Displaying facts on a linear graph
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1. A computer-implemented method for presenting facts on a linear graph, comprising, at a computer system having a processor, memory and a display:
- storing a set of objects in the memory, each object having a set of two or more facts describing an entity associated with the object, each fact having an attribute and a corresponding value;
identifying a first fact of a first object in the set of objects, the first fact including a first value having a first position in an inherent linear order and a first attribute;
identifying a second fact of a second object in the set of objects, the second fact including a second value having a second position in the inherent linear order and a second attribute; and
presenting on the display, a linear graph displaying the first and second values in accordance with the inherent linear order.
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Abstract
A set of objects having facts is established. Facts of objects having positions in an order are identified. Some facts explicitly describe the positions in the linear order, while are facts do not explicitly describe the positions. The facts are presented in the order on a linear graph, such as a timeline. Facts of the objects describing geographic positions are presented on a map.
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28 Claims
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1. A computer-implemented method for presenting facts on a linear graph, comprising, at a computer system having a processor, memory and a display:
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storing a set of objects in the memory, each object having a set of two or more facts describing an entity associated with the object, each fact having an attribute and a corresponding value; identifying a first fact of a first object in the set of objects, the first fact including a first value having a first position in an inherent linear order and a first attribute; identifying a second fact of a second object in the set of objects, the second fact including a second value having a second position in the inherent linear order and a second attribute; and presenting on the display, a linear graph displaying the first and second values in accordance with the inherent linear order. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11)
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12. A system for presenting facts on a linear graph, comprising:
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one or more processors; memory; a display; and one or more programs stored in the memory, the one or more programs comprising instructions to; store a set of objects in the memory, each object having a set of two or more facts describing an entity associated with the object, each fact having an attribute and a corresponding value; identify a first fact of a first object in the set of objects, the first fact including a first value having a first position in a an inherent linear order and a first attribute; identify a second fact of a second object in the set of objects, the second fact including a second value having a second position in the inherent linear order and a second attribute that is associated with the inherent linear order; and present on the display a linear graph displaying the first and second values in accordance with the inherent linear order. - View Dependent Claims (13, 14, 15, 16)
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17. A computer-readable medium having computer program instructions embodied therein for presenting facts on a linear graph, the computer program instructions being operable when executed in a computer system having a processor, memory and a display to:
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store a set of objects in the memory, each object having a set of two or more facts describing an entity associated with the object, each fact having an attribute and a corresponding value; identify a first fact of a first object in the set of objects, the first fact including a first value having a first position in a an inherent linear order and a first attribute; identify a second fact of a second object in the set of objects, the second fact including a second value having a second position in the inherent linear order and a second attribute; and present on the display a linear graph displaying the first and second values in accordance with the inherent linear order. - View Dependent Claims (18, 19, 20, 21)
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22. A computer-implemented method for presenting facts on a linear graph, comprising, at a computer system having a processor, memory and a display:
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storing a set of data in the memory, the data describing two or more facts associated with an entity, each fact having an attribute and a corresponding value; identifying a first fact of the data in the set having a first position in an inherent linear order; identifying a second fact of the data in the set having a second position in the inherent linear order; and presenting on the display, a linear graph displaying the facts in the inherent linear order. - View Dependent Claims (23, 24, 25, 26, 27, 28)
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