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Data exploration system

  • US 20050179684A1
  • Filed: 02/16/2005
  • Published: 08/18/2005
  • Est. Priority Date: 02/17/2004
  • Status: Active Grant
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1. A data exploration and analysis system for facilitating a user'"'"'s analysis and comprehension of information relationships within one or more groups of data, comprising:

  • at least one processor;

    at least one storage device containing at least one software program;

    at least one input device; and

    at least one output device, wherein the processor is operative to execute the software program, and to cooperate with the input device and the output device, for;

    obtaining one or more groups of data, organizing the data groups in respective layers, the respective layers being arranged in a hierarchy such that each respective layer within the hierarchy is subordinate to a layer conceptually above the respective layer, outputting at least one visual representation of the data via the output device, wherein a representation of at least a portion of at least one data group organized in at least one subordinate layer is capable of being hidden in the visual output representation, and in response to an input provided by the input device, allowing the hidden data representation corresponding to the subordinate layer to be visible in the visual output representation of the data.

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