Patent ID: 6600501
Filing Date: 2003-07-29
Classification: G06Q,Y10S

Abstract:
A computer-implemented process for generating a dynamic timeline for a selected time period associated with time-related information, including the steps of:determining a center year for the selected time period and a pair of boundary years that define the time interval of the selected time period; obtaining the time-related information associated with the selected time period based on the time interval bounded by the boundary years, each time-related information associated with at least one of the years of the selected time period; determining the portion of time-related information that can be visibly presented proximate to the timeline and within a window frame; rendering the timeline having the center year positioned in the approximate center of the window frame and each boundary year placed at one edge of the window frame; rendering the portion of the time-related information proximate to the timeline and within the window frame, each time-related information positioned proximate to a location on the timeline that corresponds to at least one of the years associated with the time-related information.