Patent ID: 9104783
Filing Date: 2015-08-11
Classification: G06F

Abstract:
1. A user interface method executed on a processor for displaying, on a screen, indicia for a set of entities along a time line represented by a linear indicia, wherein an entity of the set of entities is associated with a time instant on the time line; the method comprising the steps of: displaying on the screen a first indicia for a first entity associated with a first set of entities; displaying on the screen a second indicia for a second entity associated with a second set of entities; determining the distance on the screen between the first indicia and a set operation area displayed on the screen, the set operation area being associated with a set operation that can be applied to sets of entities; determining the distance on the screen between the second indicia and the set operation area; determining a third set of entities based on the determined distances and based on the set operation performed on the first and second set of entities; and displaying on the screen indicia for the third set of entities along the time line at time instants associated with the third set of entities.