Method and apparatus for improved data analysis

Abstract

A method of locating a specified portion of a digital data stream in each of a plurality of visual representations of the data stream, the method comprising: determining the value of a first data stream location unit corresponding to the specified portion of the digital data stream for a first one of the data stream visual representations, the first data stream location unit being specific to the first data stream visual representation; causing a first data processing entity associated with the first data stream visual representation to convert the first data stream location unit to a second data stream location unit; transmitting the second data stream location unit to each of a plurality of further data processing entities, each further data processing entity being associated with a further one of the plurality of visual representations; and causing, in response to receiving the second data stream location unit, each of the further data processing entities to convert the second data stream location unit to respective further data stream location units specific to the associated data stream visual representation, whereby each further data stream visual representation corresponds to the portion of the data stream specified in the first visual representation.

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