Abstract: Apparatus and methods of generating a display representing a number of interactions occurring over a period of time is disclosed. Data defining a set of interactions is processed to determine an ordering for the interacting elements identified by the data based on calculated distance values for relative positions of pairs of interacting elements corresponding to interactions in the set. The determined ordering can then be used to generate display data where individual interactions are displayed as lines connecting co-ordinates corresponding to the positions in the determined ordering of interacting elements and the time value associated with the interaction. The visual clarity of such a display can be enhanced by selecting the criteria for ordering the elements.

Abstract: Apparatus and methods of generating a display representing a number of interactions occurring over a period of time is disclosed. Data defining a set of interactions is processed to determine an ordering for the interacting elements identified by the data based on calculated distance values for relative positions of pairs of interacting elements corresponding to interactions in the set. The determined ordering can then be used to generate display data where individual interactions are displayed as lines connecting co-ordinates corresponding to the positions in the determined ordering of interacting elements and the time value associated with the interaction. The visual clarity of such a display can be enhanced by selecting the criteria for ordering the elements.