US Patent 7495673 Resource tepee

A color display called a Resource Tepee depicting, at a glance, resource utilization across functions and over levels of an organization. The display is constructed by starting with a resource utilization matrix whose elements are resources utilized at each combination of function and level. A matrix of co-ordinates is computed using the resource utilization matrix. This matrix contains the nodes of the Tepee. Boundary lines to separate the colors of the Tepee are obtained by connecting co-ordinates in each column of the matrix of co-ordinates. Colors representing distinct functions are applied to the spaces between boundary lines to obtain the Resource Tepee.