Methods and systems for implementing ancestral relationship graphical interface

A system for displaying information associated with genealogical records, the system comprising:

• a computer processor;
• and
• a storage memory coupled with the computer processor, the storage memory including a set of instructions stored thereon which, when executed by the computer processor, cause the computer processor to implement the steps including:
• storing a plurality of genealogical records;
• providing a plurality of icons;
• associating each genealogical record with an icon of the plurality of icons;
• providing a genealogical display comprising:
• a docking field comprising a pre-defined area within the genealogical display and configured to receive a single icon, wherein when an icon is positioned in the docking field, information about the genealogical record associated with the icon is displayed on a display device;
• a plurality of progeny fields linked to the docking field and configured to display icons of genealogical records linked to the genealogical record of the icon positioned in the docking field according to a progeny relationship;
• a plurality of ancestral fields linked to the docking field and configured to display icons of genealogical records linked to the genealogical record of the icon positioned in the docking field according to an ancestral relationship;
• a plurality of sibling fields linked to the docking field and configured to display icons of genealogical records linked to the genealogical record of the icon positioned in the docking field according to a sibling relationship;
• and
• a timeline pertaining to the icon positioned in the docking field;
• positioning a single icon in the docking field;
• and
• displaying simultaneously in a view on the display device:
• the icon positioned in the docking field;
• the information about the genealogical record associated with the icon in the docking field;
• the icons of linked genealogical records in the respective sibling fields, progeny fields, and ancestral fields based on the respective relationships between the linked genealogical records and the genealogical record of the icon positioned in the docking field;
• and
• on the timeline, continuously selectable timeline information of events for the genealogical record and associated with the icon positioned in the docking field, with at least one of the events in the selectable timeline information also associated with at least one of the displayed icons of linked genealogical records, the at least one of the icons being different than the icon positioned in the docking field;
• wherein, upon selection of the at least one of the events of the selectable timeline information of events as a user slides along the timeline and encounters the at least one of the events, the at least one of the displayed icons is highlighted among displayed icons of linked genealogical records, and wherein the steps further include:
• replacing the icon positioned in the docking field with a different icon associated with a different genealogical record;
• and
• updating the icons displayed in the docking field, the progeny fields, the sibling fields, and the ancestral fields without shifting focus from the icons displayed on the display device;
• wherein replacing the icon in the docking field comprises scrolling between displayed icons so that a displayed icon in one of the progeny fields, sibling fields, and ancestral fields adjacent the docking field replaces the icon in the docking field during scrolling.