METHODS AND DEVICES FOR MAPPING DATA FILES

摘要

A method of mapping interconnections between a plurality, of data files, such as files of the world wide web. The method comprises a step of, for a first file, in a display area displaying a first region. Then, according to a first distance scale, displaying one or more second regions, which respectively represent one or more second files logically related to the first file, for example by hyperlinks. The second regions are spatially related in, a display to the first region. In (n−1) further steps, i=2, . . . , n, the method displays according to an i-th distance scale smaller than the (i−1)-th distance scale one or more (i+1)-th regions. Each of these (i+1)-th regions respectively represent one or more (i+1)-th files which are logically related to the i-th file, and they are spatially related on a display to the i-th region representing that i-th file.

主权项

1. A method of mapping hyperlinks between a plurality of data files comprising:
a step of, for a first file, in a display area displaying a first region and one or more second regions, said second regions respectively representing one or more second files which are accessible from the i-th file by a hyperlink, and being spatially related to the first region, the sizes of said second regions being according to a first distance scale; and (n−1) further steps, i=2, . . . , n, of, for each i-th file, displaying one or more (i+1)-th regions, said (i+1)-th regions respectively representing one or more (i+1)-th files which are accessible from the i-th file by a hyperlink to the (i+1)-th file, and being spatially related to the i-th region representing that i-th file, the sizes of said (i+1)-th regions being according to an i-th distance scale smaller than the (i−1)-th distance scale.