Method and system for displaying group relationships in a graphical user interface

摘要

The present invention is directed to a method and system for providing a user interface representing organization hierarchy wherein a group of entities can be displayed as a node, and the node is displayed as a part of a hierarchical chart. In various embodiments, the present invention provides a graphical user interface displaying nodes that represent groups of entities, and the nodes are displayed as a part of a hierarchical chart based on the hierarchical relationship among the nodes that represent groups of entities. In various embodiments, a user is able to select actions for a group of entities displayed on the same node. Based on various criteria, nodes displaying one group of entities may, based on user selections of different grouping criteria, display a different group of entities. There are other features as well, in the graphical interface.

主权项

1. A non-transitory computer-readable medium including codes executable by a computer processor, the computer-readable medium comprising:
code for retrieving information associated with representations and relationship data for a plurality of entities, the information being stored in a memory, each of the entities being associated with one or more grouping attributes, the grouping attributes including a first grouping attribute, the relationship data being associated with one or more hierarchies; code for processing the information; code for providing a graphical user interface on a display, the display including a menu region and a display region; code for grouping the entities into a plurality of groups based at least on the first grouping attribute; code for storing a grouping information; code for determining hierarchical relationships among the plurality of groups; code for storing the hierarchical relationships; code for generating a hierarchical chart, the hierarchical chart including a plurality of nodes, each of the nodes representing a group from the plurality of groups, the plurality of nodes being linked to one another on the hierarchical chart based on the hierarchical relationships, each of the nodes displaying one or more entities associated with a same group; code for receiving a selection of at least one node in the hierarchical chart; code for displaying nodes in the hierarchical chart related to the at least one node, wherein the related nodes are configured to provide a selection menu of actions that are uniquely associated with at least one node, wherein the actions include updating the nodes that are being displayed; code for rendering the hierarchical chart within the display region; code for receiving a user input, wherein the user input includes selecting one or more nodes from the updated nodes being displayed, and wherein the user input further includes designating one or more related nodes to the one or more selected nodes; code for processing the user input; and code for displaying the one or more selected nodes and the one or more related nodes as a separate hierarchal chart.