Color and symbol coded visual cues for relating screen menu to executed process

A computer-based method of delineating lineage between an iconic symbol and a related object, said iconic symbol comprising one of a plurality of data mining icons of a specified type and said related object developed by a sequence of templates used in the development of a data mining object of said specified type comprising:

• creating an icon representing a first data mining object of a specified type;
• designating at least a background color and one or more graphical notation(s) for said icon;
• creating a graphical image to be included during said development of said related data mining object of the same file type and related to said first object;
• said graphical image encapsulated within said sequence of templates and further comprising:
• retaining said background color and said graphical notation(s) of said first icon within said graphical image of said related data mining object, and
• wherein said second data mining object is recognizable as related to said first object by the persistence of said background color and said graphical notation(s).

A computer-based method of graphically illustrating a progressive relationship between an iconic symbol and a related object, said iconic symbol comprising one of a pluralitv of icons of a specified type and said related object created by a sequence of templates used in its development comprising:

• selecting a first icon for an object of a specified type;
• designating at least a background color and one or more graphical notation(s) for said icon;
• creating a graphical window to be included during said development of said related object, said graphical window encapsulated within said sequence of templates and further comprising:
• retaining said background color and said graphical notation(s) of said first icon within said graphical window;
• superimposing one or more graphical images onto said graphical window;
• modifying said one or more graphical images to reflect an evolution of progression of development of said related object, and
• wherein said progression comprises a plurality of related graphical images in various stages of completion.

A computer program product for use with a graphics display device, said computer program product comprising:

• a computer usable medium having computer readable program code means included in said medium:
• said computer readable program code means embodying a method for using color and symbol visual cues to relate a screen menu iconic symbol to an executed process and comprising:
• selecting a screen menu icon representing a first object of a specified file type;
• designating a background color for said icon;
• creating a graphical image included during development of a related object said graphical image encapsulated within a series of related graphical templates;
• retaining said background color and a representation of said icon of said first object within said graphical image, and
• wherein said second object is recognizable as related to said first object by the persistence of said background color and representation of said icon.

A computer program product for use with a graphics display device, said computer program product comprising:

• a computer usable medium having computer readable program code means included in said medium:
• said computer readable program code means embodying a method for using color and symbol visual cues to relate a screen menu iconic symbol to an executed process and comprising:
• selecting an icon representing a first object of a specified file type;
• designating at least a background color and one or more graphical notation(s) for said icon;
• creating a graphical image included during development of a second object of the same file type and related to said first object, said graphical image representation encapsulated within a GUI of said executed process;
• retaining said background color and said graphical notation(s) of said first object within the graphical image of said second related object, and
• wherein said second object is recognizable as related to said first object by the persistence of background color and graphical notation(s).

A computer program product for use with a graphics display device, said computer program product comprising:

• a computer usable medium having computer readable program code means included in said medium:
• said computer readable program code means embodying a method for using color and symbol visual cues to relate a screen menu iconic svmbol to an executed process and comprising:
• creating a first icon for an object;
• designating at least a background color and one or more graphical notation(s) for said icon:
• creating a graphical window during development of a related object,including said background color and one or more graphical notations) in said window;
• further superimposing one or more graphical images onto said graphical window
• modifying said one or more graphical images to reflect an evolution of progression of development of said related object, said related object developed using a series of templates retaining said graphical window, and
• wherein said progression comprises a plurality of related graphical images in various stages of completion.