Bibliographic data: WO0013104  (A1) ― 2000-03-09


METHODS AND DEVICES FOR MAPPING DATA FILES  

Page bookmark WO0013104  (A1)  -  METHODS AND DEVICES FOR MAPPING DATA FILES
Inventor(s): CLIFTON-BLIGH GERVASE +
Applicant(s): CLIFTON BLIGH GERVASE []; SYMTEC LTD [] +
Classification:
- international: G06F17/30; G06F3/033; G06F3/048; (IPC1-7): G06F17/30
- European:
Application number: WO1999GB02820 19990826 
Priority number(s): GB19980018633 19980826; GB19980024779 19981111; WO1998GB03481 19981120
Also published as:
WO0013103  (A1)  


Abstract of  WO0013104  (A1)


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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, of for the or each i-th file 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. The method may be implemented in software, for example in a web browser.