Patent ID: 7827499

Claim:
A method executed by a computer, comprising: receiving a multi-attribute, time-series hierarchical dataset, wherein the dataset includes child data items that depend directly or indirectly from one or more parent data items, and the dataset further includes sub-child data items that depend from the child data items; processing, by the computer, the multi-attribute, time-series hierarchical dataset to generate geometric nodes for each data item within the dataset, wherein the geometric nodes for the child data items are generated within the geometric nodes for parent data items, and wherein the geometric nodes for the sub-child data items are generated within the geometric nodes for the child data items, wherein processing the multi-attribute, time-series hierarchical dataset comprises: dividing a first display area among the geometric nodes for the parent data items; dividing a display area of each of the geometric nodes for the parent data items among the geometric nodes for the child data items; and dividing a display area of each of the geometric nodes for the child data items among the geometric nodes for the sub-child data items; and aligning corresponding ones of the geometric nodes representing like data items in a dashboard view, wherein the geometric nodes for the parent data items are displayed in the dashboard view, and wherein the display area of each of the geometric nodes for the parent data items includes geometric nodes for the respective child data items, and the display area of each of the geometric nodes for the child data items includes geometric nodes for the respective sub-child data items.