Methods and apparatus for displaying multiple data categories
First Claim
1. An apparatus for displaying a plurality of data categories, comprising:
- a display that is configured to produce a first visual representation of a first data category of the plurality of data categories and a second visual representation of said second data category of the plurality of data categories; and
a processor that is configured to control said display during production of said first visual representation of said first data category and said second visual representation of said second data category such that said first visual representation of said first data category is at least partially transparent to provide at least partial visibility of said second visual representation of said second category through said first visual representation of said first data category.
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Abstract
Methods and apparatus are provided for displaying multiple data categories. The apparatus is comprised of a display that is configured to produce visual representations of the plurality of data categories and a processor that is configured to control the display such that at least one of three display modes is provided for the visual representations of the plurality of data categories. The first display mode provided by the apparatus and method is a transparency mode for at least one of the visual representations of one of the data categories and the second display mode provided by the apparatus and method is a dynamic layering mode for the visual representations of the plurality of data categories. The third display mode is a color prioritization mode for at least three of the visual representations of three of the data categories. One or more of these display modes presents visual representations of the plurality of data categories with the display in a manner that assists cognitive mapping between the display and the user and/or operator of the display and/or reduces the effort of the user and/or operator of the display in assimilating at least one data category of interest.
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27 Claims
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1. An apparatus for displaying a plurality of data categories, comprising:
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a display that is configured to produce a first visual representation of a first data category of the plurality of data categories and a second visual representation of said second data category of the plurality of data categories; and
a processor that is configured to control said display during production of said first visual representation of said first data category and said second visual representation of said second data category such that said first visual representation of said first data category is at least partially transparent to provide at least partial visibility of said second visual representation of said second category through said first visual representation of said first data category. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9)
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10. An apparatus for displaying a plurality of data categories, comprising:
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a display that is configured to produce a first visual layer representation of a first data category of the plurality of data categories and a second visual layer representation of a second data category of said plurality of data categories;
a processor that is configured to control said display to present said first visual representation of said first data category superimposed over said second visual representation of said second data category and superimpose said second visual representation of said second data category over said first visual representation of said first data category if a predefined event is identified by said processor. - View Dependent Claims (11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 19, 20, 21, 22, 23, 24, 25, 26, 27)
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18. An apparatus for displaying a plurality of data categories, comprising:
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a display that is configured to produce a first visual representation of a first data category of the plurality of data categories, a second visual representation of said second data category of the plurality of data categories; and
a processor that is configured to control said display during production of said first visual representation of said first data category, said second visual representation of said second data category such that a first color is provided for said first visual representation of said first data category and a second color is provided for said second visual representation of said second data category that correspond to a first priority for said first color and a second priority for said second color with a first color difference between said first color and a background color of said display greater than about seventy-five and a second color difference between said second color and said background color less than about seventy-five.
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