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Temporal visualization of query results

  • US 8,515,953 B2
  • Filed: 11/29/2011
  • Issued: 08/20/2013
  • Est. Priority Date: 11/29/2011
  • Status: Active Grant
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1. A method for constructing a storyline from a temporal-distribution of query results, comprising:

  • receiving query results associated with a query;

    creating a temporal distribution of the query results based upon timestamps associated with respective query results;

    identifying a set of date slots within the temporal distribution based upon respective date slots within the set of date slots being assigned numbers of query results above a threshold concentration number;

    for respective date slots within the set of date slots;

    selecting a query result from a date slot based upon the query result having a desired relevancy ranking for the date slot; and

    extracting a visualization associated with the query result based upon the visualization representing the query result;

    constructing a storyline for the query based upon respective visualizations; and

    presenting the storyline in response to a user selection of at least one of;

    a time span;

    one or more date slots, orone or more date ranges.

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