Abstract: A laser and a minimally invasive dental surgical procedure using the laser to stimulate periodontal tissue formation.

Abstract: Systems for preparing a medical report, and related methods, generate and output feedback indicative or potential errors in the medical report. A system for preparing a medical report is configured to receive image data for a medical image of a patient, display the medical image, monitor content of the medical report during preparation of the medical report, process the image data to detect one or more organs of the patient imaged in the medical image, compare the content of the medical report with the one or more organs imaged in the medical image to detect one or more potential errors in the medical report, and output feedback indicative of the one or more potential errors in the medical report.

Abstract: Systems and methods for enabling quick access to media options are provided. A display of a plurality of icons is generated, wherein each of the plurality of icons represents a different one of a plurality of applications. A user input is detected that identifies a first of the plurality of icons associated with a first of the plurality of applications. In response to determining that the user input corresponds to a quick access operation, first and second media asset identifiers and corresponding media options are retrieved from each of second and third applications. A menu that includes the retrieved first and second media asset identifiers is generated for display with the plurality of icons.

Abstract: Facilitating connections between a customer and an employee of a business is described. Once the customer is within a proximity of a business, the customer can choose to interact with an employee of the business. The customer can select a product or section of the business and post a request or question. In response, an employee with expertise in the subject matter of the request or the question, can chose to respond to the customer. Thus, the customer can get help prior to entering the store. In addition, the customer can request the employee to facilitate the purchase of a product via the system described herein and leave the product in a pick-up area. After the interaction is complete, the customer can reopen the conversation at a later time with the same employee. As such, the system enables better customer engagement, a better buying experience, and a better post-purchase experience.

Abstract: An electronic device displays a first icon comprising a shape. While displaying the first icon, the device receives a voice command corresponding to a request for media content from the application. In response to, and while receiving, the voice command, the device dynamically animates the first icon, including distorting a radius of a portion of the shape in accordance with a direction of the voice command. The dynamic animation indicates that the electronic device is in a first state. After the voice command is completed, the device displays an indication that the device is in a second state that is distinct from the first state.

Abstract: A display in a commercial passenger vehicle can an option to be locked or unlock to enhance security. An example system for securing an in-vehicle entertainment (IVE) display in a commercial passenger vehicle comprises a mobile device and a computer. The mobile device comprises a first processor configured to secure a display located in the commercial passenger vehicle, where the first processor is configured to: obtain a payload; generate a first digitally signed payload as a first output of a first mathematical computation performed on the payload with a secret key; and send a first message comprising the first digitally signed payload and a lock command to instruct the display to lock the display. The computer is communicably coupled with the display and comprises a second processor configured to send a first instruction to cause the display to lock in response to a reception of the lock command.

Abstract: Described apparatuses and methods relate to a read data path for a memory system. The memory system may include logic that receives data and associated metadata from a memory. The logic may perform a reliability check on the data using the associated metadata to determine if the data has an error. If the data is determined not to include an error, the data may be transmitted to a requestor. If the data is determined to include an error, however, a data recovery process may be initiated to recover the data. This may reduce a likelihood the memory system returns corrupted data to a requestor. The memory system may process a different read request at least partially in parallel with the data recovery process to increase throughput or reduce latency. In some cases, the data recovery process may involve one or more techniques related to redundant array of disks (RAID) technology.

Abstract: Provided is an information processing device including at least one processor, the at least one processor executing a first obtaining process for obtaining accessory equipment data transmitted from each of pieces of accessory equipment included in an accessory equipment group, a first converting process for converting the accessory equipment data, which has been obtained in the first obtaining process, into a particular format, and a first providing process for providing, to main equipment, the accessory equipment data whose format has been converted in the first converting process.

Abstract: A processor retrieves a webpage for rendering in a web browser. A processor identifies at least one zone of the webpage. A processor determines a resource consumption rate for the at least one zone. A processor determines a display area for the at least one zone. A processor determines a consumption ratio based on the resource consumption rate and the display area of the at least one zone. In response to the consumption ratio exceeding a threshold value, a processor disables a rendering of the at least one zone when rendering the webpage in the web browser.

