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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Sep. 04, 2012
Filed:
Nov. 10, 2006
Mark Morita, Arlington Heights, IL (US);
Prakash Mahesh, Hoffman Estates, IL (US);
Murali Kumaran Kariathungal, Hoffman Estates, IL (US);
Mark Morita, Arlington Heights, IL (US);
Prakash Mahesh, Hoffman Estates, IL (US);
Murali Kumaran Kariathungal, Hoffman Estates, IL (US);
General Electric Company, Schenectady, NY (US);
Abstract
Various embodiments of the presently described invention provide a method for visually representing associations among data and/or events presented on one or more timelines. A user is provided with the ability to select a filter that can be used to determine a plurality of data/events that are associated or related to one another according to the rule(s) defined by the filter. Once the associated data/events are determined, the association among the data/events is graphically presented to the user.