International Business Machines Corporation
Computer-implemented optimization of animation speed and spatial aspects of visualized temporal data

Abstract:

An adaptive map is generated using a computer, for visualizing data with temporal relationships. The computer receives data comprising temporal data values and assigns to each temporal data value, a visual attribute corresponding to the temporal data value to generate a set of temporal visualized outputs. The computer determines temporal differences in the set of temporal visualized outputs and assigns a temporal animation playback speed to of the temporal data values. The temporal animation playback speed is a first speed if said temporal difference equals or exceeds a predetermined change threshold, and the temporal animation playback speed is a second speed if said temporal difference is below a predetermined change threshold. The computer displays the temporal visualized outputs at said corresponding animation playback speeds on a map display.