Generation and display of linkage between elements of a file
AssigneeiHeartMedia Management Services, Inc.
InventorsJoseph Brewer, Jody Sporn
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Abstract
A method includes receiving, at a device, a first file including a plurality of elements. The first file is represented in a markup language and complies with an inventory availability format. The method also includes receiving, at the device, a second file that indicates linkage between multiple elements of the first file. The method further includes generating, at the device, a graphical user interface (GUI) indicating the linkage between the multiple elements. The GUI includes at least one option that is selectable to initiate performance of an aggregate operation on the multiple elements. The method also includes providing the GUI from the device to a display. Other aspects are also disclosed.
Claims11
A method comprising:
- receiving, at a first device, a first file transmitted by a second device, wherein the first file includes a plurality of elements, but does not include information linking the plurality of elements to each other, and wherein the first file is associated with a first file identifier;
- generating a second file at the first device based on information included in the first file, wherein the second file includes information linking one or more elements included in the first file to each other, and wherein the second file includes a file identifier associating the second file with the first file identifier;
- receiving the first file and the second file at a third device;
- generating, at the third device, a graphical user interface (GUI) based on the first file and the second file, the GUI indicating links between the one or more elements included in the first file, wherein the GUI includes at least one option that is selectable to initiate performance of an aggregate operation;
- providing the GUI from the third device to a display;
- performing a determination that the second file indicates that a first threshold total of a first attribute and a second threshold total of the first attribute are associated with a package identifier of a package, wherein each of the plurality of elements includes the first attribute, and wherein a total value corresponds to a sum of values of the first attribute;
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- generating, based on the determination, the GUI to indicate that the package includes the total value that is greater than or equal to the first threshold total and less than or equal to the second threshold total.
A device comprising:
- a first communications interface configured to receive a first file including a plurality of elements, but not including information linking the plurality of elements to each other, and wherein the first file is associated with a first file identifier;
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- a processor configured to:
- generate a second file based on information included in the first file, the second file including:
- information linking one or more elements included in the first file to each other;
- a file identifier associating the second file with the first file identifier;
- a second communications interface configured to transmit both the first file and the second file to a third device configured to display a graphical user interface (GUI) based on the first file and the second file;
- perform a determination that the second file indicates that a first threshold total of a first attribute and a second threshold total of the first attribute are associated with a package identifier of a package, wherein each of the plurality of elements includes the first attribute, and wherein a total value corresponds to a sum of values of the first attribute;
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- generate, based on the determination, the GUI to indicate that the package includes the total value that is greater than or equal to the first threshold total and less than or equal to the second threshold total.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.