Patent · US Expired

Animation techniques to visualize data

US6747650B2 · kind B2 · utility

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40Claims
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Key dates

Filing dateApr 22, 2002
Grant dateJun 8, 2004
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Expiry dateJan 3, 2023

Classification

  • Technology area (CPC G)Physics
  • CPC primaryG06T11/206
  • WIPO fieldComputer technology
  • WIPO sectorElectrical engineering

Abstract

One embodiment of the present invention includes displaying a first object and a second object with a computer system. The first object represents data corresponding to a first combination of a number of variables and a second object represents data corresponding to a second combination of the variables. The first object is moved in a first pattern and the second object is moved in a second pattern during this display with the computer system. These patterns include a common characteristic to represent one of the variables common to the first and second combinations and a varying characteristic indicative of variation of the one of the variables.

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