Patent ID: 6353830
Filing Date: 2002-03-05
Classification: G06F,Y10S

Abstract:
A method for displaying objects defined within an object-oriented programming system that are stored in a relational table structure, comprising:displaying a first table of object-relational data, so that a first object in the first table is represented by an identifier for the first object; receiving a command from a user to provide a more-detailed display of the first object; wherein the command is received from the user through a mouse, which allows the user to move a cursor about a graphical user interface in order to select an entry in the first table to be displayed in more detail; retrieving attributes of the first object from a data store; displaying an expanded representation of the first object by displaying the attributes of the first object; and allowing the user to use the mouse to navigate into a second object nested within the first object by, receiving a command from the user through the mouse to provide a more-detailed display of an attribute from the attributes of the first object, and if the attribute represents the second object, retrieving attributes of the second object from the data store, and displaying an expanded representation of the second object by displaying the attributes of the second object.