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Visual boundaries for aggregate information in pixel-oriented graphs

US7567250B2 · kind B2 · utility

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Filing dateOct 27, 2003
Grant dateJul 28, 2009
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Expiry dateMar 12, 2026

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

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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