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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Nov. 25, 2014
Filed:
Jun. 30, 2011
Applicants:
Cheryl D. Loughlin, Poughkeepsie, NY (US);
Gayle C. Steinbugler, Raleigh, NC (US);
Inventors:
Cheryl D. Loughlin, Poughkeepsie, NY (US);
Gayle C. Steinbugler, Raleigh, NC (US);
Assignee:
International Business Machines Corporation, Armonk, NY (US);
Primary Examiner:
Assistant Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
G06F 3/048 (2013.01); G06F 17/20 (2006.01); G06F 3/0483 (2013.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
G06F 3/0483 (2013.01);
Abstract
A method for viewing a tree structure can include retrieving, by a computer, the tree structure having a plurality of nodes for viewing on a display, receiving, by the computer, a user selection of a first node for expansion, receiving, by the computer, a user selection of a second node for expansion and grouping the first node and the second node.