Method of displaying nodes and links

Patent 6854091 Issued on February 8, 2005. Estimated Expiration Date:

July 28, 2020. Estimated Expiration Date is calculated based on simple USPTO term provisions. It does not account for terminal disclaimers, term adjustments, failure to pay maintenance fees, or other factors which might affect the term of a patent.

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Inventor

Beaudoin, Luc

Application

No. 09628332 filed on 07/28/2000

US Classes:

715/854, Navigation within structure715/853, Hierarchy or network structure715/855, On-screen roadmap or index715/736, Network managing or monitoring status345/419Three-dimension

Examiners

Primary: Bayerl, Raymond J.
Assistant: Vu, Huy D.

International Class

G06F003/00

Abstract

The present invention relates to an improved method of displaying nodes, and links between nodes. Instead of the conventional method of displaying nodes and links as points and lines respectively, in accordance with the present invention, the nodes are each represented by parallel node lines. The links are then represented by link lines drawn perpendicular to the node lines, each of said link lines terminating at the node lines representing the nodes connected by the link represented by the link line. A graphical user interface incorporating this improved method of displaying nodes and links is also contemplated.