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The patent badge is an abbreviated version of the USPTO patent document. The patent badge covers the following: Patent number, Date patent was issued, Date patent was filed, Title of the patent, Applicant, Inventor, Assignee, Attorney firm, Primary examiner, Assistant examiner, CPCs, and Abstract. The patent badge does contain a link to the full patent document (in Adobe Acrobat format, aka pdf). To download or print any patent click here.
Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Oct. 04, 2005
Filed:
Nov. 27, 2001
Applicants:
Terry Knoblock, Wylie, TX (US);
Gregory G. Carlson, Plano, TX (US);
Mike Golobay, Dallas, TX (US);
Willis Mason, Rowlett, TX (US);
Inventors:
Terry Knoblock, Wylie, TX (US);
Gregory G. Carlson, Plano, TX (US);
Mike Golobay, Dallas, TX (US);
Willis Mason, Rowlett, TX (US);
Assignee:
MCI, Inc., Ashburn, VA (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
G06F017/30 ;
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
Abstract
A method, system and program product are disclosed for enabling a user to construct a conceptual hierarchical framework representing a virtual or physical environment. The framework may then be populated with a collection of items. Users may graphically and intuitively view and manipulate various subsets of the environment's space as well as items placed within the modeled environment.