Abstract: The disclosure reveals a system and approach for remote health monitoring and diagnostics of room controllers, networks and devices. A master room controller may be used to open a system health page or a diagnostic page for other controllers. A system health page may provide an overview of virtually all of the other room controllers. A tool of the present system may be used to trouble shoot issues remotely at another room controller in lieu of doing a visit to the respective room controller. A user may navigate from the system health page to virtually any place on the room controller to diagnose issues. The navigation may be done by hyper linking from the system health page. The healthy controllers may be hidden from the page so that the unhealthy systems can be viewed in one shot.

Abstract: The present disclosure includes a medical monitoring hub as the center of monitoring for a monitored patient. The hub is configured to receive and process a plurality of physiological parameters associated with the patient. The hub includes advanced analytical presentation views configured to provide timely, clinically-relevant, actionable information to care providers. In certain embodiments, the monitoring hub stores and is able to replay previously presented data reflective of the patient's condition.

Abstract: In an electronic apparatus, a processor executes a program stored in memory to perform essential functions. In the event of an error related to these functions, a self-test application is triggered. The processor may identify a relevant test routine from a set of routines, conduct tests on the function using the identified routine, and communicate the test results to a display. Accordingly, when an error occurs while the electronic apparatus is operating, the electronic apparatus can inform a user and a manufacturer of a cause of the error.

Abstract: A non-transitory computer-readable medium storing a software switch program for causing a display section to display a touch switch including a knob that is in a state in which the knob selects, of a first choice and a second choice that are in an exclusive relation, the first choice and a guide showing a moving path of the knob from the first choice to the second choice and including a first moving path extending along a first direction and a second moving path extending along a second direction different from the first direction and, when receiving first touch input operation for sliding one of the knob and the guide with respect to the other along the first moving path and second touch input operation for sliding the one of the knob and the guide along the second moving path, switching the state to a state in which the knob selects the second choice.

Abstract: A swipe gesture detection device may determine a swipe gesture performed on a moving surface element of a vehicle component. The swipe gesture detection device includes a spring, which applies a pre-loading between the moving surface element and a housing element of the vehicle component. The swipe gesture detection device also includes a contactless measuring distance sensor having at least three sensor elements arranged in different positions for detecting a respective distance between the surface element and the housing element.

Abstract: An industrial integrated development environment (IDE) provides a development framework for designing, programming, and configuring multiple aspects of an industrial automation system using a common design environment and data model. Projects creating using embodiments of the IDE system can be built on an object-based model rather than, or in addition to, a tag-based architecture. To this end, the IDE system can support the use of automation objects that serve as building blocks for this object-based development structure. To ensure consistency within and between projects, as well as to ensure that a given industrial project is dynamically updated to reflect changes to an industrial asset's attributes (e.g., control code, visualization definitions, testing scripts, analytic code, etc.), embodiments of the IDE system can use automation object inheritance features to propagate changes made to an automation object definition to all instances of the automation object used throughout a control project.

Abstract: Embodiments include a system comprising a gateway that includes a processor coupled to sensors and/or network devices installed at a premises. The system includes a remote server coupled to the gateway and located remote to the premises. The gateway and/or the remote server includes data of the sensors and/or network devices. The system includes an application running on at least one of the gateway and the remote server. The application controls events corresponding to the data and/or the premises in response to content of the data. The system includes a client interface coupled to the gateway and/or the remote server. The client interface presents the data to client devices.

Abstract: According to one aspect of the present invention, an information presentation apparatus for displaying information on a display device including a display area corresponding to a visual field range of a user includes: a first storage medium that stores presentation information including content information representing a presentation content and attribute information of the content information; a detection unit that detects a gaze point within the visual field range of the user; and a presentation control unit that determines a presentation position of the content information within the visual field range of the user in accordance with the attribute information stored together with the content information to be presented and the detected gaze point and cause the content information to be displayed at a position corresponding to the determined presentation position within the display area of the display device.

Abstract: Systems and methods are provided for dynamic configuration of interactive controls available on a dashboard. Interactive controls may be dynamically configured by manipulating network resource address information for a network resource that provides a dashboard, for example using query string parameters. For example, a dashboard that displays one type, source, or summary of information can be dynamically configured to allow interactive selection and display of another type, source, or summary of information depending on values passed in the network resource address information for the dashboard network resource.

Abstract: The present disclosure generally relates to user interfaces for managing shared-content sessions. In some embodiments, content is shared with a group of users participating in a shared-content session. In some embodiments, the content is screen-share content that is shared from one device to other participants of the shared-content session. In some embodiments, the content is synchronized content for which output of the content is synchronized across the participants of the shared-content session.

