Semantic zoom within a diagram of a system

摘要

Providing zooming within a system diagram. Initially, a diagram of a system may be displayed. The diagram may include a plurality of icons representing physical components of the system. These plurality of icons may be initially displayed at a first level of magnification. User input to zoom on a first physical component in the diagram may be received. Accordingly, the first physical component may be displayed at a second level of magnification and other ones of the physical components may be displayed at a third level of magnification. The second level of magnification may be greater than the first level of magnification and the third level of magnification may be less than the first level of magnification. Alternatively, or additionally, different representations for various components of the system may be displayed in the diagram during or after the zoom.

主权项

1. A non-transitory, computer accessible memory medium storing program instructions for performing semantic zoom in a diagram of a hardware system, wherein the program instructions are executable to:
display the diagram of the hardware system, wherein the diagram comprises a plurality of icons representing electronic hardware components of the hardware system, wherein the diagram further comprises a plurality of graphical wires connecting the icons representing the electronic hardware components, wherein the graphical wires represent physical connectivity between the electronic hardware components in the hardware system, wherein the plurality of icons comprise a first icon representing a first electronic hardware component, wherein the first icon is displayed at a first level of magnification, wherein the first icon visually depicts a first representation of the first electronic hardware component; receive user input to zoom on a first position of the diagram, wherein the first icon is displayed proximate to the first position of the diagram; update the diagram to zoom on the first position in response to the user input, wherein said updating the diagram comprises displaying the first icon at a second level of magnification that is greater than the first level of magnification, wherein, after updating the diagram, the first icon visually depicts a second representation of the first electronic hardware component, and wherein the first representation is less complex than the second representation and shows less information regarding the electronic hardware component than the second representation, and wherein the second representation of the first electronic hardware component comprises one or more of:
a detailed image of the first electronic hardware component;one or more icons representing software components implemented by or deployed on the first electronic hardware component; ora hardware schematic of the first electronic hardware component.