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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jan. 08, 2008
Filed:
Jun. 12, 2002
Gregory G. Carlson, Plano, TX (US);
Heather Davis, Dallas, TX (US);
John Edmondson Norvell, Iv, Tulsa, OK (US);
Kevin Lee Zierath, Plano, TX (US);
Chandra S. Vemulapalli, Plano, TX (US);
Vidhyaprakash Ramachandran, Dallas, TX (US);
Gregory G. Carlson, Plano, TX (US);
Heather Davis, Dallas, TX (US);
John Edmondson Norvell, IV, Tulsa, OK (US);
Kevin Lee Zierath, Plano, TX (US);
Chandra S. Vemulapalli, Plano, TX (US);
Vidhyaprakash Ramachandran, Dallas, TX (US);
Verizon Business Global LLC, Basking Ridge, NJ (US);
Abstract
A data model of a modeled environment is maintained within a database. The data model includes data defining a plurality of hierarchically arranged subsets of space within the modeled environment and data defining a plurality of items populating the modeled environment. In response to a first user input selecting a plurality of features of the modeled environment, where each of the selected features is one of the subsets of space or one of the items, a plurality of graphical elements are displayed within a whiteboard window to represent the plurality of user selected features. A control for at least one function is also presented to the user in association with the whiteboard window. In response to a second user input selecting the control for the function, a logical connection between at least two of the plurality of features having corresponding graphical elements within whiteboard window are automatically generated by reference to a rule set. In addition, a graphical element representing the logical connection is displayed within the whiteboard window.