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US 9,959,266 B2Granted
Pattern generation for viewing data in multiple directions
OwnerNancy Bursoninventor
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Abstract
A computer implemented method and a device for generating a data pattern involve receiving user input of a plurality of ordered data elements. A processor of the computer determines how many of the data elements are required for filling in a row and a column of a predefined space. The processor then generates a data pattern by iteratively cycling through the data elements to select data elements for filling the space along a plurality of directions, until the space is filled.
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A computer-implemented method for generating a data pattern, the method comprising:
- receiving, by a computer processor, user input of a plurality of ordered data elements;
- determining, by the processor, how many of the data elements are required for filling in a row and a column of a predefined space;
- generating, by the processor, a data pattern by iteratively cycling through the data elements to select data elements for filling the space along a plurality of directions'
- wherein a total number of columns in the space is equal to a first integer multiple of a total number of data elements in the user input, and a total number of rows in the space is equal to one plus a second integer multiple of the total number of data elements in the user input.
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A device for generating a data pattern, the device comprising:
- a computer processor that:
- receives user input of a plurality of ordered data elements;
- determines how many of the data elements are required for filling in a column and row of a predefined space;
- and
- generates a data pattern by iteratively cycling through the data elements to select data elements for filling the space along a plurality of directions,
- wherein a total number of columns in the space is equal to a first rows integer multiple of a total number of data elements in the user input, and a total number of rows in the space is equal to one plus a second integer multiple of the total number of data elements in the user input.
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