MULTI-FACETED NAVIGATION OF HIERARCHICAL DATA

摘要

Various mechanisms are provided for navigating among visualizations of quantitative data. At least one relationship is defined among a plurality of visualizations. A virtual multi-faceted shape is constructed, having a plurality of surfaces, some or all of which may correspond to visualizations. Visualizations may be presented, for example, by projecting or texture mapping the visualizations on corresponding surfaces of the shape. In at least one embodiment, surfaces are spatially oriented with one another in a manner that represents a relationship between the corresponding two visualizations. The user can interact with the virtual shape, for example by causing it to rotate, zoom, move, or the like. Such interactions cause different visualizations to be displayed.

主权项

1. A computer-implemented method for navigating among a plurality of visualizations, comprising:
at a processor, obtaining at least one defined relationship among the plurality of visualizations; at the processor, constructing a virtual multi-faceted shape having a plurality of surfaces, wherein each of at least a subset of the surfaces corresponds to one of the visualizations, and wherein at least two of the surfaces are spatially oriented with one another in a manner that represents a relationship between the corresponding two visualizations; at an output device, displaying the virtual multi-faceted shape; and at the output device, displaying at least one of the visualizations on a corresponding surface of the displayed virtual multi-faceted shape.