Patent ID: 8239765

Claim:
A method for displaying on a display screen of a mobile device a chart representing a plurality of data points, the method comprising: displaying a set of data points on the display screen, each data point associated with an x-coordinate value and a y-coordinate value, each data point displayed with a shape having a first fixed width and a height based on the y-coordinate value of the data point; responsive to receiving a first user input identifying an x-coordinate value having an associated plurality of data points: altering display of the plurality of shapes associated with the identified x-coordinate value to display the shapes with a second fixed width larger than the first fixed width; responsive to receiving a second user input identifying a first shape associated with the identified x-coordinate value and a first y-coordinate value: altering display of the first shape to display the first shape with an increased height, such that the increased height of the first shape does not correspond to the first y-coordinate value; and displaying information associated with the first shape overlaying the first shape; responsive to receiving a third user input identifying a second shape associated with the identified x-coordinate value and a second y-coordinate value: altering display of the second shape to display the second shape with an increased height, such that the increased height of the second shape does not correspond to the second y-coordinate value; and displaying information associated with the second shape overlaying the second shape.