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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Apr. 21, 2009
Filed:
Nov. 18, 2004
Gregory Richard Hintermeister, Rochester, MN (US);
Michael D. Rahn, Rochester, MN (US);
Gregory Richard Hintermeister, Rochester, MN (US);
Michael D. Rahn, Rochester, MN (US);
International Business Machines Corporation, Armonk, NY (US);
Abstract
A method, apparatus, system, and signal-bearing medium that, in an embodiment, display a time-lapse widget having time indicators associated with times. In an embodiment, each of the time indicators represents a relative ranking of changes to data at the times, and the size of the time indicators are proportional to the ranking. The data associated with the time indicators is displayed in response to a slider moving over the time indicators. In various embodiments, the time indicators may be associated with a time prior to the current time, in which case the associated data is historical or after the current time, in which case the associated data is forecasted. In an embodiment, data that has been changed associated with the time indicator currently selected via the position of the slider is emphasized. A current value and a previous value for the data associated with the time indicator may be displayed, and the current value may be changed to the previous value. In an embodiment, sliders in multiple dialogs having related data are moved together, where movement of one of the sliders causes corresponding movement of the other sliders, and each of the sliders is at a time indicator associated with the same time. In this way, related data that changes over time may be more easily viewed.