METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR VISUALIZING A DATA SET
First Claim
1. A method for visualizing a data set on a display, the data set comprising a defined number of elements, the method comprising the steps of:
- determining a number of displayable clusters of spatially adjacent elements of the data set;
retrieving at least part of the elements of the data set;
clustering the retrieved elements of the data set and the not yet retrieved elements of the data set into the determined number of clusters, wherein the not yet retrieved elements of the data set are represented using placeholders;
assigning a value to each cluster;
visualizing the value of each cluster on the display; and
updating the clusters, the assigned values and the visualization on the display whenever one or more elements of the data set are modified and/or whenever one or more further elements of the data set are retrieved.
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Abstract
A method and an apparatus for visualizing data sets comprising a defined number of elements, which are subject to a temporal process, are described. After determining a number of displayable clusters of spatially adjacent elements of the data set at least part of the elements of the data set are retrieved. The retrieved elements of the data set and the not yet retrieved elements of the data set are clustered into the determined number of clusters, wherein the not yet retrieved elements of the data set are represented using placeholders. After assigning a value to each cluster, the value of each cluster is visualized on the display. Whenever one or more elements of the data set are modified and/or whenever one or more further elements of the data set are retrieved, the clusters, the assigned values and the visualization on the display are updated.
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1. A method for visualizing a data set on a display, the data set comprising a defined number of elements, the method comprising the steps of:
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determining a number of displayable clusters of spatially adjacent elements of the data set; retrieving at least part of the elements of the data set; clustering the retrieved elements of the data set and the not yet retrieved elements of the data set into the determined number of clusters, wherein the not yet retrieved elements of the data set are represented using placeholders; assigning a value to each cluster; visualizing the value of each cluster on the display; and updating the clusters, the assigned values and the visualization on the display whenever one or more elements of the data set are modified and/or whenever one or more further elements of the data set are retrieved. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10)
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