Gaylord Patrick Reese

US Patent:

20080234986, Sep 25, 2008

Filed:

Mar 1, 2007

Appl. No.:

11/680651

Inventors:

Eric Y. Chen - San Gabriel CA, US
Gaylord P. Reese - Irvine CA, US
Peter Liu - Temple City CA, US
Dinh Le - Garden Grove CA, US
Anthony Tran - Garden Grove CA, US

International Classification:

G06F 17/50
G06G 7/72
G06G 7/62
G06G 7/50

US Classification:

703 1

Abstract:

A computer implemented method and computer usable program code for interacting with a system schematic. A system schematic having a plurality of components is graphically displayed. In response to receiving a selection of a control component, a state of the control component is altered. A set of effector components from the plurality of components are animated using a cause-and-effect relationship between the control component and the set of effector components are animated.