SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR EFFICIENTLY DISPLAYING SCORE INFORMATION RELATED TO ENTITIES
A system and method for graphically presenting profile data includes providing a plurality of fields on a display, each field representing a different trait. The fields are populated with a representative shape. Each shape represents a trait or sub trait where the shape represents a magnitude of the trait or sub trait. The traits and sub traits collectively provide an entity profile. Graphic modification to the representative shape permits a comparison with another entity profile with graphically depicted traits in accordance with the graphic modification.
1 . A method for graphically presenting profile data, comprising:
providing a plurality of fields on a display, each field representing a different trait;
populating the fields with at least one representative shape, each shape representing a trait or sub trait where the shape represents a magnitude of the trait or sub trait, where the traits and sub traits collectively provide an entity profile; and
permitting graphic modification to the at least one representative shape to permit a comparison with another entity profile with graphically depicted traits in accordance with the graphic modification.
2 . The method as recited in claim 1 , wherein providing includes providing a circle and the plurality of fields include sectors of the circle, each sector representing a different trait.
3 . The method as recited in claim 2 , wherein populating the fields includes populating the sectors such that opposite personality traits are disposed on directly opposite sides of the circle.
4 . The method as recited in claim 2 , wherein populating the fields includes populating the sectors with shapes where each shape represents a personality sub trait by its size.
5 . The method as recited in claim 4 , wherein permitting graphic modification to the at least one representative shape includes providing a graphic control element to adjust sizes of shapes to permit adjustment to criteria of the comparison.
6 . The method as recited in claim 1 , wherein providing includes providing analog meter graphics to represent a preference level for a musical attribute.
7 . The method as recited in claim 1 , wherein providing includes providing an equalizer display and the plurality of fields include segmented bar columns wherein the segmented bars columns indicate a preference level for a musical attribute.
8 . The method as recited in claim 6 , wherein populating the fields includes populating the bar segment columns with bars where a number of bars represents a preference for a musical attribute.
9 . The method as recited in claim 8 , wherein permitting graphic modification to the at least one representative shape includes providing a graphic control element to adjust the number of bars to permit adjustment to criteria of the comparison.
10 . The method as recited in claim 1 , further comprising graphically providing query results by superimposing two or more graphic profiles on the display.
11 . The method as recited in claim 1 , further comprising graphically providing query results by providing a side-by-side comparison of two or more graphic profiles on the display.
12 . The method as recited in claim 1 , further comprising graphically providing query results by providing a side-by-side comparison of two or more profiles where traits or sub traits of each profile are displayed next to one another.
13 . The method as recited in claim 1 , further comprising graphically providing query results by providing a side-by-side comparison of two or more profiles where traits or sub traits of each profile are displayed using a common graphical element with an indicator showing a position for each profile.
14 . The method as recited in claim 1 , further comprising performing a search based upon a graphic pattern represented by the shapes.
15 . The method as recited in claim 1 , further comprising graphically providing a side-by-side comparison of two or more profiles where traits or sub traits of each profile are displayed next to one another.
16 . The method as recited in claim 1 , further comprising graphically comparing two profiles.
17 . The method as recited in claim 1 , where sub traits contribute to an overall value of the trait of that field.
18 . A computer readable medium comprising a computer readable program for graphically presenting profile data, wherein the computer readable program when executed on a computer causes the computer to perform the steps of:
providing a plurality of fields on a display, each field representing a different trait;
populating the fields with at least one representative shape, each shape representing a trait or sub trait where the shape represents a magnitude of the trait or sub trait, where the traits and sub traits collectively provide an entity profile; and
permitting graphic modification to the at least one representative shape to permit a comparison with another entity profile with graphically depicted traits in accordance with the graphic modification.