Patent ID: 8803884

Claim:
A method for visually depicting events, comprising: a. providing a computer, said computer being connected to a computer display; b. providing display software running on at least one computer, including said computer; c. providing a set of information describing said events to said display software, said information including source identifying information and destination identifying information for each of said events; d. using said display software to create a source map, said source map being projected as a first surface on said computer display; e. using said display software to create a destination map, said destination map being projected as a second surface on said computer display; f. using said software to map each of said events to said source map using said source identifying information associated with said event; g. using said software to map each of said events to said destination map using said destination identifying information associated with said event; h. using said display software to graphically depict said second surface as being separated in space from said first surface on said computer display; and i. using said display software to depict said events on said computer display as event paths flowing from said first surface to said second surface, with each of said event paths originating at a source address on said first surface and terminating at a destination address on said second surface, and with said separation between said first and second surfaces representing a value selected from the group consisting of time and distance.