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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Apr. 14, 2015
Filed:
Jun. 08, 2011
Gregory L. Schone, Milford, MI (US);
Timothy J. Herrick, Rochester Hills, MI (US);
Nathan A. Wilmot, Walled Lake, MI (US);
Dennis J. Pastor, Marietta, GA (US);
Jamie L. Pickett, Macomb, MI (US);
Kevin T. Quinn, Brighton, MI (US);
Gregory L. Schone, Milford, MI (US);
Timothy J. Herrick, Rochester Hills, MI (US);
Nathan A. Wilmot, Walled Lake, MI (US);
Dennis J. Pastor, Marietta, GA (US);
Jamie L. Pickett, Macomb, MI (US);
Kevin T. Quinn, Brighton, MI (US);
GM Global Technology Operations LLC, Detroit, MI (US);
Abstract
A method of tracking status and progress of a process is presented and described herein. The method provides a plurality of markers that can be visualized in three dimensions, where each of the plurality of markers represents a respective trackable event. The markers are arranged in a three-dimensional configuration that visually indicates current status of a plurality of trackable events corresponding to the plurality of markers, and the three-dimensional configuration is updated over time to visually indicate an updated status of the plurality of trackable events. The markers and the three-dimensional configuration may be realized using a tangible model or a virtual model that is generated and rendered on a display element.