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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jul. 19, 2022
Filed:
Aug. 03, 2018
Kilpatrick Townsend & Stockton Llp, Atlanta, GA (US);
Mark P. Mathison, Walnut Creek, CA (US);
Kilpatrick Townsend & Stockton LLP, Atlanta, GA (US);
Abstract
Embodiments use a visual cue to identify a record with missing information among a plurality of hierarchical records. Each record includes a parent field and an associated records field. An entry in the parent field identifies a parent record of a given record. An entry in the associated records field identifies records that are associated with the record based on a criterion or one or more predetermined criteria. For a selected record, a first group of records are identified based on the parent field of the selected record. The entries in the associated records field of the selected record are then compared to the first group of records. A missing record missing an entry in the associated records field is identified among the first group of records. When the first record and the first group of hierarchical records are graphically represented on a target output medium, the missing record is represented using a visual cue.