Patent ID: 8933930
Filing Date: 2015-01-13
Classification: G05B,G06F,G06T

Abstract:
1. A method in a data processing system for generating a display of symbols for objects associated with a management system, the method comprising: identifying a set of layers and a zoom factor based on a depth of a graphic to be displayed, wherein the set of layers comprises symbols for objects corresponding to devices in a building managed by the management system; identifying a number of visible objects from the objects of the symbols in the identified set of layers based on the zoom factor; identifying a state of a device represented by a visual object in the number of visible objects from the management system communicably coupled with the devices; and generating a display for the depth, the display comprising the identified set of layers, a symbol for each of the number of visible objects in the identified set of layers, and a graphical indication of the state of the device.