Patent ID: 7688322

Claim:
A system for coordinating display of synchronized spatial information and time-variant information on a visual interface as a visual representation of a multi-dimensional planned process, the system comprising: a conversion module configured for converting sequencing charts to extract and format timeline data and chart data, the timeline data including at least two of a plurality of sequenced elements having overlapping time spans with respect to a common temporal reference frame and the chart data including interdependencies between the sequenced elements; a data store configured for storing the time-variant information as the timeline data and the chart data, the data store further configured for storing the spatial information as a plurality of data elements for representing visual elements for display in the visual representation with respect to a reference surface in the visual representation, each of the visual elements operatively coupled to at least one sequenced element of a plurality of sequenced elements; and a synchronization module coupled to the data store and configured for synchronizing a displayed state on the visual interface of the spatial information with a displayed state on the visual interface of the time-variant information, the time-variant information including the timeline data, the chart data, and including a marker for facilitating navigation of the plurality of sequenced elements with respect to the common temporal reference frame; wherein changes in the displayed state of the time-variant information are reflected in changes to the displayed state of the spatial information such that the navigation through the timeline data is synchronized with changes in the display of the visual elements representing the data elements and the chart data.