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Method for modeling assignment of multiple memberships in multiple groups
Assignee: Nokia Canada Inc
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Filing: 1996-10-17
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Granted: 1999-02-23
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Expires: 2016-10-17
Abstract
Abstract Collections of articles or entities are represented on a video display in a manner that allows one to view the relationship, if any, between those articles. One embodiment uses circular representations to model set membership of the entities in one or more of the collections. Another embodiment displays many-to-many and one-to-many relationships between the entities and the collections using two overlapping sets of connective representations with icons displayed at the overlaps to indicate the relationship.
Inventors
- 👤 J. Bernard Gille
Bibliographic Details
Application Number
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Jurisdiction
US
Data Source
google_patents
Last Synchronized
2026-10-30 08:32
CPC Classifications
H; H04; H04L; H04L12/00; H04L12/28; H04L12/46; H04L12/4641; H04L12/4675; H04L41/00; H04L41/08; H04L41/0893; H04L41/0895; H04L41/22; Y; Y10; Y10S; Y10S715/00; Y10S715/961; Y10S715/965; Y10S715/969
Claims Analysis
Total Claims: 8
Claim 1
Independent Claim
235 words
A method of visually displaying on a video display relationships between a number of entities and a plurality of entity groups, each of the number of entities being a member of one or more of a plurality of entity groups, the method comprising the steps of: presenting on the video display in a first display window an identification of each of the plurality of entity groups; presenting on the video display in a second display window an identification of each of the number of entities; presenting on the video display in a third display window first and second sets of connective representations, each one of the first set of connective representations having first representation portion positionally displayed to indicate correlation with a corresponding one of the plurality of entity groups, each of the second set of connective representations being positionally displayed to indicate correlation with a corresponding one of the number of entities, each one of the first set of connective representations having an overlap portion that is shown overlapping each one of the second set of connective representations; and displaying at each overlap portion indicia to signify whether or not the corresponding one of the number of entities of the overlapped one of the second set of connective representations is a member of the one of the plurality of entity groups corresponding to the overlapping connective representation of the first set of connective representations.
Claim 2
Independent Claim
235 words
A method of visually displaying on a video display relationships between a number of entities and a plurality of entity groups, each of the number of entities being a member of one or more of a plurality of entity groups, the method comprising the steps of: presenting on the video display in a first display window an identification of each of the plurality of entity groups; presenting on the video display in a second display window an identification of each of the number of entities; presenting on the video display in a third display window first and second sets of connective representations, each one of the first set of connective representations having first representation portion positionally displayed to indicate correlation with a corresponding one of the plurality of entity groups, each of the second set of connective representations being positionally displayed to indicate correlation with a corresponding one of the number of entities, each one of the first set of connective representations having an overlap portion that is shown overlapping each one of the second set of connective representations; and displaying at each overlap portion indicia to signify whether or not the corresponding one of the number of entities of the overlapped one of the second set of connective representations is a member of the one of the plurality of entity groups corresponding to the overlapping connective representation of the first set of connective representations.
Claim 3
Dependent Claim
36 words
The method of claim 1, wherein the each of the first set of connective representations includes a first member having a distal end positioned in juxtaposition with the corresponding one of the plurality of entity groups.
Claim 4
Dependent Claim
27 words
The method of claim 2, wherein the first member of each of the first set of connective representations is horizontally positioned for viewing on the video display.
Claim 5
Dependent Claim
23 words
The method of claim 3, wherein each of the second set of connective representations is horizontally positioned for viewing on the video display.
Claim 6
Dependent Claim
24 words
The method of claim 4, wherein each of the first set of connective representations has a second portion that includes the corresponding overlap portion.
Claim 7
Dependent Claim
18 words
The method of claim 5, wherein each of the second portions is vertically displayed on the video display.
Claim 8
Dependent Claim
30 words
The method of claim 1, wherein each of the first set of connective representations is shown in a color associated with the corresponding one of the plurality of entity groups.
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