# US 9,519,693 B2 · Method and apparatus for displaying data element axes > Agents: this data is available as JSON from the patentgrep API and MCP server — see https://patentgrep.com/llms.txt - Number: US 9,519,693 B2 - Document ID: US9519693B2 - Status: Granted - Kind: B2 - Application number: 13/804,637 - Filed: 2013-03-14 - Published: 2013-12-12 - Granted: 2016-12-13 - Earliest claimed: 2012-06-11 - Assignees: 9224-5489 Quebec Inc. - Applicants: Mathieu Audet; Francois Cassistat - Inventors: Mathieu Audet; Francois Cassistat - Web page: https://patentgrep.com/patent/US9519693B2 ## CPC - G06F 3/0482: Interaction with lists of selectable items, e.g. menus - G06F 16/248: Presentation of query results - G06F 16/26: Visual data mining; Browsing structured data - G06F 3/048: Interaction techniques based on graphical user interfaces [GUI] - G06F 3/04817: using icons (graphical or visual programming using iconic symbols G06F8/34) - G06F: ELECTRIC DIGITAL DATA PROCESSING (computer systems based on specific computational models G06N) ## Abstract An aspect of the invention hereby presented provides a means to display a first set of, for instance, documents in conjunction with a second set of documents when the second set of documents would not necessarily fit in the query used to select the documents of the first set of documents and/or would not necessarily fit the collation of the first set of documents. The second set of documents so located in relationship with the first set of documents having a beneficial effect for the understanding of the first set of documents. A system and a GUI thereof is also hereby presented. ## Claims ### Claim 1 A non-transitory computer-readable medium having stored thereon computer-readable instructions that, when executed by a processor of a computer system, cause the computer system to perform operations for displaying an array of time-stamped user-selectable elements on a display, the operations comprising: selecting a first set of user-selectable elements on a basis of a first filtering criterion; using a first chronological order for ordering the selected first set of user-selectable elements; selecting a second set of user-selectable elements on a basis of an association with a reference computer-readable element from the first set of user-selectable elements; selecting an ordering of the second set of user-selectable elements; identifying a position along the ordering of the first set of user-selectable elements for locating and interleaving the second set of user-selectable elements within the first set of user-selectable elements along the axis of user-selectable elements in conjunction with the reference user-selectable element from the first chronologically ordered set of user-selectable elements; and displaying a combined set of user-selectable elements including the first set of user-selectable elements and the interleaved second set of user-selectable elements in an axis of user-selectable elements displaying the user-selectable elements in a single line of user-selectable elements disposed in a substantially rectilinear formation corresponding with the first chronological order, the first set of user-selectable elements being ordered on a basis of the first chronological order, wherein the second set of user-selectable elements is displayed on a basis of the identified position along the first ordered set of user-selectable elements in graphical juxtaposition with the reference user-selectable element, the second set of time-stamped user-selectable elements being anachronically ordered in respect with the first chronological order of the first set of user-selectable elements. ### Claim 2 (depends on 1) The non-transitory computer-readable medium of claim 1, wherein at least some of the user-selectable elements are computer-readable files including a plurality of file formats. ### Claim 3 (depends on 1) The non-transitory computer-readable medium of claim 1, wherein at least some of the user-selectable elements are user-selectable icons. ### Claim 4 (depends on 1) The non-transitory computer-readable medium of claim 1, wherein the second set of user-selectable elements is adapted to be ordered on a basis of a collation function. ### Claim 5 (depends on 4) The non-transitory computer-readable medium of claim 4, wherein the collation function is a second chronological order. ### Claim 6 (depends on 1) The non-transitory computer-readable medium of claim 1, wherein at least some of the user-selectable elements are documents. ### Claim 7 (depends on 1) The non-transitory computer-readable medium of claim 1, wherein the identified position is chronologically after the reference user-selectable element. ### Claim 8 (depends on 1) The non-transitory computer-readable medium of claim 1, wherein the second set of user-selectable elements is axially collapsible. ### Claim 9 (depends on 1) The non-transitory computer-readable medium of claim 1, wherein a visual distinctive feature is adapted to be applied to the second set of user-selectable elements to further distinguish the second set of user-selectable elements from the first set of user-selectable elements. ### Claim 10 (depends on 1) The non-transitory computer-readable medium of claim 1, wherein the second set of user-selectable elements is adapted to be displayed at an angle in respect with the axis of