Method and system for extracting a characteristic from information handled by a computer and displaying the information in a manner to clarify the characteristic. A relationship among information items is analyzed from similarity and cluster analysis, and a characteristic related to the relationship...http://www.google.co.uk/patents/US5179643?utm_source=gb-gplus-sharePatent US5179643 - Method of multi-dimensional analysis and display for a large volume of record information items and a system therefor