Method and system for displaying prioritization of metric values

US7849396B2 · kind B2 · utility

Assignee

• International Business Machines Corporation · US

Inventors

• Michele Belmonte · Cassano Magnago, IT
• David L. Carino · Sandy Hook, US
• Ann Johnson · River Forest, US
• Joe Konsul · Athens, US
• David M. Mula · Wappingers Falls, US
• S. George Roumanis · Ossining, US
• Kathleen A. Schmidt · Weaverville, US

Key dates

• Filing date: Dec 9, 2004
• Grant date: Dec 7, 2010
• Expiry date: Mar 21, 2029

Classification

• Technology area (CPC G): Physics
• CPC primary: G06Q10/00
• WIPO field: IT methods for management
• WIPO sector: Electrical engineering

Abstract

A computing system, method, and computer program product display a plurality of metric values by forming a plurality of cells within a two-dimensional array and generating and displaying, within the plurality of cells, an indication of mutual importance for a set of metric values associated with two entities. The two entities are within one business entity or represent two business entities. The indication of mutual importance is selected from a fixed set of values of relative importance and indicated by one of a set of colors, a set of grey-scale tones, a set of backgrounds, a set of patterns, and a set of cell border styles. The method further identifies at least two metrics values in conflict, creates a diagram wherein conflicting metrics values are arranged in a circular manner, and indicates a relationship between conflicting metric values as a line with a steering direction indicated by an arrowhead.