Patent ID: 8171428
Filing Date: 2012-05-01
Classification: G06F

Abstract:
1. An interactive user interface (UI) to manage searching of data, the UI comprising: a processor and a memory; a first display panel and a second display panel; the first display panel configured to display a plurality of distinct context views thereon, the distinct context views comprising a parent context view and a child context view; a plurality of at data nodes organized within the parent context view; a first indicator completely within the parent context view, the first indicator responsive to selection of one of the at least one data nodes to indicate a relationship between the selected data node and the child context view; a second indicator between the parent context view and the child context view to indicate a relationship between the child context views and the parent context view; a third indicator completely within the child context view to indicate a portion of the child context view related to the selected data node, a diagram of the portion of the child context view enlarged and displayed on the second display panel; and the second display panel configured to display one or more diagrams thereon, each of the one or more diagrams corresponding to one of the at least one data nodes organized within the parent context view; wherein the second display panel is responsive to selection of one of the one or more diagrams to select the corresponding data node, thereby displaying the diagram of the portion of the child context view related to the selected data node; the child context view is one of a plurality of child context views; a first child context view of the plurality of child context views comprises at least one child node; a second child context view of the plurality of child context views is related to the child node of the first child context view; the interactive user interface further comprises: a sixth indicator is displayed completely within the second child context view to indicate a portion of the second child context view related to the selected child node; and at least one of the one or more diagrams corresponds to at least one of the at least one child nodes within the first child context view.