System and method for computer visualization of project timelines

摘要

A computer-implemented method for collecting, animating in chronological sequence, and presenting the progression of events is disclosed. The method includes providing a set of event data to form a database, the data relating to events that constrained, summarized, or led up to some of the events. Then presenting the database graphically to allow user selection and editing of the Event data in the database to create a set of Events to be presented in an animated manner, and then assigning properties to the manner of presentation of the set of Events to be presented in an animated manner to create a movie. The movement of the movie is provided by an engine that moves a cursor along the timeline to represent the forward or backward change of time and displaying a marker representing an Event from Event data contained in the database.

主权项

1. A computer-implemented method for collecting and presenting a progression of related Events on a screen, the method comprising:
providing a computer having memory, non-transient data storage, a processor and a computer screen; generating a timeline representing a range of calendar dates from a project plan; presenting the timeline on the screen; providing a set of Event data about the project plan, the Event data comprising a set of project tasks, a set of snapshot dates on which changes may occur in the times of the project tasks, and a set of snapshot-dependent times for the project tasks; storing the Event data in non-transient data storage; providing a user-selectable cursor time along said timeline; displaying Events positioned horizontally in relation to the timeline based upon a start time and an end time computed by the processor from the snapshot whose snapshot interval contains the cursor time.