Systems and methods for semantic icon encoding in data visualizations
US9858292B1 · kind B1 · utility
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| Filing date | Nov 11, 2013 |
| Grant date | Jan 2, 2018 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | May 19, 2034 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC G)Physics
- CPC primaryG06F16/248
- WIPO fieldComputer technology
- WIPO sectorElectrical engineering
Abstract
A method of semantic icon encoding for a data visualization includes identifying a set of field values for a field in a data structure. The field has an associated field name and each field value corresponds to a record in the data structure. The field values are words in a natural language. The method queries a database of images using a plurality of queries. Each respective query comprises a respective set of base terms that include a respective field value and the field name. The method receives images from the database for each of the queries and selects an image from the received images for each of the field values. The method displays data from the data structure in a data visualization. Each respective record is displayed using the corresponding respective selected image, which is displayed at a location in the data visualization according to data in the respective record.
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