user-selectable elements. ### Claim 11 A computerized system configured to read computer-executable instructions adapted to enable a program enabling an interface adapted to order and display computer-readable files, the computerized system comprising: a processing unit configured to process the computer executable instructions; and a display configured to display the interface; the program, when executed, being operative to: select a first set of user-selectable elements on a basis of a first filtering criterion; using a first chronological order for ordering the selected first set of user-selectable elements; select a second set of user-selectable elements on a basis of an association with a reference computer-readable element from the first set of user-selectable elements; select and ordering of the second set of user-selectable elements; identify a position along the ordering of the first set user-selectable elements for locating and interleaving the second set of user-selectable elements within the first set of user-selectable elements along the axis of user-selectable elements in conjunction with the reference user-selectable element from the first chronologically ordered set of user-selectable elements; and display a combined set of user-selectable elements including of the first set of user-selectable elements and the interleaved second set of user-selectable elements in an axis of user-selectable elements displaying the user-selectable elements in a single line of user-selectable elements disposed in a substantially rectilinear formation corresponding with the first chronological order, the first set of user-selectable elements being ordered on a basis of the first chronological order, wherein the second set of user-selectable elements is displayed on a basis of the identified position along the first ordered set of user-selectable elements in graphical juxtaposition with the reference user-selectable element, the second set of time-stamped user-selectable elements being anachronically ordered in respect with the first chronological order of the first set of user-selectable elements. ### Claim 12 (depends on 11) The computerized system of claim 11, wherein at least some of the user-selectable elements are user-selectable icons. ### Claim 13 (depends on 11) The computerized system of claim 11, wherein the second set of computer-readable files is adapted to be ordered on a basis of a second collation function. ### Claim 14 (depends on 11) The computerized system of claim 11, wherein at least some of the user-selectable elements are documents. ### Claim 15 (depends on 11) The computerized system of claim 11, wherein the identified position is chronologically after the reference user-selectable element. ### Claim 16 (depends on 11) The computerized system of claim 11, wherein the second set of user-selectable elements is axially collapsible. ### Claim 17 (depends on 11) The computerized system of claim 11, wherein a visual distinctive feature is adapted to be applied to user-selectable elements to further distinguish user-selectable elements from the first set of user-selectable elements. ### Claim 18 (depends on 11) The computerized system of claim 11, wherein the second set of user-selectable elements is adapted to be displayed at an angle in respect with the axis of user-selectable elements. ### Claim 19 A method of combining a plurality of sets of documents on a display, the method comprising: selecting a first set of user-selectable elements on a basis of a first filtering criterion; selecting a second set of user-selectable elements on a basis of an association with a reference computer-readable element from the first set of user-selectable elements; selecting an ordering of the second set of user-selectable elements; identifying a position along the chronological order of the first set of user-selectable elements for locating and interleaving the second set of user-selectable elements within the first set of user-selectable elements on an axis of user-selectable elements in conjunction with the reference user-selectable element from the first chronologically ordered set of user-selectable elements; displaying and ordering the first set of user-selectable elements in accordance with an order defined on a basis of a first collation function; and displaying a combined set of user-selectable elements including of the first set of user-selectable elements and the interleaved second set of user-selectable elements on the axis of user-selectable elements displaying the user-selectable elements in a single line of user-selectable elements disposed in a substantially rectilinear formation corresponding with the first chronological order, the first set of user-selectable elements being ordered on a basis of the first chronological order wherein the second set of user-selectable elements is displayed on a basis of the identified position along the first ordered set of user-selectable elements in graphical juxtaposition with the reference user-selectable element, the user-selectable elements of the second set of time-stamped user-selectable elements being anachronically ordered in respect with the first chronological order of the first set of user-selectable elements. ### Claim 20 (depends on 19) The method of claim 19, wherein at least some of user-selectable elements are user-selectable icons.