Displaying visual analytics of entity data

US10198833B2 · kind B2 · utility

Assignee

• ENTIT SOFTWARE LLC · US

Inventors

• Ming C. Hao · Palo Alto, US
• Michael Hund · Kaufbeuren, DE
• Wei-Nchih Lee · Palo Alto, US
• Halldor Janetzko · Konstanz, DE
• Nelson Liang An Chang · Palo Alto, US
• Daniel Keim · Steißlingen, DE
• Sebastian Mittelstaedt · Kaufbeuren, DE

Key dates

• Filing date: Dec 17, 2015
• Grant date: Feb 5, 2019
• Expiry date: Dec 17, 2035

Classification

• Technology area (CPC G): Physics
• CPC primary: G09G2340/14
• WIPO field: Computer technology
• WIPO sector: Electrical engineering

Abstract

According to an example, in a method for displaying visual analytics of entity data, geographic locations of entities may be plotted as first pixel cells on a first region and as second pixel cells on a second region of a geographic map. A determination may be made that the first pixel cells have a higher degree of overlap with each other in the first region compared to the second pixel cells in the second region. The geographic map may be distorted to enlarge the first region and the first pixel cells may be arranged in the first region in a manner that prevents the first pixel cells from overlapping each other. A color value for each of the pixel cells may be determined from a multi-paired color map that represents two variables corresponding to the entities by color and the pixel cells may be caused to be displayed on the distorted geographic map according to the determined respective color values.