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by joshgrib 1862 days ago
I was thinking this was a data structure, but based on the patent it's actually more a user interface design to explore data

> What is claimed is:

> 1. A method for visualizing data on a display, comprising:

> ...

In other words it seems like it could replace a spreadsheet as a way to explore data, but not _necessarily_ by storing the data any differently