System and method for visual exploration of subnetwork patterns in two-mode networks
AssigneeFuji Xerox Co., Ltd.
InventorsJian Zhao, Francine Chen, Patrick Chiu
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Abstract
A method of visualizing relationship data in a network connecting an entity of a first type with an entity of a second type is provided. The method includes detecting, within the network, a subnetwork pattern representing at least one relationship satisfying a condition, generating a visualization based on the detected subnetwork pattern. The visualization includes a first region representative of the first type of entity, a second region representative of the second type of entity, and a linking region connecting the first region to the second region and providing information about the at least one relationship satisfying the condition.
Claims20
A method of visualizing relationship data in a network connecting an entity of a first type with an entity of a second type, the method comprising:
- detecting, within the network, a subnetwork pattern representing at least one relationship satisfying a condition;
- generating a visualization based on the detected subnetwork pattern, wherein the visualization comprises:
- a first region representative of the first type of entity;
- a second region representative of the second type of entity;
- and
- a linking region connecting the first region to the second region and providing information about the at least one relationship satisfying the condition.
A non-transitory computer readable medium having stored therein a program for making a computer execute a method of visualizing relationship data in a network connecting an entity of a first type with an entity of a second type, the method comprising:
- detecting, within the network, a subnetwork pattern representing at least one relationship satisfying a condition;
- generating a visualization based on the detected a subnetwork pattern, wherein the visualization comprises:
- a first region representative of the first type of entity;
- a second region representative of the second type of entity;
- and
- a linking region connecting the first region to the second region and providing information about the at least one relationship satisfying the condition.
A computer apparatus configured to visualize relationship data in a network connecting an entity of a first type with an entity of a second type, the computer apparatus comprising:
- a memory storing the relationship data comprising a plurality of entities of the first type, a plurality of entities of the second type, and data representative of a plurality of relationships, each relationship connecting an entity of the plurality of entities of the first type to an entity of the plurality of entities of the second type;
- a processor executing a process comprising:
- detecting, within the network, a plurality of subnetwork patterns, each of the plurality of subnetwork patterns representing at least one relationship satisfying a condition;
- generating a visualization based on the detected plurality of subnetwork patterns, wherein the visualization comprises:
- a plurality of rows, each row associated with one of the detected subnetwork patterns satisfying the condition, and comprising
- a first region representative of the first type of entity;
- a second region representative of the second type of entity;
- and
- a linking region connecting the first region to the second region and providing information about the at least one relationship satisfying the condition;
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- a display device configured to display the generated visualization.
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