Title :
Intelligent Icons: Integrating Lite-Weight Data Mining and Visualization into GUI Operating Systems
Author :
Keogh, Eamonn ; Wei, Li ; Xi, Xiaopeng ; Lonardi, Stefano ; Shieh, Jin ; Sirowy, Scott
Author_Institution :
Univ. of California, Riverside, CA
Abstract :
The vast majority of visualization tools introduced so far are specialized pieces of software that run explicitly on a particular dataset at a particular time for a particular purpose. In this work we introduce a novel framework for allowing visualization to take place in the background of normal day-to-day operation of any GUI based operation system. Our system works by replacing the standard file icons with automatically created icons that reflect the contents of the files in a principled way. We call such icons Intelligent Icons. The utility of Intelligent Icons is further enhanced by arranging them in a way that reflects their similarity/differences. We demonstrate the utility of our approach on diverse applications.
Keywords :
data mining; data visualisation; graphical user interfaces; operating systems (computers); GUI operating system; data visualization; integrating lite-weight data mining; intelligent icon; standard file icon; DNA; Data mining; Data visualization; Displays; Feature extraction; Frequency; Graphical user interfaces; Operating systems; Sequences; Software tools;
Conference_Titel :
Data Mining, 2006. ICDM '06. Sixth International Conference on
Conference_Location :
Hong Kong
Print_ISBN :
0-7695-2701-7
DOI :
10.1109/ICDM.2006.90