A hyperbolic tree based interface for exploring massive files

  • Authors:

  • Zhirong Zeng;Kun Wang;Dongxing Teng;Hongan Wang;Guozhong Dai

  • Affiliations:

  • Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing, China;Beijing Jiaotong University, Beijing, China;Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing, China;Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing, China;Chinese Academy of Sciences Beijing, China

  • Venue:
  • Proceedings of the 2011 Visual Information Communication - International Symposium
  • Year:
  • 2011

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Abstract

Along with the rapid development of information technology, individual users of computers are faced with many problems in dealing with massive files, such as enormous amount, serious redundancy and complex version evolution relation. These lead that the file system becomes more and more rough-and-tumble, to a certain extent putting users to trouble in daily work. This paper systematically analyzed the problems in file system management, put forward user cognitive model when faced with massive files, and then introduced the FDTVAS system which is a visual interface based on hyperbolic tree view for exploring the massive files. This system used specific algorithm to do the intelligent analysis of file relationship, took hyperbolic tree as the main visual form, and provided a series of interaction tasks according with users' cognitive model. The built system can help users get a clear insight of the file system and do the analysis and management efficiently.