Patent ID: 8244728
Filing Date: 2012-08-14
Classification: G06F

Abstract:
1. An apparatus for data exploration in a data processing system, comprising: an analyzing component for analyzing a data model to identify a first and a second data entity and a relationship between the first and the second data entity; a generator component for creating a first and second atom data entity associated with the first and the second data entity, wherein the first and second atom data entity are representations of the first and second data entity respectively; a generator component for creating a link data entity associated with the relationship between the first and second data entity, wherein the link data entity is a representation of the relationship; an assignor component for assigning at least one behavior to one of the atom data entities or the link data entity, wherein the atom data entity exhibits at least one behavior associated with the link data entity and wherein the link data entity exhibits at least one behavior associated with one of the atom data entities, and wherein the at least one behavior comprises an attractor force indicating that at least one of the first or second atom data entity is attracted to at least one other atom data entity that is distinct from the first and second atom data entity; and a personalization component for accessing a set of personalization settings for each of the first and second atom data entities and altering a look of the first and second atom data entities based on the settings.