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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Oct. 20, 2009
Filed:
Jun. 29, 2006
Pramod Kulyadi Pai, Karnataka, IN;
Steven S. Teng, Littleton, MA (US);
Pramod Kulyadi Pai, Karnataka, IN;
Steven S. Teng, Littleton, MA (US);
EMC Corporation, Hopkinton, MA (US);
Abstract
A method, apparatus and computer program product for presenting objects in an arranged fashion is presented. A group of objects is identified and a root of a tree structure for the group of objects is determined. An arrangement for grouping into subgroups objects from the group of objects is selected. A determination is made regarding whether at least a predetermined number of objects exist for forming the subgroups and when at least a predetermined number of objects exist then forming a next level of the tree structure according to the arrangement and when less than the predetermined number of objects exist then adding the objects as leaf nodes to the tree structure. The tree structure is displayed to the user.