Patent ID: 9152693
Filing Date: 2015-10-06
Classification: G06F

Abstract:
1. A computing system implemented method for visually representing and selecting hierarchical data comprising the following, which when executed individually or collectively by any set of one or more processors perform a process comprising: obtaining access to hierarchical data, the hierarchical data being arranged in a parent/child data structure with two or more data levels; assigning a display symbol to each data level, wherein assigned display symbols being symbols, icons, or visual features representing the data level within the hierarchical data; grouping the display symbols for data levels associated with a common parent data level into sets of related data level display symbols; determining how often each data level display symbol has historically been selected by a group of users; within each set of related data level display symbols assigning a weighting value to each of the data level display symbols such that the weighting value assigned to a particular data level display symbol determines one or more visual emphasis parameters to be associated with that data level display symbol, wherein the weighting value assigned to at least one of the data level display symbols is determined based on the determination of how often the at least one data level display symbol has historically been selected by the group of users; displaying all the sets of related data level display symbols on a single user interface display screen such that all the data level display symbols in each set of related data level display symbols are visually grouped together and displayed on the user interface display screen; providing a capability to activate one or more of the data level display symbols through the user interface display screen; and in response to an activation of a data level display symbol, selecting the activated data level display symbol.