Patent ID: 6654761
Filing Date: 2003-11-25
Classification: G06F,Y10S

Abstract:
A method of controlling which part of a body of node-link data defining a node-link structure is in a memory, where the body of node-link data defines the node-link structure, and the part of the body of node-link data that is in the memory is less than all of the body of node-link data; the method comprising:displaying a representation of at least a subset of a current set of elements of the node-link structure in a user interface; performing a series of iterations in response to user interaction during said displaying, each iteration including automatically traversing said current set of elements of the node-link structure; at least one of the iterations comprising: while automatically traversing the current set of elements, modifying, in response to navigation signals, which part of the body of node-link data is in the memory to obtain a modified part of the body of node-link data in memory; the modified part being more likely to define a next set of elements that will be traversed by the next iteration.