A new kind of search results are added to the search tool, namely bubble clouds. See below for a screen capture of what bubble clouds look like.

Just as the name suggests, bubble clouds are meant to show a cloud of bubble, with labels attached to it, and a bubble size reflecting how many time the corresponding search result appears in the search result list.

Unlike the search result list, bubble clouds give an instant view of the distribution of search results, i.e. how some of them appear much more, or much less, than others, giving perhaps a glance at what the file is actually made of.

Regarding colors there is no special meaning other than differentiating one bubble to another adjacent to it. Regarding the position of bubbles, there is no special meaning other than each bubble is supposed to touch at least one other bubble, thereby creating a cloud of bubbles. None of this is random, meaning that if you do the search twice, you'll get the exact same bubble cloud.

We are sure that this is a pertinent tool for forensic purposes. Uses for this feature is up to you.


Bubble clouds in the search results