Information environment map
First Claim
Patent Images
1. A method for visualizing quantitative data comprising a plurality of data elements on a computing device display, the method comprising:
- determining relationships between respective data elements of the plurality of data elements, the determined relationships based on user interactions with visualizations of one or more of the respective data elements;
assigning map locations to the respective data elements, such that a proximity of the map locations assigned to the respective data elements corresponds to the determined relationships between the respective data elements; and
displaying a map visualization on the computing device display, the map visualization comprising graphical representations of the respective data elements arranged in accordance with the assigned map locations, such that a proximity of the graphical representations within the map visualization corresponds to the determined relationships between the respective data elements.
3 Assignments
0 Petitions
Accused Products
Abstract
Information is presented on a map that resembles a city map, with related information grouped into distinct “neighborhoods.” Such a display scheme takes advantage of spatial cognition in order to provide an organizational and presentational scheme by which users can more easily remember where to look for and find the right information. Metadata, notifications, and/or other auxiliary information can be presented alongside or superimposed upon the data itself.
7 Citations
20 Claims
-
1. A method for visualizing quantitative data comprising a plurality of data elements on a computing device display, the method comprising:
-
determining relationships between respective data elements of the plurality of data elements, the determined relationships based on user interactions with visualizations of one or more of the respective data elements; assigning map locations to the respective data elements, such that a proximity of the map locations assigned to the respective data elements corresponds to the determined relationships between the respective data elements; and displaying a map visualization on the computing device display, the map visualization comprising graphical representations of the respective data elements arranged in accordance with the assigned map locations, such that a proximity of the graphical representations within the map visualization corresponds to the determined relationships between the respective data elements. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9)
-
-
10. A non-transitory computer-readable storage medium comprising instructions configured to cause a computing device to perform operations for visualizing a plurality of data elements at a computing device, the operations comprising:
-
determining relationships between respective data elements of the plurality of data elements, the determined relationships based on user accesses to visualizations of one or more of the plurality of data elements; generating a graphical representation of the data elements, wherein the graphical representation comprises a map visualization, and wherein generating the graphical representation comprises; representing the respective data elements as graphical features of the map visualization, and adapting the graphical features representing the respective data elements in accordance with the determined relationships between the respective data elements; and displaying the generated graphical representation of the data elements on a display of a computing device. - View Dependent Claims (11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17)
-
-
18. An apparatus for visualizing a plurality of data elements at a computing device, the apparatus comprising:
computer-readable instructions maintained within a non-transitory storage medium, the instructions adapted to configure a computing device processor to; determine relationships between respective data elements of the plurality of data elements, the relationships determined, at least in part, based on user interactions with visualizations of one or more of the data elements, arrange representations of the data elements within a map visualization, wherein the representations are arranged in accordance with the determined relationships between the respective data elements, and cause the map visualization to be rendered on a display of the computing device. - View Dependent Claims (19, 20)
Specification