Patent ID: 7458031
Filing Date: 2008-11-25
Classification: G06F,G06Q

Abstract:
1. A method performed by a computer system for generating a network diagram with nodes at different magnification levels comprising the steps of: storing in memory of the computer system a threshold for a scaling percentage; displaying one or more nodes of a network diagram, each node having associated data and an associated unique identifier, the network diagram being displayed in either ID-only mode or not in ID-only mode, wherein when the network diagram is displayed in ID-only mode, the display of each node includes displaying a unique identifier associated with each node and does not include displaying any other data associated with the node and when the network diagram is displayed not in ID-only mode, it is displayed with a scaling percentage and the display of each node includes displaying data associated with the node other than the unique identifier associated with the node; determining whether a mouse pointer is positioned in a predefined region containing a node; and in response to a mouse pointer intersecting the predefined region, when the network diagram is being displayed in ID-only mode, in response to a mouse pointer leaving the predefined region, displaying the one or more nodes at a scaling percentage that is below the threshold, when network diagram is being displayed not in ID-only mode but with a scaling percentage that is below the threshold, when the network diagram is being displayed not in ID-only mode and with a scaling percentage that is not below the threshold, not adjusting the display of any node.