System and method for generating user interface elements

A non-transitory computer-readable data carrier having stored thereon a computer program configured to generate user interface elements which when run on a computer causes the computer to:

• identify a plurality of classes in input data, wherein each class is associated with at least one characteristic value;
• generate a plurality of user interface elements each associated with a class by calculating, for each user interface element, at least one value indicative of a two-dimensional area based on the characteristic value associated with the class of the element;
• generate a position layout by determining positions for the user interface elements, wherein each position is determined independently of an axis associated with a class or a variable relating to a class;
• and
• display the plurality of user interface elements based on the position layout and the two-dimensional areas determined for each user interface element;
• wherein the position of each user interface element is not indicative of a class or a variable associated with a class.

A system for generating user interface elements comprising a processor configured to:

• identify a plurality of classes in input data, wherein each class is associated with at least one characteristic value;
• generate a plurality of user interface elements each associated with a class by calculating, for each user interface element, at least one value indicative of a two-dimensional area based on the characteristic value associated with the class of the element;
• generate a position layout by determining positions for the user interface elements, wherein each position is determined independently of an axis associated with a class or a variable relating to a class;
• and
• display the plurality of user interface elements based on the position layout and the two-dimensional areas determined for each user interface element;
• wherein the position of each user interface element is not indicative of a class or a variable associated with a class.