Method and apparatus to visually present discussions for data mining purposes
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1. A method of visualizing information comprising:
- providing a visualization of actor communications in the context of one or more discussions, a discussion including at least one actor and at least two causally related documented communications;
wherein the documented communication may be one or more of the following;
a document, an email, an instant message (IM), a facsimile, a voicemail, a phone call, a wire transfer, a fund transfer, or an electronically traceable package; and
wherein a thickness of the line indicates a number of communications between the actors.
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Abstract
A method of organizing information is disclosed. The method comprises providing a visualization of actor communications in the context of one or more discussion, a discussion including at least one actor and at least one documented communication.
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1. A method of visualizing information comprising:
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providing a visualization of actor communications in the context of one or more discussions, a discussion including at least one actor and at least two causally related documented communications; wherein the documented communication may be one or more of the following;
a document, an email, an instant message (IM), a facsimile, a voicemail, a phone call, a wire transfer, a fund transfer, or an electronically traceable package; andwherein a thickness of the line indicates a number of communications between the actors.
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2. A method of visualizing information comprising:
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providing a visualization of actor communications in the context of one or more discussions, a discussion including at least one actor and at least two causally related documented communications; and said method further comprising time-of-day icons which denote the time of day at which the communication was created, wherein the time-of-day icons are color based.
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3. A method of visualizing information comprising:
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providing a visualization of actor communications in the context of one or more discussions, a discussion including at least one actor and at least two causally related documented communications; wherein the visualization comprises an activity graph that visualizes a level of activity over time related to large volumes of discussions, or individual messages; and wherein a rainbow view uses a color spectrum to help users to discern small shifts in the communication activity of a large population of actors, and to pinpoint the amount of communication on specific topics.
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4. A method of visualizing information comprising:
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providing a visualization of actor communications in the context of one or more discussions, a discussion including at least one actor and at least two causally related documented communications. wherein the documented communication may be one or more of the following;
a document, an email, an instant message (IM), a facsimile, a voicemail, a phone call, a wire transfer, a fund transfer, or an electronically traceable package; andwherein a number at a first end of a line represents a number of communications sent by a first actor to a second actor, and a number at a second end of the line represents the number of communications sent by the second actor to the first actor.
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5. A method of visualizing information comprising:
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providing a visualization of actor communications in the context of one or more discussions, a discussion including at least one actor and at least two causally related documented communications; wherein the documented communication may be one or more of the following;
a document, an email, an instant message (IM), a facsimile, a voicemail, a phone call, a wire transfer, a fund transfer, or an electronically traceable package; andwherein a color of a communication line between two actors shows a communication density.
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6. A method of visualizing information comprising:
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providing a visualization of actor communications in the context of one or more discussions, a discussion including at least one actor and at least two causally related documented communications; wherein the visualization is a discussion timeline in which sets of adjoining rectangles, linked by lines and coded by actor represent the communications within a discussion. - View Dependent Claims (7)
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8. A method of visualizing information comprising:
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providing a visualization of actor communications in the context of one or more discussions, a discussion including at least one actor and at least two causally related documented communications; wherein a transcript view is a linear presentation of the causally related communication events that make up a discussion; and wherein quoted text within a document is color coded for an originating actor.
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9. A method of visualizing information comprising:
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providing a visualization of actor communications in the context of one or more discussions, a discussion including at least one actor and at least two causally related documented communications; wherein a transcript view is a linear presentation of the causally related communication events that make up a discussion; and wherein items which are suspected to be missing from a discussion are flagged visually. - View Dependent Claims (10)
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11. A method of visualizing information comprising:
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providing a visualization of actor communications in the context of one or more discussions, a discussion including at least one actor and at least two causally related documented communications; and providing a query tool to construct queries for related documents; wherein colored rectangles with a fixed size represent a relative importance of each property of the discussion.
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