Patent ID: 6369820
Filing Date: 2002-04-09
Classification: G06F,G06T,H04L

Abstract:
A method for graphically displaying data from a plurality of selected data sets on a computer system including a display, each selected data set having a plurality of values corresponding to a plurality of parameter values, the method comprising the steps of:(a) determining a plurality of average values for a plurality of intervals for each selected data set, each of the plurality of average values being determined from a portion of the plurality of values, the portion of the plurality of values corresponding to an interval, each of the plurality of intervals including a portion of the plurality of parameter values; (b) plotting the average value for each selected data set for each of the plurality of intervals on the display, the average value being depicted as a first symbol; (c) determining a global average from the average value of each of the plurality of selected data sets for each of the plurality of intervals; (d) plotting the global average for each of the plurality of intervals on the display as a second symbol; and (e) connecting the second symbol for each of the plurality of intervals with a second symbol from a previous interval of the plurality of intervals.