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VISUALIZATION OF STATES OF A PROCESS

  • US 20110154245A1
  • Filed: 12/23/2009
  • Published: 06/23/2011
  • Est. Priority Date: 12/23/2009
  • Status: Active Grant
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1. A method of providing a visualization of states of a process, comprising:

  • identifying a set of potential states that can occur during the process and a corresponding set of colors, each color in the set of colors corresponding to one of the potential states;

    establishing a fixed ordering for the set of colors;

    displaying a timeline graph including a plurality of colored vertical bars, wherein each colored vertical bar corresponds to a time interval of the process and includes at least one color selected from the set of colors based on at least one state occurring during the time interval corresponding to the vertical bar, andwherein the plurality of colored vertical bars includes a set of multiple-color vertical bars that each include a plurality of colors appearing in a vertical order based on the fixed ordering; and

    wherein the identifying, establishing, and displaying are performed by at least one processor.

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