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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jun. 12, 2018
Filed:
Nov. 20, 2015
International Business Machines Corporation, Armonk, NY (US);
Marijane M. Zeller, Medford, MA (US);
Michael D. Elder, Durham, NC (US);
Oliver Heinz, West Newton, MA (US);
Andrew L. Schirmer, Andover, MA (US);
International Business Machines Corporation, Armonk, NY (US);
Abstract
A contextual organization chart based on two selected individuals is constructed from a database of individual names, manager names, and profiles. Awareness data is provided for people in the organization, a people awareness indicator and a nesting control indicator are appended to names in the constructed view. A user may access profile data by selecting a name in the view, expand the view to show additional individuals by selecting a nesting control indicator, or initiate a communication with an individual by selecting an awareness indicator.