Patent ID: 7043702

Claim:
A method for displaying a dome-tree structure having a root node, a plurality of first level nodes, and a plurality of second level nodes, the method comprising the steps of: positioning the root node on a two dimensional plane; positioning the plurality of first level nodes in the dome-tree structure radially outward a first distance from the root node; positioning the plurality of second level nodes in the dome-tree structure radially outward a second distance from the root node; and, shilling the plurality of first level nodes a third distance relative to the plane, and shifting the plurality of second level nodes a fourth distance relative to the plane, thereby creating a three dimensional effect of a dome between the root node and the plurality of first level nodes and the plurality of second level nodes; wherein the dome is displaying having an outside surface and an inside surface and wherein the plurality of first level nodes and the plurality of second level nodes are displayed on the inside surface of the dome-tree structure.