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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jan. 18, 2011
Filed:
Jun. 25, 2007
Applicants:
David L. Grose, Poulsbo, WA (US);
Thomas E. Sherer, Everett, WA (US);
Inventors:
David L. Grose, Poulsbo, WA (US);
Thomas E. Sherer, Everett, WA (US);
Assignee:
The Boeing Company, Chicago, IL (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
G06F 15/00 (2006.01); G06F 13/00 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
Abstract
Methods and systems for displaying a network structure using force-directed layout are provided. The network includes a plurality of nodes, each node including an associated slack parameter having a value. The method including selecting a central time-directed axis, positioning each network node along the axis using the associated slack parameter value of the network node to determine a distance from the central time-directed axis, and applying force-directed computations to sets of concurrent nodes.