; Browsing structured data

Abstract

Provided are techniques for viewing objects. A hierarchical structure is displayed, wherein the hierarchical structure includes two or more levels, and wherein each of the levels includes one or more objects. A control is provided to enable selection of one or more objects at each of the levels of the hierarchical structure. Selection of at least one object at each of two or more of the levels of the hierarchical structure is received. In response to receiving the selection, the hierarchical structure is displayed with the at least one object at each of the two or more of the levels shown as selected along with a list of the selected objects.

Claims

1. A method for viewing objects, comprising:

displaying a hierarchical structure, wherein the hierarchical structure includes two or more levels, and wherein each of the levels includes two or more objects, and wherein the two or more objects for each of the levels is displayed in a separate level panel, wherein, when an object at a first level displayed in a first level panel has child objects at a second level, the child objects are displayed in a second level panel;

for each object in a level panel that is selected to obtain contextual details, displaying the contextual details about the object below the level panel in which the object is displayed;

providing a control to enable selection of two or more objects at each of the levels of the hierarchical structure;

receiving selection of at least two objects at each of two or more of the levels of the hierarchical structure in at least two separate level panels;

in response to receiving the selection,

displaying the hierarchical structure with the at least two objects at each of the two or more of the levels shown as selected; and

displaying a list of the selected objects in a summary panel; and

in response to removing an object from the summary panel, deselecting the object in the level panel displaying that object.

2. The method of claim 1, further comprising:

receiving deselection of multiple objects from the list of the selected objects in the summary panel; and

updating the hierarchical structure to deselect the deselected multiple objects and objects contained in the one or more deselected objects.

3. The method of claim 1, further comprising:

receiving deselection of one or more objects from the hierarchical structure; and

removing the deselected one or more objects from the list of the selected objects in the summary panel.

4. The method of claim 1, further comprising:

receiving selection of a repository that identifies a source of the hierarchical structure.

5. The method of claim 1, further comprising:

in response to receiving text to filter objects in the hierarchical structure, filtering the objects; and

updating the hierarchical structure to display the hierarchical structure based on the filtered objects.

6. A computer program product for viewing objects comprising a computer-readable medium storing a computer-readable program, wherein the computer-readable program is executed by a processor on a computer and causes the computer to:

display a hierarchical structure, wherein the hierarchical structure includes two or more levels, and wherein each of the levels includes two or more objects, and wherein the two or more objects for each of the levels is displayed in a separate level panel, wherein, when an object at a first level displayed in a first level panel has child objects at a second level, the child objects are displayed in a second level panel;

for each object in a level panel that is selected to obtain contextual details, display the contextual details about the object below the level panel in which the object is displayed;

provide a control to enable selection of two or more objects at each of the levels of the hierarchical structure;

receive selection of at least two objects at each of two or more of the levels of the hierarchical structure in at least two separate level panels;

in response to receiving the selection,

display the hierarchical structure with the at least two objects at each of the two or more of the levels shown as selected; and

display a list of the selected objects in a summary panel; and

in response to removing an object from the summary panel, deselecting the object in the level panel displaying that object.

7. The computer program product of claim 6, wherein the computer-readable program when executed on a computer causes the computer to:

receive deselection of multiple objects from the list of the selected objects in the summary panel; and

update the hierarchical structure to deselect the deselected multiple objects and objects contained in the one or more deselected objects.

8. The computer program product of claim 6, wherein the computer-readable program when executed on a computer causes the computer to:

receive deselection of one or more objects from the hierarchical structure; and

remove the deselected one or more objects from the list of the selected objects in the summary panel.

9. The computer program product of claim 6, wherein the computer-readable program when executed on a computer causes the computer to:

receive selection of a repository that identifies a source of the hierarchical structure.

10. The computer program product of claim 6, wherein the computer-readable program when executed on a computer causes the computer to:

in response to receiving text to filter objects in the hierarchical structure, filter the objects; and

update the hierarchical structure to display the hierarchical structure based on the filtered objects.

11. A system for viewing objects, comprising:

a computer screen; and

hardware logic capable of performing operations, the operations comprising;

displaying a hierarchical structure on the computer screen, wherein the hierarchical structure includes two or more levels, and wherein each of the levels includes two or more objects, and wherein the two or more objects for each of the levels is displayed in a separate level panel, wherein, when an object at a first level displayed in a first level panel has child objects at a second level, the child objects are displayed in a second level panel;

for each object in a level panel that is selected to obtain contextual details, displaying the contextual details about the object below the level panel in which the object is displayed

providing a control to enable selection of two or more objects at each of the levels of the hierarchical structure;

receiving selection of at least two objects at each of two or more of the levels of the hierarchical structure in at least two separate level panels;

in response to receiving the selection,

displaying the hierarchical structure with the at least two objects at each of the two or more of the levels shown as selected; and

displaying a list of the selected objects in a summary panel; and

in response to removing an object from the summary panel, deselecting the object in the level panel displaying that object.

12. The system of claim 11, wherein the operations further comprise:

receiving deselection of multiple objects from the list of the selected objects in the summary panel; and

updating the hierarchical structure to deselect the deselected multiple objects and objects contained in the one or more deselected objects.

13. The system of claim 11, wherein the operations further comprise:

receiving deselection of one or more objects from the hierarchical structure; and

removing the deselected one or more objects from the list of the selected objects in the summary panel.

14. The system of claim 11, wherein the operations further comprise:

receiving selection of a repository that identifies a source of the hierarchical structure.

15. The system of claim 11, wherein the operations further comprise:

in response to receiving text to filter objects in the hierarchical structure, filtering the objects; and

updating the hierarchical structure to display the hierarchical structure based on the filtered objects.