Method and system for navigating a large amount of data
First Claim
1. A method for navigating a large amount of formatted warehouse data, said the method comprising:
- accessing a source of the formatted warehoused data;
displaying a grid on a display device, said the grid being an iconic representation of said the formatted warehoused data, said the grid comprising elements, each element corresponding to some portion of said the formatted warehoused data; and
displaying a portion of said the formatted warehoused data on said the display device, the portion concurrently displayed with and visually distinguished from the grid, in response to a selection of a corresponding element of said the grid.
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Abstract
Methods for navigating a large amount of data are disclosed. In one embodiment, the present invention accesses a source of formatted warehoused data. The present invention then displays a grid on a display device. In one embodiment, the grid is an iconic representation of the formatted warehoused data. The grid is comprised of elements, each element corresponding to some portion of the formatted warehoused data. The present invention displays a portion of the formatted warehoused data on the display device in response to a selection of a corresponding element of the grid. In another embodiment, the formatted warehoused data is condensed so that it can be read in summary form to a user using a voice-based protocol. The user can issue voice commands to drill down deeper into the data, until the desired information is reached. The user thus doesn'"'"'t need to hear all of the information in the formatted warehoused data, but instead can make inquiries to directly navigate to a particular item of interest.
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1. A method for navigating a large amount of formatted warehouse data, said the method comprising:
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accessing a source of the formatted warehoused data; displaying a grid on a display device, said the grid being an iconic representation of said the formatted warehoused data, said the grid comprising elements, each element corresponding to some portion of said the formatted warehoused data; and displaying a portion of said the formatted warehoused data on said the display device, the portion concurrently displayed with and visually distinguished from the grid, in response to a selection of a corresponding element of said the grid. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 17, 18, 19, 20, 21, 22, 23)
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9. A device comprising:
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a bus; a display coupled with said the bus; a memory unit coupled with said the bus; and a processor coupled with said the bus, said the processor for executing a method for navigating a large amount of data, said the method comprising; accessing a source of formatted warehoused data; displaying a grid on said the display, said the grid being an iconic representation of said the formatted warehoused data, said the grid comprising elements, each element corresponding to some portion of said the formatted warehoused data; and displaying a portion of said the formatted warehoused data on said the display, the portion concurrently displayed with and visually distinguished from the grid, in response to a selection of a corresponding element of said the grid. - View Dependent Claims (10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 24, 25, 26, 27, 28, 29, 30)
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