Patent ID: 6281896
Filing Date: 2001-08-28
Classification: G06F

Abstract:
A display interface for providing information on user selectable elements, comprising:a computer;a display monitor capable of being controlled by the computer;program logic implemented in a computer readable memory capable of causing the computer to perform:(i) displaying a first tree view of a hierarchy of a first set of user selectable elements in a first pane of the displaying user selectable elements in a graphical user interface (GUI) window on the display monitor;(ii) displaying a second tree view of a hierarchy of a second set of user selectable elements in a second pane of the GUI window, wherein the selectable elements from the first set are not derived from the selectable elements from the second set and wherein the selectable elements from the second set are not derived from the selectable elements from the first set;(iii) receiving indication of user selection of one of the selectable elements displayed in the first pane or the second pane; and(iv) displaying additional data related to the user selected element in a third pane in the GUI window, wherein the third pane is capable of displaying additional data related to selectable elements the user selected in the first and second panes.