Patent ID: 7328215
Filing Date: 2008-02-05
Classification: G06F,Y10S

Abstract:
1. A computer-implemented method for representing a data structure, comprising: representing the data structure as a first representation of data objects; buffering data from the data structure in a middleware component; reusing the buffered data to represent the data structure as a hybrid representation; receiving user input specifying a portion of the first representation; representing the data structure as the hybrid representation to display the portion specified by the user input, the hybrid representation comprising second and third representations of the data objects, wherein the first, second and third representations are different and are each selected from a group consisting of a tree, a breadcrumb, a table, and a tabbed folder, wherein representing the data structure as a hybrid representation comprises: wherein the second and third representations of data structures are selected according to data within a user profile; and displaying the portion of the first representation specified by the user input.