METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR GRAPHICAL DATA INTERACTION AND VIZUALIZATION OF GRAPHS VIA PATHS

摘要

Method for displaying and identifying relevant paths through a graph by displaying them in a tabular format and providing user defined and computed values and filters. Each graph is represented as a set of nodes and edges. Each path through the graph is displayed as a row in a table where the user can apply sorting, filtering, and compute intrinsic or extrinsic information to augment the data.

主权项

1. In a computer system for the retrieval and graphical visualization of information, a method for sorting and filtering said retrieved and visualized information, comprising instructing said computer system to:
define the nodes and edges of a graph to be graphically visualized, wherein said nodes and edges correspond to user-defined metadata; graphically visualize said defined graph in an initial state, wherein said graph visualization further comprises instructing said computer system to create:
a metadata definition;a plurality of major columns each corresponding to a node;a plurality of major columns each corresponding to an edge;a plurality of sub columns wherein each sub column corresponds to a category of said metadata and wherein each plurality corresponds to each said major column; anda plurality of rows, wherein
each of said plurality of rows further comprises a plurality of cells containing metadata corresponding to a corresponding sub column's category of metadata; andwhereineach of said plurality of rows corresponds to a separate traversal through said graph; and instructing said computer system to apply a sorting criteria to a subcolumn so as to reorder the position of said plurality of rows within said graph.