System and method for focusing a view of data on a selected subset
First Claim
1. A computer-implemented method of displaying data, the method comprising:
- displaying a plurality of data objects;
detecting modifications to the plurality of data objects;
determining a significance of each detected modification;
selecting a subset of data objects within the plurality of data objects based on the determined significance of each detected modification;
masking all but the selected subset of data objects with a semi-transparent mask, wherein masking involves removing highlighting and distinguishing characteristics among the masked data objects, wherein the highlighting and distinguishing characteristics include at least one of;
underlining and bolding; and
enabling a user viewing the plurality of data objects to alter the masked data objects during said masking.
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Abstract
A system, method and graphical user interface for focusing a view of displayed data upon a subset of the data. In a view of multiple values, fields, objects or other data, a subset of the data is selected because it has changed, because it is associated with a recommended action, because it warrants a user'"'"'s attention, or for some other reason. The remaining data is then masked or covered with a semi-transparent layer that suppresses the data and obscures any highlighting, emphasis or other complexity among the covered data. The user'"'"'s attention is thus focused upon the selected subset of data without increasing the cognitive load forced on the user.
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12 Claims
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1. A computer-implemented method of displaying data, the method comprising:
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displaying a plurality of data objects; detecting modifications to the plurality of data objects; determining a significance of each detected modification; selecting a subset of data objects within the plurality of data objects based on the determined significance of each detected modification; masking all but the selected subset of data objects with a semi-transparent mask, wherein masking involves removing highlighting and distinguishing characteristics among the masked data objects, wherein the highlighting and distinguishing characteristics include at least one of;
underlining and bolding; andenabling a user viewing the plurality of data objects to alter the masked data objects during said masking. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8)
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9. A computer-readable medium storing instructions that, when executed by a computer, cause the computer to perform a method of displaying data, the method comprising:
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displaying a plurality of data objects; detecting modifications to the plurality of data objects; determining a significance of each detected modification; selecting a subset of data objects within the plurality of data objects based on the determined significance of each detected modification; and masking all but the selected subset of data objects with a semi-transparent mask, wherein masking involves removing highlighting and distinguishing characteristics among the masked data objects, wherein the highlighting and distinguishing characteristics include at least one of;
underlining and bolding.
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10. A computer system, comprising:
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one or more computer processors; and computer-readable media encoded with program code to be executed by the one or more computer processors, including; first program code configured to display data on a display component of the computer system; second program code configured to detect modifications to the displayed data; third program code configured to determine a significance of each detected modification; fourth program code configured to select a subset of the displayed data based on the determined significance of each detected modification; and fifth program code configured to mask the displayed data with a semi-transparent mask, except for the selected subset, wherein masking involves removing highlighting and distinguishing characteristics among data masked by said semi-transparent mask, wherein the highlighting and distinguishing characteristics include at least one of;
underlining and bolding;wherein said semi-transparent mask allows a user to view the displayed data but focuses attention of the user on the selected subset of the displayed data; and wherein the data masked by said semi-transparent mask is editable by the user. - View Dependent Claims (11, 12)
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