Graphical user interface and method for displaying hierarchically structured information

A computer program stored on a computer readable medium, said computer program displaying hierarchically structured information, the hierarchy having at least two levels, said computer program comprising instructions operable to cause a processor to

• (i) display a first representation of at least part of the hierarchy;
• (ii) receive a first user input associated with the first representation to make a first selection of at least part of the hierarchy at a given one of the levels in the hierarchy;
• (iii) in response to the first selection, display information located within the first selected part of the hierarchy, including information located two or more levels below the level of the first selection;
• and
• (iv) display a second representation of at least part of the hierarchy, the second representation being independent of the first representation, the second representation including at least some information having a different format than information displayed in the first representation.

A fraud management system comprising:

• (i) a display screen;
• (ii) user input means;
• (iii) a processor arranged to display information from the fraud management system on the display screen, said information comprising a plurality of alarms each alarm being an indicator of potential fraud, and wherein said alarms are hierarchically structured, the hierarchy having at least two levels, said processor being arranged to
• (i) display a first representation of at least part of the hierarchy;
• (ii) receive a first user input associated with the first representation to make a first selection of at least part of the hierarchy, at a given one of the levels in the hierarchy;
• (iii) in response to the first selection, display information within the selected part of the hierarchy, including information about alarms located two or more levels below the level of the first selection.

A graphical user interface comprising:

• (i) display screen;
• (ii) a user input means;
• and
• (iii) a processor arranged to display information on the display screen, said information comprising a plurality of items each item being of a given type, said processor being arranged to
• (i) form a hierarchy of said items;
• (ii) display a first representation of the hierarchy on the display screen;
• (iii) receive a first use input associated with the first representation to make a first selection of at least part of the hierarchy, at a given one of the levels in the hierarchy;
• (iv) in response to the first selection, displaying information located within the first selected part of the hierarchy, including information located two or more levels below the level of the first selection;
• and
• (v) displaying a second representation of at least part of the hierarchy, the second representation being independent of the first representation, the second representation including at least some information having a different format than information displayed in the first representation.

A method of operating a display for displaying hierarchically structured information, the hierarchy having at least two levels, said method comprising

• (i) causing a first representation of at least part of the hierarchy to be displayed;
• (ii) making a user enter a first input associated with the first representation to select at least part of the hierarchy at a given one of the levels of the hierarchy;
• (iii) in response to the first selection, causing information to be displayed within the first selected part of the hierarchy, including information located two or more levels below the level of the first selection;
• and
• (iv) causing a second representation of at least part of the hierarchy to be displayed, the second representation being independent of the first representation, the second representation including at least some information having a different format than information displayed in the first representation.