US 2003/0227458 A1 · Method of displaying data

Abstract

Data is reduced to a graphic representation by have a core value which is wrapped by an annulus of a related value, the thickness of the annulus and the base diameter of the core representative of the magnitudes of the data being represented. A third data family can be represented by depiction being selected from a group consisting of a segment of said first core circle, a segment of said first annulus, and a second independent annulus concentric with said first annulus depending on whether said third variable is a) more closely related to said first variable, b) more closely related to said second variable, or c) is an independent, stand alone variable, respectively. A sequence of graphic depictions representing pie charts at successive time periods can be interconnected and smoothed to form a 3-D surface of revolution.

Claims7

Dependent claims

A method of visually displaying relationships between at least two variables as a geometric figure, the method comprising

a. depicting at least one first value of a first variable as a first core circle of a first size;
b. depicting at least one second value of a second variable as a first annulus of a second size surrounding said first core circle, a ratio of said second value depicted by said first annulus to said first value depicted by said first core circle being equal to a third value selected from
i) a ratio of a second area of said first annulus to an area of said core circle, and
ii) a ratio of an outer diameter of said first annulus to an outer diameter of said core circle.

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Method of displaying data

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Method of displaying data

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Abstract

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