Patent ID: 7290222

Claim:
A graphical user interface for displaying a set of hierarchical data and a set of non-hierarchical data, comprising: a plurality of nodes that display at least a portion of the set of hierarchical data, wherein the plurality of nodes are arranged in a plurality of levels to form a tree diagram; a plurality of auxiliary nodes that display at least a portion of the set of non-hierarchical data, wherein the plurality of auxiliary nodes are arranged in one or more auxiliary levels that are positioned between adjacent levels of the tree diagram; a plurality of expansion handles, wherein each of the plurality of expansion handles is associated with one of the plurality of nodes and is configured to expand or contract the tree diagram at the respective one of the plurality of nodes; and a secondary expansion handle that is located between two adjacent ones of the plurality of expansion handles, wherein the secondary expansion handle is associated with one of the plurality of auxiliary nodes and is configured to display or hide the one of the plurality of auxiliary nodes.