Multidimensional data representation
A system for data aggregation and representation, comprising a data aggregator that may request or receive input from a plurality of data sources, a visualization engine that may generate representations of data, and an interaction manager that may handle interactions from an analyst, and a method for multidimensional representation of data.
1. A system for data aggregation and representation, the system comprising:
an application running on a computer comprising at least a memory and a processor and further comprising programmable instructions stored in the memory and operating on the processor, the programmable instructions adapted to implement a data aggregation and representation system comprising:
a data aggregator;
a visualization engine; and
an interaction manager;
wherein the data aggregator receives data from a plurality of data sources that may be interchangeably passive or active;
wherein the data aggregator presents the data to the visualization engine;
wherein the visualization engine produces representations of the data for viewing by a human user;
wherein the visualization engine represents data using a two-dimensional curve representing a plurality of time-ordered data points;
wherein a successive data point is appended to an end of the curve associated with more-recent data points;
wherein a plurality of recent data points are displayed as dots of increasing size with increasing recency and each data point has a translucency value based on a value for that data point along a third dimension; and
wherein the interaction manager handles interaction from the human user.
2. The system of claim 1 , wherein the data aggregator requests data from external sources.
3. The system of claim 1 , wherein the data aggregator receives data from streaming sources.
4. The system of claim 3 , wherein stored data is used by the visualization engine to represent historical values.