Patent ID: 8924843

Claim:
A method of visualizing time series data, comprising: receiving a plurality of time series having corresponding sets of data over time; presenting, for display in a display region, visual indicators for values of at least a first attribute of the plurality of time series in corresponding cell-based lines, wherein the cell-based lines have cells to display the corresponding visual indicators for the values of the at least first attribute over time; computing, by a system having a processor, a corresponding aggregate value of the values of at least the first attribute for each of the plurality of time series; and ordering, by the system, the cell-based lines corresponding to the respective plurality of time series in the display region according to the aggregate values of corresponding ones of the plurality of time series, wherein the ordering includes placing a first of the cell-based lines associated with a larger aggregate value closer to a first part of the display region, and placing a second of the cell-based lines associated with a smaller aggregate value farther away from the first part of the display region.