Patent ID: 7221474

Claim:
A computer-implemented method for graphically presenting data, said method comprising: receiving said data, wherein said data comprises a plurality of records, each record of said plurality of records having a plurality of attributes; determining a first attribute selected from said plurality of attributes, a second attribute selected from said plurality of attributes and a third attribute selected from said plurality of attributes, wherein said first attribute and said second attribute are different attributes of said plurality of attributes; and arranging said plurality of records to construct a graphically displayable array, said graphically displayable array comprising a plurality of data points, each of said data points visually and non-textually representing one record of said plurality of records wherein said first attribute corresponds to a first axis of a coordinate system, said second attribute corresponds to a second axis of said coordinate system, wherein said second axis is perpendicular to said first axis, and said third attribute corresponds to a color displayed within said graphically displayable array.