Managing hierarchical information on small screens

Jie Hao*, Kang Zhang, Chad Allen Gabrysch, Qiaoming Zhu

*Corresponding author for this work

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Abstract

This paper presents a visualization methodology called Radial Edgeless Tree (RELT) for visualizing and navigating hierarchical information on mobile interfaces. RELT is characterized by recursive division of a polygonal display area, space-filling, maximum screen space usage, and clarity of the hierarchical structure. It is also general and flexible enough to allow users to customize the root location and stylize the layout. The paper presents the general RELT drawing algorithm that is adaptable and customizable for different applications. We demonstrate the algorithm's application for stock market visualization, and also present an empirical study on an emulated implementation with a currently used cell phone interface in terms of their performances in finding desired information.

Original languageEnglish
Title of host publicationAdvances in Data and Web Management - Joint International Conferences, APWeb/WAIM 2009, Proceedings
PublisherSpringer Verlag
Pages429-441
Number of pages13
ISBN (Print)9783642006715
DOIs
Publication statusPublished - 2009
Externally publishedYes
EventJoint International Conference on Advances in Data and Web Management, APWeb/WAIM 2009 - Suzhou, China
Duration: 2 Apr 20094 Apr 2009

Publication series

NameLecture Notes in Computer Science (including subseries Lecture Notes in Artificial Intelligence and Lecture Notes in Bioinformatics)
Volume5446
ISSN (Print)0302-9743
ISSN (Electronic)1611-3349

Conference

ConferenceJoint International Conference on Advances in Data and Web Management, APWeb/WAIM 2009
Country/TerritoryChina
CitySuzhou
Period2/04/094/04/09

Keywords

  • Aesthetic layout
  • Hierarchy visualization
  • Mobile interface
  • Stock market visualization
  • Tree drawing

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