Patent ID: 8499284

Claim:
A method comprising: receiving graph information associated with a plurality of components; receiving grouping information that identifies groups within the plurality of components; generating group results based on analysis of the graph information and the grouping information; performing component-level analysis based on the graph information and the group results, the group results being used to bias the component-level analysis based on one or more biasing parameters, the component-level analysis producing layout results; and presenting a visualization of the layout results, the visualization representing the plurality of components, wherein the one or more biasing parameters affect positioning of the plurality of components in multiple dimensions of the visualization, and wherein at least the generating of the group results, the performing of the component-level analysis, and the presenting of the visualization are performed by one or more processing devices, wherein the generating of the group results and the performing of the component-level analysis together operate to assess similarity among individual components and importance of the individual components.