Visualizing temporal aspects of serial processes
US9928625B2 · kind B2 · utility
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| Filing date | Nov 19, 2015 |
| Grant date | Mar 27, 2018 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Nov 19, 2035 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC G)Physics
- CPC primaryG06V2201/10
- WIPO fieldComputer technology
- WIPO sectorElectrical engineering
Abstract
A capability to visualize temporal aspects of serial processes is provided. A process model of a serial process that includes a plurality of events and a plurality of stages is generated. The process model represents each of one or more instances of the serial process as a series of nodes. Each node represents an event and a time at which the event occurred in an instance of the serial process. For each stage of the serial process, a time-coordinate of a first node and a time-coordinate of a second node are altered while maintaining a difference in time between the first and second nodes. A common point lies between the first and second nodes as a result of altering the time-coordinates. A visualization of the process models is presented such that, for each stage of the serial process, a plurality of line segments intersect at the common point.
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