Patent ID: 6154220
Filing Date: 2000-11-28
Classification: G06F

Abstract:
A computerized method for creating a graph illustrating a plurality of relationships among a plurality of nodes comprising:obtaining information for the plurality of nodes and the plurality of relationships for the graph;designating one of the plurality of nodes as a focus node for the graph;creating a plurality of sub-graphs, wherein each sub-graph comprises at least one node and wherein at least one of the sub-graphs comprises at least one subset relationship among the nodes of the sub-graph;creating a plurality of location groups relative to the focus node;assigning each of the plurality of sub-graphs to one of the plurality of location groups;recursively plotting the nodes in the plurality of sub-graphs on a layout surface for the graph;precisely positioning the layout surfaces for the plurality of sub-graphs on the layout surface for the graph; androuting connectors among the nodes on the layout surface for the graph to represent the plurality of relationships among the nodes.