Issue-based analysis and visualization of political actors and entities
OwnerLisa Strausfeld, Hilla Katki +2inventors
InventorsLISA STRAUSFELD, HILLA KATKI, ADAM SUHARJA, LAURA STRAUSFELD
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Abstract
A data processing system provides an issue-based analysis and graphical visualizations of the political orientation of members of Congress individually (e.g. political actors), as collective political entities, such as the Congress as a whole, and the individual branches of Congress, the Senate and the House of Representatives.
Claims22
A computer-implemented method for transmitting a visualization indicating a political entity's orientation on an issue, the method comprising:
- receiving a score indicating the political entity's orientation on the issue, the score including an indicator on whether the entity's orientation is conservative or liberal;
- storing the received score;
- receiving a request for the political entity's orientation on the issue;
- generating a visualization based on the received score, the visualization indicating the political entity's orientation on the issue;
- and
- transmitting the created visualization.
A computer program product for transmitting a visualization indicating a political entity's orientation on an issue, the computer program product comprising a computer-readable storage medium containing computer program code for:
- receiving a score indicating the political entity's orientation on the issue, the score including an indicator on whether the entity's orientation is conservative or liberal;
- storing the received score;
- receiving a request for the political entity's orientation on the issue;
- generating a visualization based on the received score, the visualization indicating the political entity's orientation on the issue;
- and
- transmitting the created visualization.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.