Patent ID: 9547411
Date: 2017-01-17
CPC Classifications: G06F

Claim:
1. A method of navigating a graphical representation displayed in a graphical user interface (GUI), the method comprising: displaying a diagram illustrating a plurality of visible elements; receiving, by a computer system, a first input indicating a selection of a source element, wherein the source element from the plurality of visible elements; receiving a second input indicating a relationship for the source element; identifying one or more target elements having the relationship with the source element, wherein the one or more target elements include at least one of the plurality of visible elements and at least one element that is not visible in the diagram; and displaying, based on receiving the second input, the one or more target elements within an overlay on the display, wherein the overlay displays the source element and the one or more of the target elements including the at least one element not visible in the diagram.