Patent ID: 8578271

Claim:
A non-transitory computer readable medium having computer readable instructions stored thereon for execution by a processor to perform a method for nested roadmap information navigation, the method comprising: storing a sequence of items in a memory of a computer system, wherein the sequence of items includes a compound item; displaying a process roadmap including a plurality of user interface (UI) elements in a first area of a graphical user interface (GUI) screen associated with the computer system, wherein each UI element represents one or more items of the sequence of items including the compound item, and wherein the UI elements are displayed in an order corresponding to an order associated with the sequence of items, displaying the process roadmap including the plurality of UI elements comprises: displaying the plurality of UI elements as a horizontal sequence of graphical objects, displaying a label next to or within a UI element of the plurality of UI elements, wherein the label indicates a position of a corresponding item in the sequence of items, and displaying the UI element representing the compound item as a modified graphical object in the horizontal sequence of graphical objects; automatically scrolling the plurality of UI elements to move a UI element representing a selected as currently active item of the sequence of items in a focal area of the GUI; receiving a selection of the compound item as currently active item; in response to receiving the selection, dynamically generating at least one component item subordinate to the compound item; expanding a UI element representing the compound item to gradually include in the first area of the GUI screen at least one new UI element representing the generated at least one component item; and gradually removing at least one of the plurality of UI elements displayed in the first area of the GUI screen in at least one direction of expansion of the UI element representing the compound item.