Patent ID: 6462762
Filing Date: 2002-10-08
Classification: G06F

Abstract:
A method for facilitating navigation among tree nodes in a tree structure representing a hierarchical organization of data in a data processing system, the method comprising the steps of:(a) displaying a selected portion of a total tree structure in response to a use-as-root-node input identifying a selected node which comprises a child node in the total tree structure, the selected portion of the total tree structure being displayed on a monitor associated with the processing system and comprising a truncated tree structure showing the selected node and that portion of the total tree structure branching from the selected node; and (b) displaying a path map on the monitor in response to the use-as-root-node input, the path map being displayed simultaneously with the selected portion of the total tree structure and including an additional representation for the selected node, and a separate representation for each ancestor node of the selected node.