METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR DISPLAYING AND NAVIGATING A DATA STRUCTURE ON A DISPLAY UNIT

摘要

A method of displaying a data structure (e.g., web site) having a base node (e.g., an index web page) and a number of child nodes (e.g., linked web pages) commences with a spider thread building a distinct memory map for each parent/child node family within the parent/child structure (293). A wire frame view is then defined for the relevant child nodes (294). A number of links are then displayed, each link connecting the graphic representation associated with the base node with a segment of the surface of the multi-dimensional framework that has been assigned to a child node (296).