Patent ID: 8863029
Filing Date: 2014-10-14
Classification: G06F

Abstract:
1. A computer-readable storage medium storing a plurality of codes for controlling a processor to provide a graphical user interface, the plurality of codes comprising: code for obtaining information containing relationship data associated with entities represented as nodes of a hierarchical chart, each of the nodes associated with a plurality of attributes; code for receiving a first filtering criterion, the first filtering criterion being associated with at least a first attribute; code for displaying the hierarchical chart in a display region, the hierarchical chart based on at least the relationship data, each of the nodes being displayed at a first visibility level, the hierarchical chart including one or more links connecting the nodes, the one or more links being based on the relationship data; code for processing a first user input received by a user interface device, the first user selecting at least a first filtering criterion; code for processing the plurality of nodes; code for comparing the plurality of nodes to at least the first attribute; code for determined whether one or more nodes are associated with at least the first attribute; code for displaying the one or more nodes at a second visibility level on the hierarchical chart if the one or more nodes are determined to fail to associate with at least the first attribute, the second visibility level being characterized by a lowered visibility compared to the first visibility level; code for receiving a selection of at least one node in the hierarchical chart; code for displaying nodes in the hierarchical chart related to the at least one node, wherein the related nodes are configured to provide a selection menu of actions that are uniquely associated with at least one node, wherein the actions include updating the nodes that are being displayed; code for receiving a user input, wherein the user input includes selecting one or more nodes from the updated nodes being displayed, and wherein the user input further includes designating one or more related nodes to the one or more selected nodes; code for processing the user input; and code for displaying the one or more selected nodes and the one or more related nodes as a separate hierarchal chart.