| Patent application number | Description | Published |
| 20120013611 | System and Method for Visualizing Multi-Dimensional Data Using Shape Attributes - There is provided a method and system for visualizing multi-dimensional data on a user interface of a computing device, each dimension of the data having a plurality of values defining the associated values of the data for the dimension. The method comprises receiving mapping information defining at least one mapping between each potential dimension of the data to a corresponding shape attribute. The method further comprises generating, for each dimension of the data, a plurality of visual markers in response to varying a pre-defined visual characteristic of the corresponding shape attribute from a baseline shape for the characteristic, the plurality of visual markers configured for representing the dimension values of the dimension and each of the visual markers varying a pre-defined measure from the baseline shape and defining, for each dimension of the data, a link between each visual marker associated with the corresponding shape attribute with each potential dimension value of the plurality of dimension values, the link defined in response to pre-defined criteria. The method further comprises representing each dimension value of each dimension of the multi-dimensional data with the linked visual marker and concatenating the plurality of visual markers corresponding to each of the different dimensions of the multi-dimensional data and associated dimension values to form a singular visual object for visualizing the multi-dimensional data and associated dimension values. | 01-19-2012 |
| 20120013619 | SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR VISUALIZING MULTI-DIMENSIONAL DATA USING SHAPE ATTRIBUTES - There is provided a method and system for visualizing multi-dimensional data on a user interface of a computing device, each dimension of the data having a plurality of values defining the associated values of the data for the dimension. The method comprises receiving mapping information defining at least one mapping between each potential dimension of the data to a corresponding shape attribute. The method further comprises generating, for each dimension of the data, a plurality of visual markers in response to varying a pre-defined visual characteristic of the corresponding shape attribute from a baseline shape for the characteristic, the plurality of visual markers configured for representing the dimension values of the dimension and each of the visual markers varying a pre-defined measure from the baseline shape and defining, for each dimension of the data, a link between each visual marker associated with the corresponding shape attribute with each potential dimension value of the plurality of dimension values, the link defined in response to pre-defined criteria. The method further comprises representing each dimension value of each dimension of the multi-dimensional data with the linked visual marker and concatenating the plurality of visual markers corresponding to each of the different dimensions of the multi-dimensional data and associated dimension values to form a singular visual object for visualizing the multi-dimensional data and associated dimension values. | 01-19-2012 |