Abstract: A system provides artificial intelligence health support for people. The system renders specific, targeted treatments for people by using a flow engine and a conversational service to call one or more conversational modules. The treatments for the people may be tracked. The flow engine and/or one or more of the modules may include different instructions to perform for different programs and/or goals that have been configured. The flow engine and/or one or more of the conversational modules may also include instructions to perform when certain features are active (which may be activated when certain programs and/or goals are configured), when data regarding activity for people are received, and so on. Other modules may be dedicated to particular programs and/or goals. Some modules may determine whether or not to perform various instructions repetitiously, and/or may determine to do so when a priority of a previous instruction is below a threshold.

Abstract: A system and method for displaying dynamic time-based ranging over a moving map determines position, heading, and airspeed information of an ownship. Based on the positioning information of the ownship, the moving map projects the ownship forward in time and superimposes on the moving map (which may already include distance-based ranging information) time-based ranging information indicating a projected range of positions of the ownship at future or subsequent times relative to the current time. The displayed time-based ranging indicators may be arcuate in shape but adjusted to account for dynamic factors such as headwinds or tailwinds that may affect the time required for the ownship to reach a target at a given distance.

Abstract: Implementations include querying metadata of data objects to define a sub-set of data objects, each data object in the sub-set of data objects including a generic text field and/or an attachment field, and, for each data object in the sub-set of data objects, processing historical data of a data object to identify a set of data types, the historical data stored within a field of a table of a database system, providing a recommendation for a first extension corresponding to a first data type, and receiving user input indicating acceptance of the recommendation for the first extension and, in response, automatically providing extension code that is executable to add a field extension to the table and to modify a UI of an application for input of values corresponding to the first data type, and executing the extension code to deploy the extension and to modify the UI.

Abstract: A surgical system for use in a surgical procedure is disclosed. The surgical system includes a surgical visualization system and a control circuit configured to propose a portion of an organ to resect based on visualization data from the surgical visualization system, determine a first value of a non-visualization parameter of the organ prior to resection of the portion, and determine a second value of the non-visualization parameter of the organ after resection of the portion. Resection of the portion is configured to yield an estimated capacity reduction of the organ.

Abstract: Methods, apparatuses, and systems that cause rendering of a gas concentration trend chart user interface on a display is provided. The gas concentration trend chart user interface includes a gas concentration data point graphic section configured to display a first data set in an hourly mode, a left graphic slider user interface element, and a right graphic slider user interface element. A first user interaction input causing a reduced graphic distance between the left graphic slider user interface element and the right graphic slider user interface element is received and identified. The reduced graphic distance is determined to satisfy a minute mode triggering distance threshold and in response to determining that the reduced graphic distance satisfies the minute mode triggering distance threshold, the gas concentration data point graphic section is caused to display a second data set in a minute mode.

Abstract: The present disclosure relates to systems and methods for image splicing. The systems and methods may acquire a first image and a second image, determine a plurality of first feature points in a first region of the first image, determine a plurality of second feature points in a second region of the second image, then match the plurality of first feature points with the plurality of second feature points to generate a plurality of point pairs. Based on the plurality of point pairs, a third region on the first image and a fourth region on the second image may be determined. Finally, a third image may be generated based on the first image and the second image, wherein the third region of the first image may overlap with the fourth region of the second image in the third image.

Abstract: A printing device produces a printed matter by using a template including at least one text object each having any one of a plurality of attributes including a first attribute in which text content is freely input and a second attribute in which text content is selectively input from a plurality of character options. The printing device includes a control device configured to execute: acquiring the template from an external device; specifying one target text object; acquiring character data input by voice or text-converted by voice recognition; identifying an attribute of the target text object; and when the attribute is identified as the first attribute, assigning the acquired character data to the target text object as a character string, and when the attribute is identified as the second attribute, assigning a character string included in a character option corresponding to the acquired character data to the target text object.

Abstract: A wearable device to assist with memory that includes a processor, a haptic output device, and a button. When a wearer of the device encounters a piece of information they want to remember but thinks they may forget (e.g. the name of someone they just met; a phone number; a coupon code; an address; a new word definition, etc.) they simply press the single button on the device. The single button press initiates a pre-set schedule of tactile reminders about that piece of information. The reminders are vibrational and/or haptic outputs triggered by the processor that come quickly at first, and then become more spaced out over time. The device beneficially assists users in implementing the empirically supported ‘spaced retrieval’ memory strategy—where spaced retrieval refers to a method of retrieving information at longer and longer intervals to aid memory retention for selected pieces of information.

