Data processing: presentation processing of document – operator i – Operator interface – On-screen workspace or object
Reexamination Certificate
2006-05-09
2006-05-09
Kincaid, Kristine (Department: 2174)
Data processing: presentation processing of document, operator i
Operator interface
On-screen workspace or object
Reexamination Certificate
active
07043702
ABSTRACT:
A method and system for visualizing actual and predicted usage patterns through a web site is provided. A plurality of web pages may be represented as a node and visualized on a dome tree. The dome tree is a three-dimensional image of a dome, with a portion of the outer wall removed, displayed on a two-dimensional monitor. Paths into and out of each node are displayed using a variety of colors and patterns and information relating to the nodes and paths may also be accessed. By designating a web page as the root node each of the associated pages are laid out within the dome tree radially based on actual usage information. Predicted information for each node is displayed as a bar near the node, thereby assisting a user in understanding the relationship between actual and predicted usage patterns.
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Chi Ed H.
Pirolli Peter L. T.
Pitkow James E.
Fliesler & Meyer LLP
Ke Peng
Kincaid Kristine
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