Visualization of Datasets

Apparatus for visualizing a dataset, the apparatus comprising:

• a memory;
• and
• a processor coupled to the memory and configured to:
• identify a first portion and at least a second portion of the dataset;
• form a summary of the second portion of the dataset;
• and
• visualize, on a display device, the first portion of the dataset and the summary of the second portion of the dataset;
• wherein the summary is represented by one or more spatial shapes different from a spatial shape representative of the second portion before the formation of the summary.

A system for visualizing a dataset, the system comprising:

• an identifying module configured to identify a first portion and at least a second portion of the dataset;
• a summary forming module configured to form a summary of the second portion of the dataset;
• and
• a visualization module configured to visualize, on a display device, the first portion of the dataset and the summary of the second portion of the dataset;
• wherein the summary is represented by one or more spatial shapes different from a spatial shape representative of the second portion before the formation of the summary;
• and
• wherein the identification of the first portion and the second portion, the formation of the summary, and the visualization of the first portion and the summary are implemented in accordance with a processor device associated with the display device.

An article of manufacture for visualizing a dataset, the article of manufacture tangibly embodying a computer readable program code which, when executed, causes the computer to carry out:

• identifying a first portion and at least a second portion of the dataset;
• forming a summary of the second portion of the dataset;
• and
• visualizing, on a display device, the first portion of the dataset and the summary of the second portion of the dataset;
• wherein the summary is represented by one or more spatial shapes different from a spatial shape representative of the second portion before the formation of the summary;
• and
• wherein the identification of the first portion and the second portion, the formation of the summary, and the visualization of the first portion and the summary are implemented in accordance with a processor device associated with the display device.