| US 7,457,818 B2 | ||
| Context-based display technique with hierarchical display format | ||
| Edward J. Gottsman, Evanston, Ill. (US); and Brandon Lee Walter Harvey, Chicago, Ill. (US) | ||
| Assigned to Accenture Global Services GmbH, Schaffhausen (Switzerland) | ||
| Filed on Mar. 14, 2006, as Appl. No. 11/374,690. | ||
| Application 11/374690 is a continuation of application No. 10/960580, filed on Oct. 08, 2004, granted, now 7,054,878. | ||
| Application 10/960580 is a continuation in part of application No. 10/361988, filed on Feb. 11, 2003. | ||
| Application 10/361988 is a continuation in part of application No. 09/824355, filed on Apr. 02, 2001. | ||
| Prior Publication US 2006/0179032 A1, Aug. 10, 2006 | ||
| Int. Cl. G06F 17/30 (2006.01) | ||
| U.S. Cl. 707—102 [707/3; 707/5; 345/629; 345/689] | 18 Claims |
| 1. In a computer system comprising a display and at least one user input device, a method for displaying elements in a database,
the method comprising:
displaying a plurality of same level subject category identifiers on a display area; and
in response to selection of at least a first of the plurality of subject category identifiers on the display, displaying on
the same display area, in a matrix area on the display, a hierarchically linked matrix that is linked to first selected subject
category identifier, having a plurality of cells and at least one icon displayed in each of the plurality of cells, the at
least one icon corresponding to an element in the database and comprising no textual identifying indicia.
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