Efficient application-independent visualization engine for information with complex data structure

Frank Wei-Chih Tseng; Dikran S. Meliksetian; C. Y. Roger Chen

doi:10.1117/12.270315

9 April 1997 Efficient application-independent visualization engine for information with complex data structure

Frank Wei-Chih Tseng, Dikran S. Meliksetian, C. Y. Roger Chen

Proceedings Volume 3017, Visual Data Exploration and Analysis IV; (1997) https://doi.org/10.1117/12.270315
Event: Electronic Imaging '97, 1997, San Jose, CA, United States

Abstract

A novel layered visualization model is proposed to provide a systematic approach for visualizing and manipulating information with complex structure. A heterogeneous multiple level composite container type concept is introduced to model any arbitrary complex data structure. The necessary visualization and manipulation strategies are also provided within the model. Based on the model, an efficient application-independent visualization engine has been designed and implemented. A type wrapper concept is used to provide a general application interface. Applications can easily interact with the visualization engine by registering application-dependent type wrappers into the engine. THE engine has been sued as the graphical interface to a distributed object-oriented multimedia database management system.

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Frank Wei-Chih Tseng, Dikran S. Meliksetian, and C. Y. Roger Chen "Efficient application-independent visualization engine for information with complex data structure", Proc. SPIE 3017, Visual Data Exploration and Analysis IV, (9 April 1997); https://doi.org/10.1117/12.270315

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