Abstract: Dashboard loading using a filtering query from a cloud-based data warehouse cache, including determining that a filtered result for a first filtering query is stored in a cache of a cloud-based data warehouse; sending, in response to the filtered result being stored in the cache, to the cloud-based data warehouse, a request for the filtered result from the cache; and providing, based on the filtered result for the first filtering query, one or more dashboard visualizations.

Abstract: Aspects of the disclosure relate to computer hardware and software for managing a field device (e.g., a transmitter, an actuator, a valve, a switch, a sensor, a power supply, a meter, or the like, used in one or more pieces of equipment that process one or more input chemicals to create one or more products in a chemical plant, a petrochemical plant, a refinery, or the like) by using an interactive automation/self-learning program module installed in a computing device (e.g., a mobile device). Some aspects of the disclosure provide techniques that may enable a computing device to connect to a field device; automatically identify the field device; provide guidance to manage the connected field device; receive input corresponding to the guidance; and/or manage the field device based on the input.

Abstract: A method and system for creating a dynamic self-learning medical image network system, wherein the method includes receiving, from a first node initial user interaction data pertaining to one or more user interactions with the one or more initially obtained medical images; training a deep learning algorithm based at least in part on the initial user interaction data received from the node; and transmitting an instance of the trained deep learning algorithm to the first node and/or to one or more additional nodes, wherein at each respective node to which the instance of the trained deep learning algorithm is transmitted, the trained deep learning algorithm is applied to respective one or more subsequently obtained medical images in order to obtain a result.

Abstract: Devices, systems, and methods configured to assess the severity of a blockage in a vessel and, in particular, a stenosis in a blood vessel, provide measurements of a vessel that allow assessment of the vessel and, in particular, any stenosis or lesion of the vessel, simulate diagnostic visualizations a first visualization device and a second visualization device. For example, the methods can include displaying, on a first visualization device, an image of the vessel with treatment diagnostic visualizations based on obtained pressure measurements and displaying, on a second visualization device, a portion of the image of the vessel with diagnostic visualizations based on the obtained pressure measurements, wherein the portion of the image of the vessel displayed on the second visualization device is a close up of a region of interest of the vessel.

Abstract: A method and system for monitoring an extraordinary rainstorm based on multi-source data is provided. The method includes: acquiring a current moment of a target region; dividing a target time period into n rain events by means of a time window; inverting precipitable water vapor within each rain event; acquiring an accumulated rainfall per m hours within each rain event; computing, according to precipitable water vapor and the accumulated rainfall per m hours within each rain event, a mutual conversion speed V between the precipitable water vapor and the accumulated rainfall; indicating, if the conversion speed is greater than or equal to 1, that a rainfall is excessive and the extraordinary rainstorm is going to occur after the current moment; and indicating, if the conversion speed is less than 1, the rainfall is insufficient and the extraordinary rainstorm is about to end.

Abstract: An improved query system in which registered sex offender information published in state and territory databases is obtained using an improved data scraper, merged, cleaned, and/or enriched to remove inaccuracies is described herein. Users can then perform a single search or multiple searches simultaneously (e.g., perform batch searches) and view the results in a single content page. The improved query system can use the merged and/or cleaned data to generate a more limited set of search results, reducing the amount of mismatched or inaccurate information that a user may have to navigate through. Thus, users can perform one or more searches and view accurate search results without having to navigate through many different windows or content pages or perform additional navigational steps to identify relevant information.

Abstract: A system for and methods of monitoring and reporting water consumption is provided. The system includes a sensor for detecting field fluctuations associated with a water meter of a water system. The system detects, tracks, and analyzes fluctuations so as to correlate one or more water event with its source(s), such as by determining a start time, end time, volume, and/or cadence associated with the water event. Information associated with the field fluctuations is parsed out to identify fingerprints associated with a variety of water events. The system includes a “decisioning engine” for determining one or more course of action following identification of one or more water event. Courses of action include triggering or invoking a variety of system functions, including: providing an alert or other notification; flagging or otherwise reporting information, including budget and/or consumption information; updating a budget; aggregating information; or the like.

