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System for displaying a system status for a plurality of objects of interest

  • US 10,409,450 B2
  • Filed: 09/09/2016
  • Issued: 09/10/2019
  • Est. Priority Date: 09/07/2007
  • Status: Active Grant
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1. A method of displaying a system status for a plurality of objects of interest comprising:

  • receiving data related to a plurality of status attributes for each of the plurality of objects of interest, each of the plurality of status attributes having an icon associated therewith conveying meaning through a pictorial resemblance of the object of interest;

    determining an icon display characteristic for each icon based upon the received data and indicative of a value of the associated status attribute;

    generating a respective display tile for each object of interest by combining the icons so that at least a portion of each icon with its icon display characteristic remains visible;

    generating a plurality of facets based on the icons;

    determining a plurality of facet options from the icon display characteristics for each icon;

    combining the display tiles into a mosaic;

    displaying the mosaic, the plurality of facets and the plurality of facet options on a display;

    receiving a user selection of one or more of the plurality of facet options;

    updating the mosaic based upon the user selection; and

    displaying the updated mosaic on the display, whereby the updated mosaic conveys the system status.

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