Patent ID: 6396488
Filing Date: 2002-05-28
Classification: G06F,G06T

Abstract:
A system for determining a path in a graphical diagram, comprising:a memory operable to store a graphical diagram having an arrangement of shapes, the diagram comprising a first level having a first shape and a second level having a plurality of second shape; a processor coupled to the memory and operable to determine a path through a portion of the diagram and to store path information for the path, the path information comprising an identifier for each shape traversed by the path, the processor further operable to generate a second graphical diagram using the path information and to present the plurality of second shapes to a user for selection, the second graphical diagram comprising the shapes traversed by the path and a plurality of path segments linking the shapes traversed by the path, the path segments determined based on path segments indicated in the graphical diagram; and a display coupled to the processor and operable to display the path by displaying the second graphical diagram such that the display indicates the selected path segments traversed between the shapes by the path.