Abstract: A computer implemented system and method facilitates a cycle of generation, sharing, and refinement of volumes related to stimulation of anatomical tissue, such as brain or spinal cord stimulation. Such volumes can include target stimulation volumes, side effect volumes, and volumes of estimated activation. A computer system and method also facilitates analysis of groups of volumes, including analysis of differences and/or commonalities between different groups of volumes.

Abstract: The present disclosure provides systems and methods for data analysis. An example method may comprise receiving a data stream comprising a plurality of records. A record of said plurality of records may comprise a plurality of attributes. The method may further comprise classifying each of said plurality of attributes as a dimension or a measure. The method may further comprise dividing said plurality of records into a plurality of time periods. The method may further comprise, for a time period of said plurality of time periods, generating one or more segments of records. Each segment of the one or more segments may comprise records having a combination of dimensions with unique values as compared to other segments of said one or more segments. The method may further comprise applying an algorithm to said one or more segments to generate an output. The method may further comprise displaying, on a graphical user interface, a graphical representation of said output to a user.

Abstract: Systems and methods are provided for reporting printhead conditions. One embodiment is a system that includes a user interface, a display, and a controller configured to present a Graphical User Interface (GUI) via the display. The GUI includes a first area depicting an array of printheads. Each printhead of the array is represented by a first visual indicator that signifies a frequency of printhead conditions detected at that printhead over a period of time. In response to receiving a selection of at least one of the printheads via the user interface, the controller presents a second area of the GUI via the display. The second area depicts locations of printhead conditions detected at the selection over the period of time. Each of the locations is represented by a second visual indicator that signifies a frequency of printhead conditions detected at that location over the period of time.

Abstract: An information processing apparatus includes a controller configured to determine, upon detection of an impact applied to an object, whether the impact has caused damage to the object, and when it is determined that damage has been caused, identify a cause of the damage, based on a result of observation of a surrounding environment of the object at a time that the impact was applied.

Abstract: A computer-implemented method for the semi-automated generation of a digital design plan of an electrical switchgear, comprising: monitoring a user interaction with a system for the computer-aided creation of a digital design plan of an electrical switchgear, directed towards the creation of a digital design plan of an electrical switchgear, wherein at least one last user interaction with the system is recognized and stored in a memory of the system as user interaction data.

Abstract: Embodiments are directed to controlling an electronically-controlled appliance using a software application and providing a user interface for controlling an electronically-controlled appliance. In one scenario, a computer system receives an indication from a remote computing system indicating that an electronically-controlled appliance is communicably connected to the remote computing system. The computer system provides a notification in the software application indicating that the electronically-controlled appliance is available to receive instructions, and receives a user input at the software application indicating that certain functions are to be performed by the electronically-controlled appliance. The computer system further generates instructions configured to control the electronically-controlled appliance based on the functions specified in the received user input, and sends the generated instructions to the electronically-controlled appliance to perform the specified functions.

Abstract: In some embodiments, a data visualization system detects insights from a dataset and computes insight scores for respective insights. The data visualization system further computes insight type scores, from the insight scores, for insight types in the detected insights. The data visualization system determines a selected insight type for the dataset having a higher insight type score than unselected insight types and determines, for the selected insight type, a set of selected insights that have higher insight scores than unselected insights. The data visualization system determines insight visualizations for the set of selected insights and generates, for inclusion in a user interface of the data visualization system, selectable interface elements configured for invoking an editing tool for updating the determined insight visualizations from the dataset. The selectable interface elements are arranged in the user interface according to the insight scores of the set of selected insights.

Abstract: A system provides artificial intelligence health support for people. The system renders specific, targeted treatments for people by using a flow engine and a conversational service to call one or more conversational modules. The treatments for the people may be tracked. The flow engine and/or one or more of the modules may include different instructions to perform for different programs and/or goals that have been configured. The flow engine and/or one or more of the conversational modules may also include instructions to perform when certain features are active (which may be activated when certain programs and/or goals are configured), when data regarding activity for people are received, and so on. Other modules may be dedicated to particular programs and/or goals. Some modules may determine whether or not to perform various instructions repetitiously, and/or may determine to do so when a priority of a previous instruction is below a threshold.

Abstract: A system and method for planning surgical procedure including a treatment zone setting view presenting at least one slice of a 3D reconstruction generated from CT image data including a target. The treatment zone setting view presenting a treatment zone marker defining a location and a size of a treatment zone and configured to adjust the treatment zone marker in response to a received user input. The system and method further including a volumetric view presenting a 3D volume derived from the 3D reconstruction and a 3D representation of the treatment zone marker relative to structures depicted in the 3D volume.

