Patent ID: 7194465

Claim:
A computer-readable medium stores computer codes to direct a computer to function in a specified manner, comprising: instructions to automatically identify a first pattern and a second pattern, wherein said first pattern and said second pattern correspond to two different patterns selected from an outlier pattern, a step pattern, a random pattern, a trend pattern, and a periodic pattern associated with data comprising a multi-dimensional database, wherein said multi-dimensional database comprises a plurality of data vectors, and said instructions to automatically identify said first pattern and said second pattern include: (i) instructions to apply a first statistical test to said plurality of data vectors to identify a first data vector of said plurality of data vectors, said first data vector exhibiting said first pattern; and (ii) instructions to apply a second statistical test to said plurality of data vectors to identify a second data vector of said plurality of data vectors, said second data vector exhibiting said second pattern; and instructions to present said first pattern and said second pattern that are identified.