Patent ID: 7348980

Claim:
A method for providing displays of data including graphs or charts from an interlocking trees datastore having datastore nodes in a graphical display system having a graphic display device, comprising the steps of: collecting display requirements for defining at least one value and at least one display characteristic to be displayed on said graphic display device; querying an interlocking trees datastore in accordance with said display requirements to determine said value to be displayed wherein said querying includes traversing said nodes of said interlocking trees datastore from elemental root nodes through combinations of subcomponent nodes and end-product nodes using asCase and asResult bi-directional links to determine the paths of said interlocking trees datastore needed to define said at least one value; determining at least one graphical display parameter in accordance with said display requirements and said value to be displayed; and transmitting said graphical display parameter to said graphical display device for displaying of said value to be displayed by said graphic display device.