Implicit legend with icon overlays

摘要

Described is a mapping function and Graphic User Interface (GUI) for use in an interactive computer system. The GUI is generated by a computer program and includes a view of events or objects associated icons and graphical representations of the objects. A different symbol is overlaid on each icon and a common symbol is overlaid on the graph that relates to the object and associated icon. Consequently, mapping is provided between the objects and graph lines and a viewer can easily associate an object with its associated graph.