Patent ID: 6275229
Filing Date: 2001-08-14
Classification: G06F,Y10S

Abstract:
A method for analyzing information on a computer system, said computer system having a processor, display screen and a user input device, said information comprising a plurality of information records, wherein each information record comprises a first attribute and a second attribute, said method comprising the steps of:grouping the plurality of information records by the first attribute into information groups;assigning each information record a screen icon, so that each of the information records is assigned a separate screen icon;defining a first display window on the display screen;assigning a count value for each of the information records in said information groups; anddisplaying a graphical representation of the information in said first display window, wherein the information is displayed as an X-Y graph of the information in said first display window, wherein x-axis values represent said information groups and y-axis values represent said count values, and wherein said screen icons are displayed on said X-Y graph as a function of said information groups and said count values.