Graphics image generation method, program and statistical data drawing apparatus

A graphics image generation method of controlling a computer to generate a graphics image for visualizing statistical data, comprising the steps of:

• reading from a memory the statistical data to be processed, and arranging rectangles for representing individual data of said statistical data in a region corresponding to said entire statistical data, according to a line-up order of said statistical data;
• rearranging shapes and the arrangements of the respective rectangles such that an aspect ratio of a predetermined rectangle among said arranged rectangles approximates to one (1) and sequences of said rectangles line up as strips, and storing in the memory image data of the region corresponding to said rearranged entire statistical data;
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• reading from said memory the image data of the region corresponding to said entire statistical data, and with respect to the sequences of the rectangles in said image data, making the respective rectangles contiguous in the order according to said statistical data by inverting a line-up order of said rectangles in each sequence.

A statistical data drawing apparatus for controlling a computer to generate and draw a graphics image for visualizing statistical data, comprising:

• storage means having stored the statistical data to be processed;
• graphics image generation means for generating the graphics image constructed such that with respect to the statistical data to be processed, read from said storage means, a region corresponding to said entire statistical data is segmented into a plurality of strip regions, and that figures for representing individual data of said statistical data are arranged in said strip regions in which the figures corresponding to said individual data adjacent to each other in said statistical data are also adjacent to each other in said image;
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• output means for outputting the graphics image of said statistical data generated by said graphics image generation means.

A statistical data drawing apparatus for controlling a computer to generate and draw a graphics image for visualizing statistical data, comprising:

• a class arranging section for arranging rectangles for representing individual data of said statistical data in a predetermined order, into a line-up order according to said statistical data, in a region corresponding to said entire statistical data;
• a rearrangement processing section for rearranging the arrangements and shapes of said rectangles such that with respect to a plurality of rectangles adjacent to each other, an aspect ratio of a predetermined rectangle approximates to one (1) and said plurality of rectangles line up as strips;
• rectangle among said arranged rectangles approximates to one (1) and sequences of said rectangles line up as strips, and storing in the memory image data of the region corresponding to said rearranged entire statistical data;
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• reading from said memory the image data of the region corresponding to said entire statistical data, and with respect to the sequences of the rectangles in said image data, making the respective rectangles contiguous in the order according to said statistical data by inverting a line-up order of said rectangles in each sequence.