AUTOMATED STRATIFICATION OF GRAPH DISPLAY

摘要

A method and apparatus for generating a graphical depiction of related data are provided. Non-transitory computer-readable media having computer-executable instructions embodied thereon, wherein when executed by at least one processor, the computer-executable instructions cause the processor to identify a graph wherein a node represents a stored object having one or more application-specific attributes associated with a primary application, wherein the primary application includes other than a presentation of nodes in a graph drawing, and wherein edges represent stored relationships between said objects, which include a relevancy to the primary application. The computer-executable instructions further cause the processor to receive a selection formula wherein the selection formula is based on the one or more application-specific attributes of the objects, and wherein the formula classifies the objects based on at least one of predetermined and selectable values of the attributes; and depict a visual representation of the graph.

主权项

1. One or more non-transitory computer-readable media having computer-executable instructions embodied thereon, wherein when executed by at least one processor, the computer-executable instructions cause the processor to:
identify a graph wherein a node represents a stored object having one or more application-specific attributes associated with a primary application, said primary application comprising other than a presentation of nodes in a graph drawing, and wherein edges represent stored relationships between said objects, which include a relevancy to the primary application; receive a selection formula, said selection formula based on the one or more application-specific attributes of the objects, wherein the formula classifies the objects based on at least one of predetermined and selectable values of the attributes; and depict a visual representation of the graph wherein:
(a) a plurality of nodes areas are reserved for individual object classifications;(b) a plurality of nodes for objects of a classification as determined by the formula appear in a respective classification node area;(c) the node objects are presented as nodes contained within nodes areas for the classification groupings at a time at least subsequent to their creation; and(d) a plurality of the stored edges are shown joining nodes contained in one classification node area to nodes contained in one or more classification node areas, and a plurality of the stored edges are shown joining nodes contained within the same classification node area.