Matt Rasmussen

US Patent:

20120218289, Aug 30, 2012

Filed:

Feb 25, 2011

Appl. No.:

13/035845

Inventors:

Matt Rasmussen - Provo UT, US
Harold Madsen - Provo UT, US
Gary Mangum - Provo UT, US

Assignee:

Ancestry.com Operations Inc. - Provo UT

International Classification:

G09G 5/00

US Classification:

345619

Abstract:

Methods, devices and systems for implementing an interactive display of ancestor-to-ancestor relationships are presented. The method includes displaying on a display device of a computer system, a user interface for displaying one or more genealogical charts including one or more nodes. The method further includes receiving, from an input device of the computer system, a selection of a first node and a second node. Then, in response to receiving the selection of the first and second nodes, the method includes calculating a sequence of relationships connecting the first node to the second node. Finally, the method includes organizing the sequence of relationships into one or more steps, wherein each step contains a sequential subset of nodes and relationships that can be displayed at the same time, and sequentially displaying the nodes and relationships in each step on the display device.

US Patent:

20120221977, Aug 30, 2012

Filed:

Feb 25, 2011

Appl. No.:

13/035816

Inventors:

Matt Rasmussen - Provo UT, US
Harold Madsen - Provo UT, US
Gary Mangum - Provo UT, US

Assignee:

Ancestry.com Operations Inc. - Provo UT

International Classification:

G06F 3/048

US Classification:

715835

Abstract:

According to the invention, a method for displaying genealogical records may include providing a plurality of genealogical records, providing a plurality of icons, and associating each genealogical record with an icon. The method may also include providing a genealogical display and positioning a first icon in a docking field of the genealogical display. The method may further include displaying on a display device the first icon in the docking field, information about the genealogical record associated with the first icon, and other icons that represent genealogical records linked to the genealogical record represented by the first icon, where the other icons are arranged according to their relationship with the first icon. The method may additionally include replacing the first icon in the docking field with a second icon representing a different genealogical record and updating the icons displayed on the display device without shifting focus from the displayed icons.