Patent ID: 9047007
Filing Date: 2015-06-02
Classification: G06F

Abstract:
1. A non-transitory, computer accessible memory medium storing program instructions for performing semantic zoom in a diagram of a hardware system, wherein the program instructions are executable to: display the diagram of the hardware system, wherein the diagram comprises a plurality of icons representing electronic hardware components of the hardware system, wherein the diagram further comprises a plurality of graphical wires connecting the icons representing the electronic hardware components, wherein the graphical wires represent physical connectivity between the electronic hardware components in the hardware system, wherein the plurality of icons comprise a first icon representing a first electronic hardware component, wherein the first icon is displayed at a first level of magnification, wherein the first icon visually depicts a first representation of the first electronic hardware component; receive user input to zoom on a first position of the diagram, wherein the first icon is displayed proximate to the first position of the diagram; update the diagram to zoom on the first position in response to the user input, wherein said updating the diagram comprises displaying the first icon at a second level of magnification that is greater than the first level of magnification, wherein, after updating the diagram, the first icon visually depicts a second representation of the first electronic hardware component, and wherein the first representation is less complex than the second representation and shows less information regarding the electronic hardware component than the second representation, and wherein the second representation of the first electronic hardware component comprises one or more of: