Panoptic visualization of an illustrated parts catalog
First Claim
1. A method comprising:
- generating a layout of a plurality of pages of an illustrated parts catalog (IPC) for a complex system, each page of the plurality of pages being an electronic page that depicts one or more elements of the complex system,wherein each page of the plurality of pages also has associated metadata that provides information about the page, and that includes information identifying a link between the page and one or more other pages of the plurality of pages, the link establishing a logical relationship between the page and one or more other pages according to a structural relationship between one or more elements of the complex system depicted thereby, andwherein generating the layout includes panoptically arranging the plurality of pages according to the associated metadata for the plurality of pages;
selecting one or more navigation options from a plurality of navigation options for navigating a visual presentation of the layout; and
communicating the layout and selected navigation options.
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Abstract
An apparatus is provided for panoptic visualization of an illustrated parts catalog (IPC). The system includes a layout engine configured to generate a layout of pages of an IPC for a complex system, panoptically arranged in a manner that reflects logical relationships between the pages, which may in turn reflect relationships between the elements of the complex system. These logical relationships may be established by links between pages, which may be identified by information provided in associated metadata for the pages. This type of arrangement may enable a user to see the content in a single view, and in an arrangement that facilitates a better understanding of the relationships between the pages and elements they depict, which may be otherwise technically complex. This may in turn ease the difficulty and time required to search and/or navigate even the most massive amounts of information contained in some IPCs.
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1. A method comprising:
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generating a layout of a plurality of pages of an illustrated parts catalog (IPC) for a complex system, each page of the plurality of pages being an electronic page that depicts one or more elements of the complex system, wherein each page of the plurality of pages also has associated metadata that provides information about the page, and that includes information identifying a link between the page and one or more other pages of the plurality of pages, the link establishing a logical relationship between the page and one or more other pages according to a structural relationship between one or more elements of the complex system depicted thereby, and wherein generating the layout includes panoptically arranging the plurality of pages according to the associated metadata for the plurality of pages; selecting one or more navigation options from a plurality of navigation options for navigating a visual presentation of the layout; and communicating the layout and selected navigation options. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8)
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9. An apparatus for implementation of a system for panoptic visualization of an illustrated parts catalog (IPC), the apparatus comprising a processor and a memory storing executable instructions that in response to execution by the processor cause the apparatus to implement at least:
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a layout engine configured to generate a layout of a plurality of pages of an IPC for a complex system, each page of the plurality of pages being an electronic page that depicts one or more elements of the complex system, wherein each page of the plurality of pages also has associated metadata that provides information about the page, and that includes information identifying a link between the page and one or more other pages of the plurality of pages, the link establishing a logical relationship between the page and one or more other pages according to a structural relationship between one or more elements of the complex system depicted thereby, and wherein the layout engine being configured to generate the layout includes being configured to panoptically arrange the plurality of pages according to the associated metadata for the plurality of pages; and a navigation engine coupled to the layout engine and configured to select one or more navigation options from a plurality of navigation options for navigating a visual presentation of the layout, wherein the layout and navigation engines are configured to communicate the layout and selected navigation options. - View Dependent Claims (10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16)
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17. A computer-readable storage medium that is non-transitory and has computer-readable program code portions stored therein that, in response to execution by a processor, cause an apparatus to at least:
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generate a layout of a plurality of pages of an illustrated parts catalog (IPC) for a complex system, each page of the plurality of pages being an electronic page that depicts one or more elements of the complex system, wherein each page of the plurality of pages also has associated metadata that provides information about the page, and that includes information identifying a link between the page and one or more other pages of the plurality of pages, the link establishing a logical relationship between the page and one or more other pages according to a structural relationship between one or more elements of the complex system depicted thereby, and wherein the apparatus being caused to generate the layout includes being caused to panoptically arrange the plurality of pages according to the associated metadata for the plurality of pages; select one or more navigation options from a plurality of navigation options for navigating a visual presentation of the layout; and communicate the layout and selected navigation options. - View Dependent Claims (18, 19, 20, 21, 22, 23, 24)
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