Visual boundaries for aggregate information in pixel-oriented graphs
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1. A method for generating a pixel-oriented graph, comprising:
- determining, by a computer, a first visual boundary for representing a first aggregate of a set of values of a variable of pixels depicted in the pixel-oriented graph, wherein the pixels correspond to respective data records, wherein the first aggregate of the set of values of the variable is computed by applying an aggregate function on the set of values of the variable, wherein the first visual boundary is selectable from among plural types of visual boundaries based on received input;
after determining the first visual boundary, constructing, by the computer, a set of pixel blocks such that the pixel blocks are visually distinguished by the first visual boundary, each pixel block having a corresponding set of the pixels and each pixel having a pixel value that visually represents a corresponding one of the values of the variable.
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Abstract
A method for generating a pixel-oriented graph provides visual boundaries for representing aggregate information. The present method for generating a pixel-oriented graph includes determining a visual boundary for representing an aggregate of a set of information depicted in the pixel-oriented graph and constructing a set of pixel blocks that represent the information such that the pixel blocks are visually distinguished by the visual boundary. A method according to the present techniques employs a visual weight to classify labels and high weight information is shown and other information is made invisible and hidden in the property of a graph.
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1. A method for generating a pixel-oriented graph, comprising:
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determining, by a computer, a first visual boundary for representing a first aggregate of a set of values of a variable of pixels depicted in the pixel-oriented graph, wherein the pixels correspond to respective data records, wherein the first aggregate of the set of values of the variable is computed by applying an aggregate function on the set of values of the variable, wherein the first visual boundary is selectable from among plural types of visual boundaries based on received input; after determining the first visual boundary, constructing, by the computer, a set of pixel blocks such that the pixel blocks are visually distinguished by the first visual boundary, each pixel block having a corresponding set of the pixels and each pixel having a pixel value that visually represents a corresponding one of the values of the variable. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15)
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16. A data analysis system, comprising:
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a data store for holding a set of values of a variable; a display for providing a pixel-oriented graph that represents the values; a graph generator to obtain the values from the data store and to determine a first visual boundary for representing a first aggregate of the values and to construct a set of pixel blocks that represent the values such that the pixel blocks are visually distinguished by the first visual boundary, wherein the first aggregate of the values is computed by applying an aggregate function on the set of the values of the variable, and wherein the first visual boundary is selectable to have one of plural different shapes, each pixel block having a corresponding set of pixels and each pixel having a pixel value that visually represents one of the values of the variable. - View Dependent Claims (17, 18, 19, 20, 21, 22, 23, 24, 25, 26, 27)
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28. A computer-readable storage medium that contains a computer program that when executed generates a pixel-oriented graph by:
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determining a first visual boundary for representing a first aggregate of a set of values of a variable of pixels depicted in the pixel-oriented graph, wherein the pixels correspond to respective data records, wherein the first aggregate of the set of values of the variable is computed by applying an aggregate function on the set of values of the variable, wherein the first visual boundary is selectable from among plural types of visual boundaries based on received input; and after determining the first visual boundary, constructing a set of pixel blocks such that the pixel blocks are visually distinguished by the first visual boundary, each pixel block having a corresponding set of the pixels and each pixel having a pixel value that visually represents a corresponding one of the values of the variable. - View Dependent Claims (29, 30, 31, 32, 33)
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