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Visual display of categorical information through visual factors such as scale and location

US6608633B1 · kind B1 · utility

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Filing dateOct 30, 1998
Grant dateAug 19, 2003
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Expiry dateOct 30, 2018

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  • Technology area (CPC H)Electricity
  • CPC primaryH04N21/4826
  • WIPO fieldAudio-visual technology
  • WIPO sectorElectrical engineering

Abstract

A method and structure for the display of categorical information on a display screen utilizes visual factors such as scale and location to express the degree of importance of a particular category over other categories of categorical information with respect to a selected measurement value. Categorical information is displayed primarily based on the selected measurement value of volume of programming or frequency of use at any given time.

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