Dynamic self-reorganizing trees in a user interface

• US 8,863,035 B2
• Filed: 10/26/2012
• Issued: 10/14/2014
• Est. Priority Date: 10/26/2012
• Status: Expired due to Fees

• Current Assignee: International Business Machines Corporation
• Original Assignee: International Business Machines Corporation
• Inventors: Estrem, Michael E., Ivory, Andrew J., Shook, Aaron K., Stecher, David M.
• Primary Examiner(s): Pitaro, Ryan
• Assistant Examiner(s): Samwel, Daniel
• Application Number:
  US13/661,091
• Publication Number:
  US 20140123074A1
• Time in Patent Office: 718 Days
• Field of Search: None
• US Class Current: 715/853
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 16/9027 Trees
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 9/451 Execution arrangements for user interfaces
• CPC Class Codes: H04M 1/724 User interfaces specially adapted for cordless or mobile telephones

Abstract

Methods and systems may provide for receiving a display request associated with a parent node of a hierarchical tree, wherein the parent node has a plurality of child nodes. Additionally, a graphical representation of the parent node and the plurality of child nodes may be determined based on a plurality of factors, and a display response can be generated based on the graphical representation. In one example, the display request is received from a browser and the plurality of factors include a browser type associated with the browser.

Claims

1. A computer implemented method comprising:

receiving a display request from a browser, wherein the display request is associated with a parent node of a hierarchical tree and the parent node has a plurality of child nodes;

repackaging a default structure of the hierarchical tree based on a plurality of factors to determine a graphical representation of the parent node and the plurality of child nodes, wherein the plurality of factors include a render latency associated with a previously displayed node of the hierarchical tree and one or more of a browser type associated with the browser, an available memory of a client device associated with the display request, a client device type, a display resolution, a display area, a page resize configuration and a number of child nodes;

generating a display response based on the graphical representation; and

sending the display response to the browser.

2. The method of claim 1, further including:

generating a plurality of subgroup placeholders; and

organizing the plurality of child nodes into the plurality of subgroup placeholders to repackage the default structure of the hierarchical tree.

3. The method of claim 1, wherein the display request corresponds to a bookmark selection.

4. The method of claim 3, wherein one or more of the child nodes have a variable position within the default structure.

5. The method of claim 1, further including automatically minimizing one or more other nodes in the hierarchical tree to accommodate a display of the graphical representation of the parent node and the plurality of child nodes.

6. A computer program product comprising:

a computer readable storage medium; and

computer usable code stored on the computer readable storage medium, where, when executed by a processor, the computer usable code causes a computer to;

receive a display request from a browser, wherein the display request is to be associated with a parent node of a hierarchical tree and the parent node is to have a plurality of child nodes;

repackage a default structure of the hierarchical tree based on a plurality of factors to determine a graphical representation of the parent node and the plurality of child nodes, wherein the plurality of factors are to include a render latency associated with a previously displayed node of the hierarchical tree and one or more of a browser type associated with the browser, an available memory of a client device associated with the display request, a client device type, a display resolution, a display area, a page resize configuration and a number of child nodes;

generate a display response based on the graphical representation; and

send the display response to the browser.

7. The computer program product of claim 6, wherein the computer usable code, when executed, causes a computer to:

generate a plurality of subgroup placeholders; and

organize the plurality of child nodes into the plurality of subgroup placeholders to repackage the default structure of the hierarchical tree.

8. The computer program product of claim 6, wherein the display request is to correspond to a bookmark selection.

9. The computer program product of claim 8, wherein one or more of the child nodes are to have a variable position within the default structure.

10. The computer program product of claim 6, wherein the computer usable code, when executed, causes a computer to automatically minimize one or more other nodes in the hierarchical tree to accommodate a display of the graphical representation of the parent node and the plurality of child nodes.

11. A computer program product comprising:

a computer readable storage medium; and

computer usable code stored on the computer readable storage medium, where, when executed by a processor, the computer usable code causes a computer to;

receive a display request associated with a parent node of a hierarchical tree, wherein the parent node is to have a plurality of child nodes;

determine a graphical representation of the parent node and the plurality of child nodes based on a plurality of factors including a render latency associated with a previously displayed node of the hierarchical tree; and

generate a display response based on the graphical representation.

12. The computer program product of claim 11, wherein the display request is to be received from a browser and wherein the computer usable code, when executed, causes a computer to send the display response to the browser.

13. The computer program product of claim 12, wherein the plurality of factors are to include a browser type associated with the browser.

14. The computer program product of claim 11, wherein the plurality of factors are to include one or more of an available memory of a client device associated with the display request.

15. The computer program product of claim 14, wherein the plurality of factors are to further include one or more of a client device type, a display resolution, a display area, a page resize configuration and a number of child nodes.

16. The computer program product of claim 11, wherein the computer usable code, when executed, causes a computer to repackage a default structure of the hierarchical tree to determine the graphical representation.

17. The computer program product of claim 12, wherein the computer usable code, when executed, causes a computer to:

generate a plurality of subgroup placeholders; and

organize the plurality of child nodes into the plurality of subgroup placeholders to repackage the default structure of the hierarchical tree.

18. The computer program product of claim 11, wherein the display request is to correspond to a bookmark selection.

19. The computer program product of claim 18, wherein one or more of the child nodes are to have a variable position within the default structure.

20. The computer program product of claim 11, wherein the computer usable code, when executed, causes a computer to automatically minimize one or more other nodes in the hierarchical tree to accommodate a display of the graphical representation of the parent node and the plurality of child nodes.