Patent ID: 6996774
Filing Date: 2006-02-07
Classification: G06F

Abstract:
1. In a computer comprising a display, a method for displaying data element indicia representative of a plurality of data elements that are interrelated by a plurality of relationships, the method comprising: displaying on the display a plurality of visibly separated regions, wherein each of the regions is defined by region indicia and is representative of a different one of a plurality of corresponding data types that are interrelated within a predestined subject area, wherein each of the data types is a descriptive category that is displayed in one of the regions; categorizing a plurality of unassociated data elements to be included in the regions based on one of the data types home associated with each of the data elements, wherein categorization is based on the descriptive category that describes the content or subject matter of the data elements; displaying on the display a plurality of data element indicia positioned in the regions, wherein each indicium of the data element indicia is representative of a data element that is categorized to be displayed in the corresponding region; and displaying on the display a relationship only between data element indicia positioned in different regions.