View composition system for synthesizing multiple visual representations of multiple data sets
First Claim
1. A view composition system, for combining multiple visual representations to provide a combined view constituted by sets of data for visualization, each set of data described by using at least one of a number of dimensions, domains for the individual dimensions, calculation procedures for arranging individual elements in the view, and an inclusion relationship of the domains, said system comprising:
- a view manager for managing, as a plurality of views, sets of data for individual visual representation;
a view retriever for retrieving combinable views from the plurality of views, enabling presentation of alternative representations of data from the sets of data; and
a view composer for automatically combining views from said combinable views retrieved by said view retriever without user intervention, wherein said combined views comprise a synthesis of multiple visual representations of multiple sets of data, wherein each one of said multiple sets of data provides at least one view, and wherein each said view comprises a logical entity with associated domains and visual means for mapping each data element into a visual structure.
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Abstract
To provide a more flexible and higher level visualization technique for combining a plurality of analysis methods and visual representations, a view composition system, for combining a plurality of visual representations, includes a view manager for managing as a view a set of data for individual visual representation, a view retriever for retrieving from a plurality of views those views that can be combined, and a view composer for combining the views obtained by the view retriever. Optionally, a view displayer, displays the view produced by the view composer. The view composition system can combine a plurality of views using the superimposition of views and neighboring dimensions that have compatible domains.
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27 Claims
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1. A view composition system, for combining multiple visual representations to provide a combined view constituted by sets of data for visualization, each set of data described by using at least one of a number of dimensions, domains for the individual dimensions, calculation procedures for arranging individual elements in the view, and an inclusion relationship of the domains, said system comprising:
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a view manager for managing, as a plurality of views, sets of data for individual visual representation;
a view retriever for retrieving combinable views from the plurality of views, enabling presentation of alternative representations of data from the sets of data; and
a view composer for automatically combining views from said combinable views retrieved by said view retriever without user intervention, wherein said combined views comprise a synthesis of multiple visual representations of multiple sets of data, wherein each one of said multiple sets of data provides at least one view, and wherein each said view comprises a logical entity with associated domains and visual means for mapping each data element into a visual structure. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 19, 20, 21, 22, 23)
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14. A view composition method, for combining multiple visual representations to provide a combined view constituted by sets of data for visualization, each set of data described by using at least one of a number of dimensions, domains for the individual dimensions, calculation procedures for arranging individual elements in the view, and an inclusion relationship of the domains, said method comprising:
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selecting from a main data set a view that has the lowest total generation parameter, said selected view including a combination of two independent collections of entities;
determining for data sets that differ from said main data set, views that can be combined with said selected view and that have the lowest predetermined parameters, enabling, presentation of alternative representations of data from the differing data sets; and
combining said selected view and views from said determined views, wherein each said view comprises a logical entity with associated domains and visual means for mapping each data element into a visual structure, and wherein each of said main data set and each one of said data sets that differ from said main data set provide at least one view. - View Dependent Claims (15, 16, 24)
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17. A medium for storing a program for combining multiple visual representations to provide a combined view constituted by sets of data for visualization, each set of data described by using at least one of a number of dimensions, domains for the individual dimensions, calculation procedures for arranging individual elements in the view, and an inclusion relationship of the domains, said program comprising:
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a view management function for managing, as a plurality of views, sets of data for individual visual representation;
a view retrieval function for retrieving combinable views from the plurality of views, enabling presentation of alternative representations of data from the sets of data; and
a view composer function for automatically combining views from said combinable views retrieved by said view retrieval function without user intervention, wherein said combined views comprise a synthesis of multiple visual representations of multiple sets of data, wherein each one of said multiple sets of data provides at least one view, and wherein each said view comprises a logical entity with associated domains and visual means for mapping each data element into a visual structure. - View Dependent Claims (18, 25, 26, 27)
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