Enhanced chronological feature browser for computer aided design

Claim 3

The method of claim 1 , further comprising: identifying all logical dependencies corresponding to the feature; and wherein the augmenting further comprises displaying an indicator for each of the logical dependencies corresponding to the feature.

Claim 4

The method of claim 1 , further comprising: identifying all other features of the object which depend from the feature; and wherein the augmenting further comprises displaying an indicator for each of the other features of the object which depend from the feature.

Claim 5

The method of claim 1 , further comprising: identifying all other features of the object from which the feature depends; and wherein the augmenting further comprises displaying an indicator for each of the other features of the object from which the feature depends.

Claim 6

The method of claim 1 , wherein the augmenting comprises adding, to the chronological feature display, a directional arrow indicating the logical dependency.

Claim 7

The method of claim 1 , further comprising: encoding additional information corresponding to the logical dependency in the indicator.

Claim 8

A storage medium having stored therein a plurality of instructions that are machine executable, wherein when executed, the instructions operate to indicate dependencies among features of an object by identifying a feature of the object for which a logical dependency is to be displayed, and augmenting a chronological feature display with an indicator of the logical dependency, wherein the augmenting comprises overlaying the indicator of the logical dependency on indicators of the chronological feature display.

Claim 9

A storage medium having stored therein a plurality of instructions that are machine executable, wherein when executed, the instructions operate to indicate dependencies among features of an object by identifying a feature of the object for which a logical dependency is to be displayed, and augmenting a chronological feature display with an indicator of the logical dependency, wherein the augmenting comprises overlaying the indicator of the logical dependency on indicators of the chronological feature display.

Claim 10

The storage medium of claim 7 , wherein the instructions further operate to indicate dependencies by identifying all logical dependencies corresponding to the feature, and wherein the augmenting further comprises displaying an indicator for each of the logical dependencies corresponding to the feature.

Claim 11

The storage medium of claim 7 , wherein the instructions further operate to indicate dependencies by identifying all other features of the object which depend from the feature, and wherein the augmenting further comprises displaying an indicator for each of the other features of the object which depend from the feature.

Claim 12

The storage medium of claim 7 , wherein the instructions further operate to indicate dependencies by identifying all other features of the object from which the feature depends, and wherein the augmenting further comprises displaying an indicator for each of the features of the object from which the feature depends.

Claim 13

The storage medium of claim 7 , wherein the augmenting comprises adding, to the chronological feature display, a directional arrow indicating the logical dependency.

Claim 14

The storage medium of claim 7 , wherein the instructions further operate to indicate dependencies by encoding additional information corresponding to the logical dependency in the indicator.

Claim 17

The apparatus of claim 13 , wherein the logical dependency identification control logic is operative to identify all logical dependencies corresponding to the feature, and wherein the dependency display control logic is further operative to display an indicator for each of the logical dependencies corresponding to the feature.

Claim 18

The apparatus of claim 13 , wherein the logical dependency identification control logic is operative to identify all other features of the object which depend from the feature, and wherein the dependency display control logic is further operative to display an indicator for each of the other features of the object which depend from the feature.

Claim 19

The apparatus of claim 13 , wherein the logical dependency identification control logic is operative to identify all other features of the object from which the feature depends, and wherein the dependency display control logic is further operative to display an indicator for each of the other features of the object from which the feature depends.

Claim 20

The apparatus of claim 13 , wherein the dependency display control logic is operative to add, to the chronological feature display, a directional arrow indicating the logical dependency.

Claim 21

The apparatus of claim 13 , wherein the dependency display control logic is operative to encode additional information corresponding to the logical dependency in the indicator.

Claim 24

The apparatus of claim 19 , further comprising: means for identifying all logical dependencies corresponding to the feature; and wherein the means for augmenting further comprises means for displaying an indicator for each of the logical dependencies corresponding to the feature.

Claim 25

The apparatus of claim 19 , further comprising: means for identifying all other features of the object which depend from the feature; and wherein the means for augmenting further comprises means for displaying an indicator for each of the other features of the object which depend from the feature.

Claim 26

The apparatus of claim 19 , further comprising: means for identifying all other features of the object from which the feature depends; and wherein the means for augmenting further comprises means for displaying an indicator for each of the other features of the object from which the feature depends.