Patent ID: 7383192
Filing Date: 2008-06-03
Classification: G06Q

Abstract:
1. A method of displaying a product value chain, comprising: displaying a product value chain diagram including a plurality of components and flow elements representing flows between the components, the components representing enterprises, clients or stakeholders which are related to a product, the flow elements including at least a flow of money relating to the product and a claim raised by one of the components, each of the flow of money and the flow of the claim flowing between one of the components to another; storing product value chain data for generating the product value chain diagram; additionally displaying the product value chain data in a matrix having components as transmitters for the flows in one of row and column and having components as receivers for the flows in another of the row and the column, and the flow elements are filled in elements of the matrix; processing the product value chain data to generate the product value chain diagram to be displayed; and editing the matrix displayed by a display device, wherein arrangements and shapes of the components and the flows of the product value chain diagram are changed based on the edits to the matrix, wherein the components are displayed as circles, boxes or oblong circles and the flow elements are displayed as arrows connecting the components on the display device, and flow elements of different kinds are displayed differently.