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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
May. 24, 2005
Filed:
Jul. 30, 1999
Elizabeth G. Hetzler, Kennewick, WA (US);
Susan L. Havre, Richland, WA (US);
Wyllona M. Harris, Kennewick, WA (US);
Daniel T. Donohoo, Kennewick, WA (US);
Paul D. Whitney, Richland, WA (US);
Grant C. Nakamura, Kennewick, WA (US);
Elizabeth G. Hetzler, Kennewick, WA (US);
Susan L. Havre, Richland, WA (US);
Wyllona M. Harris, Kennewick, WA (US);
Daniel T. Donohoo, Kennewick, WA (US);
Paul D. Whitney, Richland, WA (US);
Grant C. Nakamura, Kennewick, WA (US);
Battelle Memorial Institute, Richland, WA (US);
Abstract
The method and apparatus of the present invention begin with the generally known features of visualizing a relationship between at least two entities, by: (a) geometrically mapping the at least two entities onto a surface; (b) providing a relationship record for each of the at least two entities; (c) generating a display of the at least two entities together with at least one connector between the at least two entities as the visualizing the relationship from the relationship record; (d) the connector having two ends connected to a pair of the at least two entities, the connector having an extension between the two ends, the extension passing out of the plane. The present invention provides the improvement of: for at least one pair of entities, the at least one pair having a plurality of relationships, the connector having a plurality of strands wherein each of the plurality of strands corresponds to each of the plurality of relationships.