Abstract: A system for automatic application of fault detection and diagnostics (FDD) rules within a building management system (BMS) includes a memory having instructions stored thereon and a processor configured to execute the instructions. The processor, in executing the instructions, may retrieve from a plurality of BMS devices, a first BMS device having at least one attribute. The processor may identify, from a plurality of FDD rules based on the at least one attribute, an FDD rule associated with the at least one attribute. The processor may apply the FDD rule to the data point of the first BMS device corresponding to the at least one attribute. The processor may, responsive to determining a second BMS device from the plurality of BMS devices shares the at least one attribute, automatically apply the FDD rule to the second BMS device.

Abstract: A medical information processing apparatus of an embodiment includes processing circuitry. The processing circuitry acquires a plurality of pieces of output data respectively output from a plurality of analysis processes to which medical image data is input as input data. The processing circuitry selectively extracts, from the pieces of output data, a plurality of pieces of output data based on an extraction condition. The processing circuitry performs control to display a plurality of pieces of information corresponding to the pieces of extracted output data and a medical image related to any one piece of the information and generated from the medical image data.

Abstract: A system and method are disclosed for controlling metadata associated with content on an electronic device that includes displaying interface screens for user entry of metadata control instructions, accepting user instructions, modifying metadata of applicable content, and associating the modified metadata with the applicable content. The system can export and/or store the applicable content along with modified metadata. The system can automatically modify metadata according to one or more profiles. Relevant profiles can be determined based on the export mechanism, destination or type of content. The system can add watermarks to indicate metadata modification. The system can display metadata for user modification. The content can include photos, videos or other content. The system can display metadata and geolocation indicators for each content item that indicate whether that item has associated metadata and geolocation information. The user can selectively modify metadata of selected content.

Abstract: A computing device: compares an anatomical magnetic resonance (MR) image of a patient region and reference anatomical data associated with the region to determine a first transform of a bore anatomical coordinate space of the anatomical MR image to a patient anatomical coordinate space associated with the patient; determines, from the first transform, a second transform of a bore DWMR coordinate space of a DWMR image to a patient DWMR coordinate space associated with the patient, the anatomical and the DWMR images being in respective bore coordinate spaces associated with a bore of an MR device which acquired the anatomical and the DWMR images; transforms, using the second transform, the DWMR image to the patient DWMR coordinate space; and controls a display screen to render the DWMR image, as transformed, according to visual attributes associated with the patient DWMR coordinate space.

Abstract: Systems, methods and apparatus for providing user feedback to an action selection model. In an aspect, a method includes displaying interaction elements for recommendations selected by a selection model. Each interaction element may be selected by one of a first interaction mode or a second interaction mode. Selection by the first interaction mode indicates an acceptance of the recommendation described the interaction element. Selection by the second interaction mode causes the user device to display the decision data that caused the selection model to select the recommendation described by the interaction element. In some implementations, the recommendations are actions that a user device may perform. In other implementations, each recommendation may be one of an action that the user device may perform or content that a user may consume.

Abstract: A sensor for a control panel, including a housing along an edge of the panel, light emitters projecting light along an in-air detection plane over the panel and detectors detecting reflections of the projected light, reflected by an object in the detection plane, lenses oriented such that each detector receives maximum light intensity when light enters a corresponding lens at a particular angle, whereby for each emitter-detector pair, when the object is located at a specific position in the detection plane, light emitted by the emitter of that pair is reflected by the object back through one of the lenses at the particular angle to the detector of that pair, the specific position being associated with that emitter-detector pair, and a processor configured to determine panel locations, map each location to a position in the detection plane associated with an emitter-detector pair, mapping the panel to the detection plane.

Abstract: In some embodiments, in response to the user selecting a first node in the tree to be pinned, the system displays a first detail panel for the first node, wherein the first detail panel displays state information for the first node, wherein the state information is frozen at the time of pinning. Moreover, in response to the user selecting a second node in the tree to be pinned, the system displays a second detail panel for the second node, wherein the second detail panel displays state information for the second node, wherein the state information is frozen at the time of pinning. Note that the first detail panel is displayed concurrently with the second detail panel to facilitate comparing state information between the first and second nodes.