Patent ID: 6285377
Filing Date: 2001-09-04
Classification: G06T

Abstract:
A system for displaying a diagram representing a plurality of parameters, comprising:means for receiving a raw value for each parameter;means for determining a mean normal value and a standard deviation of the mean normal value for each parameter;means for computing a normalized parameter value for each parameter, the normalized parameter value being a function of said raw value, mean normal value and the standard deviation of the mean normal value;means for computing a displayed parameter value for each parameter as a function of the normalized parameter value using a range restricting function;means for displaying three concentric circles with a common center, wherein the inner circle represents the mean normal value minus the standard deviation, the middle circle represents the mean normal, and the outer circle represents the mean normal value plus the standard deviation;means for generating and displaying a plurality of spokes having a plurality of lengths, the number of spokes being equal to the number of parameters and the length of any of said spokes being equal to selected ones of said displayed parameter values; and,means for forming a plurality of rays located between two adjacent spokes, the length of each ray being a function of a weighted sum of the spokes's length.