Patent ID: 8091037
Filing Date: 2012-01-03
Classification: G06F,G06Q

Abstract:
1. A computer-implemented method for providing an overview of an object, the method comprising: receiving a request to display to a user a first object in a graphical user interface (GUI) of a computer system, the first object being one of multiple objects that are contained in the computer system, the multiple objects having more than one object type, some of the multiple objects being associated with the first object; displaying an overview screen on the GUI in response to the request, the overview screen comprising: receiving user selection in a particular second GUI component of the at least one second GUI component of an input control that identifies a selected object from the group of objects that are of a type assigned to the particular second GUI component; updating the first GUI component to present attributes of the selected object as opposed to attributes of the first object; and updating the at least one second GUI component to display information for one or more groups of objects that are associated with the selected object as opposed to one or more groups of objects that are associated with the first object, wherein the one or more groups of objects that are associated with the selected object can include the first object.