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A common interface solution to the problem of burgeoning information sets, referred to as inline tree filters, structures the represented data in a hierarchical tree. Inline filters are information-filtration devices that are applied to a traditional interface element, such as a hierarchical tree vi

A common interface solution to the problem of burgeoning information sets, referred to as inline tree filters, structures the represented data in a hierarchical tree. Inline filters are information-filtration devices that are applied to a traditional interface element, such as a hierarchical tree viewer. The invention provides a technique that enables the user to choose selectively the data that they want to display, while not otherwise altering the behavior and interaction of the tree viewer itself. Inline tree filters are suitable for any graphical user interface that could potentially use a tree viewer.

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1. An apparatus for selectively structuring data represented in a hierarchical format, comprising:a data access facility for hierarchically representing on a display device data stored in electronic format by a data processing system; an information filtration mechanism comprising an arbitrary searc

1. An apparatus for selectively structuring data represented in a hierarchical format, comprising:a data access facility for hierarchically representing on a display device data stored in electronic format by a data processing system; an information filtration mechanism comprising an arbitrary search mechanism, responsive to user instructions, for enabling selective display of said data without altering behavior and interaction of said data access facility; means for determining what filter criteria a user has entered into said information filtration mechanism; means for traversing through said data; and means for showing only the data that match said filter criteria.