Patent ID: 6384847
Filing Date: 2002-05-07
Classification: G06T

Abstract:
An apparatus for visually showing a relationship among a plurality of variables on a computer display, each variable comprising a set or vector of observations, the apparatus comprising:a computer, including the computer display, the computer having a memory containing one or more of the variables and having the capability of displaying visual representations of the variables on the computer display; a visual array presentation of small presentations on the computer display, each array small presentation visually representing the relationship among a subset of the variables; a mutual coupling between the array small presentations, some array small presentations having one or more dependent variables related to an independent variable so that a change to the independent variable will visually change all array presentations having dependent variables in accordance with the relationship among the independent and dependent variables; and one or more mutually coupled subsidiary presentations, each presenting a subset of variables, whereby a user changes one or more independent variables to view the visual changes to the array presentation in order to determine the relationship among the variables.