Visualization of time-variant data
First Claim
1. A method to display temporally variant information, the method comprising:
- using at least one computer processor, generating a display of a common baseline value indication for first and second data items, the common baseline value indication representing respective first and second base values for the first and second data items as a first time instance; and
generating a display of first and second deviation indicators, relative to the common baseline value indication, for each of the first and second data items, the first and second deviation indicators;
representing respective first and second deviation values, relative to the respective first and second base values, for the first and second data items at a second time instance;
visually identifying each of the respective first and second deviation values as being at least one of positive or negative relative to the respective first and second base values; and
generating a display of a segmented graph, the first deviation indicator being displayed within a first segment of the segmented graph and the second deviation indicator being displayed within a second segment of the segmented graph, and displaying the common baseline value indication with respect to each of the first and second segments of the segmented graph,wherein the first and second segments of the segmented graph are sized according to first and second quantity values for the first and second data items respectively.
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Abstract
A method to display time-variant information that includes displaying, for example, on a computer-generated user interface, a common baseline value indication (or representation) for multiple data items. The common baseline value indication represents respective baseline values for each of the multiple data items (e.g., stocks) at a first instance in time. The method includes displaying deviation indicators (or representations), relative to the common baseline value indication, for each of the multiple data items. The multiple deviation indicators represent respective deviation values, relative to respective base values, for each of the multiple data items at a second time instance. Each of the deviation indicators may further visually identify a respective deviation value as being positive or negative, relative to a related base value.
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28 Claims
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1. A method to display temporally variant information, the method comprising:
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using at least one computer processor, generating a display of a common baseline value indication for first and second data items, the common baseline value indication representing respective first and second base values for the first and second data items as a first time instance; and generating a display of first and second deviation indicators, relative to the common baseline value indication, for each of the first and second data items, the first and second deviation indicators; representing respective first and second deviation values, relative to the respective first and second base values, for the first and second data items at a second time instance; visually identifying each of the respective first and second deviation values as being at least one of positive or negative relative to the respective first and second base values; and generating a display of a segmented graph, the first deviation indicator being displayed within a first segment of the segmented graph and the second deviation indicator being displayed within a second segment of the segmented graph, and displaying the common baseline value indication with respect to each of the first and second segments of the segmented graph, wherein the first and second segments of the segmented graph are sized according to first and second quantity values for the first and second data items respectively. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13)
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14. A system to display temporally variant information, the system comprising:
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at least one computer processor configured to execute a baseline module to display, on a computer-generated user interface, a common baseline value indication for first and second data items, the common baseline value indication representing respective first and second base values for the first and second data items as a first time instance; a deviation module to display first and second deviation indicators, relative to the common baseline value indication, for each of the first and second data items, the first and second deviation indicators; representing respective first and second deviation values, relative to the respective first and second base values, for the first and second data items at a second time instance; and visually identifying each of the respective first and second deviation values as being at least one of positive or negative relative to the respective first and second base values; and a graph module to display a segmented graph, the first deviation indicator being displayed within a first segment of the segmented graph and the second deviation indicator being displayed within a second segment of the segmented graph, and displaying the common baseline value indication with respect to each of the first and second segments of the segmented graph; wherein the first and second segments of the segmented graph are sized according to first and second quantity values for the first and second data, items respectively. - View Dependent Claims (15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20, 21, 22, 23, 24, 25, 26)
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27. A tangible machine-readable medium embodying instructions that, when executed by at least one processor, cause the at least one processor to perform a method comprising:
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displaying, on a computer-generated user interface, a common baseline value indication for first and second data items, the common baseline value indication representing respective first and second base values for the first and second data items as a first time instance; and displaying first and second deviation indicators, relative to the common baseline value indication, for each of the first and second data items, the first and second deviation indicators; representing respective first and second deviation values, relative to the respective first and second base values, for the first and second data items at a second time instance; visually identifying each of the respective first and second deviation values as being at least one of positive or negative relative to the respective first and second base values; and generating a display of a segmented graph, the first deviation indicator being displayed within a first segment of the segmented graph and the second deviation indicator being displayed within a second segment of the segmented graph, and displaying the common baseline value indication with respect to each of the first and second segments of the segment graph, wherein the first and second segments of the segmented graph are sized according to first and second quantity values for the first and second data items respectively.
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28. A system comprising:
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first means for generating a display of a common baseline value indication for first and second data items, the common baseline value indication representing respective first and second base values for the first and second data items as a first time instance; and second means for generating a display of first and second deviation indicators, relative to the common baseline value indication, for each of the first and second data items, the first and second deviation indicators; representing respective first and second deviation values, relative to the respective first and second base values, for the first and second data items at a second time instance; and visually identifying each of the respective first and second deviation values as being at least one of positive or negative relative to the respective first and second base values and third means for generating a display of a segmented graph, the first deviation indicator being displayed within a first segment of the segmented graph and the second deviation indicator being displayed within a second segment of the segmented graph, and displaying the common baseline value indication with respect to each of the first and second segments of the segmented graph; wherein the first and second segments of the segmented graph are sized according to first and second quantity values for the first and second data items respectively.
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