Patent ID: 7366719

Claim:
A computerized method for visualizing patterns within a plurality of datasets, the method comprising: (a) inputting the plurality of datasets into a computer; (b) defining a first dataset of the plurality of datasets comprising a target string comprising a numerical sequence; (c) defining a region comprising a plurality of points, wherein each point serves as a domain of an iterative algorithm for generating a comparison string, and wherein the region is selected from the group consisting of a Mandelbrot set and a Julia set; (d) selecting a point in the region; (e) generating a comparison string comprising a second dataset from the selected point using the iterative algorithm; (f) scoring the comparison string to generate a score by testing the comparison string against the target string; (g) determining if the score meets a pre-determined condition; (h) marking the point within the region if the score meets the pre-determined condition to represent a point-model of the first dataset in a human readable format; and (i) generating a visual display wherein the point is graphically displayed at coordinates within a grid that corresponds to the region, and wherein a location of the point within the region is an indicator of similarity of the first dataset to other datasets of the plurality of datasets.