Patent ID: 6034697
Filing Date: 2000-03-07
Classification: G06T

Abstract:
A method of interpolating data for animating a scatter plot of data points in a computer system capable of displaying a plurality of colors using an external query data attribute, comprising the steps of:(1) determining adjacent data tables corresponding to a position of a first external querying device that queries the data attribute, wherein the adjacent data tables include a first data table and a second data table, and wherein each data table comprises a plurality of processed bins of data points,(2) merging the first adjacent data table with the second adjacent data table;(3) aggregating the data points from the merged data tables using a spatial column of the data table as a unique key;(4) generating interpolated bins;(5) mapping to color an interpolated dependent attribute associated with the data points in a respective interpolated bin, wherein the interpolated attribute is weighted; and(6) rendering a data visualization representative of the interpolated data points.