Color and symbol coded visual cues for relating screen items to each other

Described is a system and a computer program product for visually delineating a relationship between diverse, but related graphical objects in a graphical user interface. An icon that has specified color scheme is associated with the diverse, but related but graphical objects. When one of the relate...

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Main Authors CHRISTENSEN CATHERINE, MEDL ROBERT EDWARD, HAMILTON DAVID BROOKS, GONZALEZ RICARDO L, WICKHAM DAINA EDVINA PUPONS
Format Patent
LanguageEnglish
Published 20.11.2012
Subjects
CALCULATING
CHECKING-DEVICES
COIN-FREED OR LIKE APPARATUS
COMPUTING
COUNTING
ELECTRIC DIGITAL DATA PROCESSING
PHYSICS
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Summary:Described is a system and a computer program product for visually delineating a relationship between diverse, but related graphical objects in a graphical user interface. An icon that has specified color scheme is associated with the diverse, but related but graphical objects. When one of the related graphical objects is displayed, the icon is displayed within the displayed graphical object. The persistence of the icon with the specified color scheme in the displayed graphical objects allows them to be recognized as related. In a particular instance, the icon is displayed with each graphical object in a series of graphical objects that represent an evolution of progression of development.
Bibliography:Application Number: US20080163108