Patent ID: 8131471
Filing Date: 2012-03-06
Classification: G06T,G16B,G16H

Abstract:
1. A computer-implemented method for displaying and manipulating data representing physical measurements, the method comprising: storing, in a storage element of a computer implementing said method, an ordered data matrix comprising: providing a two dimensional detail graphic on a display of said computer, said graphic having a plurality of cells, each cell corresponding to one of said values in said data matrix, said graphic providing a view of a portion of said data matrix that is defined by a base location in said data matrix; generating a pseudo-data vector comprising one value for each of said samples, said pseudo-data vector being calculated from said plurality of sample descriptive values or from said plurality of measurement descriptive values, independent of said measured values representing said physical measurements; reordering said data matrix based on a measure of similarity between said pseudo-data vector and measured values of said data matrix; and displaying on said display a new portion of said data matrix based on said re-ordering.