Producing Visualizations of Elements in Works of Literature
First Claim
1. A method for visualizing literary elements as a graph comprising:
- receiving, by a computer system, a set of meta-data records representing the contents of an existing digital work of literature, wherein each meta-data record comprises a significance value for a literary element and a relationship of the literary element to one or more items selected from the group consisting of a character, and a literary plot device, and a position where the literary element occurs within a literary plot of the work of literature;
graphing, by a computer system, the literary elements, characters and plot devices in a sequential graph having a first axis corresponding to a progression of the literary plot within the work of literature, a second axis orthogonal to the first axis corresponds to significance level, and a plurality of points located within the sequential graph as a function of the occurrence position and significance level for each literary element; and
rendering, by a computer system, the sequential graph to an output of the computer system.
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Abstract
A visualization of literary elements of a work of literature, such as a novel or short story, is generated from meta-data records representing a digital work of literature including literary elements (humor, drama, adventure, etc.), characters, and plot devices related to a position within the work of literature where each appears. A significance level is determined for each of the elements, characters and plot devices at each position within the work of literature, and these are plotted into a sequential graph having position (e.g. timeline) axis and a significance level axis. The sequential graph is then output for printing or display. Human-generated and machine-generated meta-data may be ingested equally well by the method. Colors, line thickness, and a broken line patterns may be employed for greater visual meaning. And, the sequential graph may be annotated according to segments (e.g. chapters, sections) and dominant genre within each segment.
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24 Claims
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1. A method for visualizing literary elements as a graph comprising:
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receiving, by a computer system, a set of meta-data records representing the contents of an existing digital work of literature, wherein each meta-data record comprises a significance value for a literary element and a relationship of the literary element to one or more items selected from the group consisting of a character, and a literary plot device, and a position where the literary element occurs within a literary plot of the work of literature; graphing, by a computer system, the literary elements, characters and plot devices in a sequential graph having a first axis corresponding to a progression of the literary plot within the work of literature, a second axis orthogonal to the first axis corresponds to significance level, and a plurality of points located within the sequential graph as a function of the occurrence position and significance level for each literary element; and rendering, by a computer system, the sequential graph to an output of the computer system. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10)
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11. A computer program product for visualizing literary elements as a graph comprising:
a computer readable storage memory device storing program instructions for causing a processor to; receive a set of meta-data records representing the contents of an existing digital work of literature, wherein each meta-data record comprises a significance value for a literary element and a relationship of the literary element to one or more items selected from the group consisting of a character, and a literary plot device, and a position where the literary element occurs within a literary plot of the work of literature; graph the literary elements, characters and plot devices in a sequential graph having a first axis corresponding to a progression of the literary plot within the work of literature, a second axis orthogonal to the first axis corresponds to significance level, and a plurality of points located within the sequential graph as a function of the occurrence position and significance level for each literary element; and render the sequential graph to an output of the computer system. - View Dependent Claims (12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17)
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18. A computer system for visualizing literary elements as a graph comprising:
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a processor; and a computer readable storage memory device storing program instructions for causing the processor to; receive a set of meta-data records representing the contents of a digital work of literature, wherein each meta-data record comprises a significance value for a literary element and a relationship of the literary element to one or more items selected from the group consisting of a character, and a literary plot device, and a position where the literary element occurs within a literary plot of the work of literature; graph the literary elements, characters and plot devices in a sequential graph having a first axis corresponding to a progression of the literary plot within the work of literature, a second axis orthogonal to the first axis corresponds to significance level, and a plurality of points located within the sequential graph as a function of the occurrence position and significance level for each literary element; and render the sequential graph to an output of the computer system. - View Dependent Claims (19, 20, 21, 22, 23, 24)
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