Systems, methods and computer program products for graphical user interface presentation to implement filtering of a large unbounded hierarchy to avoid repetitive navigation

Abstract

Systems, methods, and computer program products for graphical user interface presentation to implement filtering of a large unbounded hierarchy. Exemplary embodiments include a system having a processor for retrieving the file hierarchy tree for presentation on a computer monitor, the file hierarchy tree representative of a plurality of nodes, navigating the file hierarchy tree to identify nodes for selection in a sub-group of nodes, presenting the selected node with a highlight on the computer monitor, displaying a menu on the computer monitor including an option to create a filter, displaying a popup dialog box on the computer monitor, the popup dialog box including an option to create a new filter and edit an existing filter, and displaying a filtered hierarchy tree on the computer monitor, the filtered hierarchy tree including the sub-group of nodes.

1 . A computer system to present a file hierarchy tree, the system consisting of:
 a processor;   a computer monitor coupled to the processor and configured to display the file hierarchy tree,   wherein the processor is configured to perform:   retrieving the file hierarchy tree for presentation on the computer monitor, the file hierarchy tree representative of a plurality of nodes, which are aligned in a plurality of lines;   navigating the file hierarchy tree to identify nodes for selection in a sub-group of nodes, wherein the sub-group of nodes includes a plurality of disparate nodes;   for each of the sub-group of nodes of the plurality of nodes:
 presenting the selected node with a highlight on the computer monitor; 
   displaying a menu on the computer monitor including an option to create a filter;   displaying a popup dialog box on the computer monitor, the popup dialog box including an option to create a new filter and an option to edit an existing filter;   displaying a filtered hierarchy tree on the computer monitor, the filtered hierarchy tree including the sub-group of nodes aligned in a single line;   receiving a new filter name when a create a new filter selection signal is received with the dialog box selection signal;   receiving an existing filter name, and the modified sub-group of nodes when an edit an existing filter selection signal is received with the dialog box selection signal, wherein the filtered hierarchy tree includes the sub-group of nodes that includes at least one of added nodes to the plurality of nodes and replacement nodes to at least one node of the plurality of nodes;   switching between the file hierarchy tree and the filtered hierarchy tree on the computer monitor; and   saving at least one of the new filter and the existing filter that has been edited.