Patent ID: 7430494
Filing Date: 2008-09-30
Classification: G06Q

Abstract:
1. A method for creating a histogram from a plurality of data elements comprising: identifying a lower extreme range counter and an upper extreme range counter for the plurality of data elements, wherein the lower extreme range counter and the upper extreme range counter are each one of a plurality of counters; incrementing a value counter when the value counter corresponds to a value of a first data element in the plurality of data elements, wherein the value counter is one of a plurality of value counters, and wherein the plurality of value counters is a subset of the plurality of counters; incrementing the lower extreme range counter, wherein incrementing the lower extreme range counter is performed when a value of a second data element in the plurality of data elements is less than a pre-defined lower boundary; incrementing the upper extreme range counter, wherein incrementing the upper extreme range counter is performed when a value of a third data element in the plurality of data elements is greater than a pre-defined upper boundary; creating the histogram from the value counter, the lower extreme range counter, and the upper extreme range counter; and displaying the histogram.