Computer-implemented system and method for generating data graphical displays
AssigneeSAS Institute Inc.
InventorsHimesh G. Patel, Frank Lee Wimmer, Cleester Daniel Heath IV, Paul W. Layne, Kevin Dale Smith
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Abstract
A computer-implemented system and method for generating data graphical displays. The data is indicative of a plurality of variables. The system and method receive data that is to be displayed in a non-textual format. Graph style data items are retrieved that contain display characteristics for displaying the data in the non-textual format. The data is displayed in accordance with the graph style data items.
Claims56
A computer-implemented method for generating data graphical displays, comprising the steps of:
- receiving data to be displayed in a non-textual format, said received data being indicative of a plurality of variables;
- retrieving graph style data items from a data file,
- said graph style data items containing display characteristics to be used in displaying the data in a non-textual format;
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- accessing of the graph style data items by different types of software applications in order to display through the different types of software applications non-textual formatted output based upon the graph style data items.
A computer-implemented apparatus for generating data graphical displays based upon data, comprising:
- a graph generator module that receives data to be displayed in a non-textual format, said received data being indicative of a plurality of variables;
- graph styles data structure that defines display characteristics to be used in displaying the data in a non-textual format,
- said graph style data structure containing graph style metadata that describes display characteristics for data through the metadata associating at least one of the variables with a role;
- said graph generator module having data access to the graph style data structure,
- said graph generator module generating at least one graphical output based upon the received data, said graphical output being generated in accordance with the defined data characteristics of the graph styles data structure.
A computer-implemented apparatus for generating data graphical displays, comprising:
- means for receiving data to be displayed in a non-textual format, said received data being indicative of a plurality of variables;
- means for retrieving graph style data items from a data file,
- said graph style data items containing display characteristics to be used in displaying the data in a non-textual format;
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- means for accessing of the graph style data items by different types of software applications in order to display through the different types of software applications non-textual formatted output based upon the graph style data items.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.