Ugs Corp.

Siemens Product Lifecycle Management Lifecycle Software Inc.

Siemens Product Lifecycle Management Software Inc.

Bernard J Solomon

The processing systemis disclosed which uses a user interfaceto interact with the search and control engineand the display engine. The search and control engineoperates on a data setto identify specific elements within a directory structure. Display enginecompiles the identified elements in a tree tableto format a displayassociated with the directory structure. Pruning indicatorand a sibling pruning indicatorare used in the displayto inform the user that intermediate directory structures and sibling elements have been omitted from the display in order to show the identified elements in a truncated context within the complex directory structure.

System and method for compiling and displaying a pruned information set

The processing systemis disclosed which uses a user interfaceto interact with the search and control engineand the display engineThe search and control engineoperates on a data setto identify specific elements within a directory structure. Display enginecompiles the identified elements in a tree tableto format a displayassociated with the directory structure. Pruning indicatorand a sibling pruning indicatorare used in the displayto inform the user that intermediate directory structures and sibling elements have been omitted from the display in order to show the identified elements in a truncated context within the complex directory structure.

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Seal Beach, CA, United States of America

Bernard J Solomon