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User interface method and system for graphical decision making with categorization across multiple criteria

  • US 5,774,121 A
  • Filed: 09/18/1995
  • Issued: 06/30/1998
  • Est. Priority Date: 09/18/1995
  • Status: Expired due to Fees
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1. A computer system providing decision analysis for providing evaluations of a plurality of user defined options with respect to a user defined criterion, comprising:

  • a user interface display including an ordered first plurality of category areas distributed along a first axis, and having a plurality of contiguous locations distributed along a second axis, each location along the second axis mapped to a rating within a selected range of numerical ratings, the category areas ordered such that the selected ranges form a numerical sequence, each category area capable of displaying options at selected locations along the second axis, the display of an option at a selected location within a category area indicative of a categorical evaluation of the option with respect to the criterion and a selected numeric rating; and

    a pointing device operable by a user to select any option displayed within the user interface display and to position the selected option at a location in a category area to establish a rating corresponding to the displayed location thereto.

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