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Methods and apparatus for displaying disparate types of information using an interactive surface map

  • US 7,106,329 B1
  • Filed: 09/30/1999
  • Issued: 09/12/2006
  • Est. Priority Date: 09/30/1999
  • Status: Expired due to Term
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1. A method of interactively displaying a set of records and their associated attributes, comprising:

  • defining a set of graphic images, wherein each graphic image represents a range of values;

    generating a first visual representation, the first visual representation being a surface map of the set of records with (1) graphic images, representing values for a plurality of attributes associated with each record in the set, the attributes being arranged along a first dimension, and (2) the records, represented by a collection of graphic images, arranged along a second dimension;

    generating a second visual representation of a plurality of the records in the set;

    displaying the first surface map and second visual representations such that they appear on a display simultaneously;

    receiving input from a user selecting a subset of the records from the first surface map; and

    altering the second visual representation to highlight the selected subset simultaneously with displaying the first visual representation, wherein the graphic images are color-coded blocks.

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