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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Feb. 15, 2011
Filed:
Jun. 27, 2007
Thomas P. Deardorff, Spring Mills, PA (US);
Christopher R. Harm, State College, PA (US);
John D. Hennessy, Pleasant Gap, PA (US);
Daniel P. Truitt, Port Matilda, PA (US);
Jonathon P. Smith, Port Matilda, PA (US);
Thomas P. Deardorff, Spring Mills, PA (US);
Christopher R. Harm, State College, PA (US);
John D. Hennessy, Pleasant Gap, PA (US);
Daniel P. Truitt, Port Matilda, PA (US);
Jonathon P. Smith, Port Matilda, PA (US);
Raytheon Company, Waltham, MA (US);
Abstract
A method for visualizing data comprises allocating the data to one or more groups. The method further comprises displaying one or more non-overlapping symbols on a map to represent the groups. The method further comprises merging the non-overlapping symbols into a lesser number of non-overlapping symbols when the map is zoomed out. The method also comprises splitting the one or more non-overlapping symbols into a greater number of non-overlapping symbols when the map is zoomed in.