Automated provisioning of relational information for a summary data visualization

• US 10,001,898 B1
• Filed: 11/18/2013
• Issued: 06/19/2018
• Est. Priority Date: 07/12/2011
• Status: Active Grant

• Current Assignee: Domo, Inc.
• Original Assignee: Domo, Inc.
• Inventors: Burtenshaw, Jeff, Winters, Alan
• Primary Examiner(s): Vu, Kieu
• Assistant Examiner(s): Borja, Roberto
• Application Number:
  US14/082,802
• Time in Patent Office: 1,674 Days
• Field of Search: 715769, 715810, 345440, 434430
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 16/26 Visual data mining; Browsing structured data
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 3/0481 based on specific properties of the displayed interaction object or a metaphor-based environment, e.g. interaction with desktop elements like windows or icons, or assisted by a cursor's changing behaviour or appearance
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 3/0484 for the control of specific functions or operations, e.g. selecting or manipulating an object, an image or a displayed text element, setting a parameter value or selecting a range
• CPC Class Codes: G06T 11/206 Drawing of charts or graphs

Abstract

A related information provision system may be used to identify constituent data for a selected portion of summary data on a summary data visualization such as a chart or graph. The portion of the summary data may be selected by a user, a system event, and/or another process. The constituent data may include values and/or metadata for one or more data sets summarized by the summary data, formulas and/or other information, which may indicate how the summary data are obtained from the constituent data. Information regarding the constituent data (“related information”) may be displayed for a user on a constituent visualization or the like. If the information is already displayed, the system may draw the user'"'"'s attention to the information. If the information is displayed in a different view, the system may display a navigational element leading to it, or direct the user'"'"'s attention to an existing navigational element.

Claims

1. A computer-implemented method for enhancing comprehension of a user of a summary data visualization, the method comprising:

at a display device, simultaneously displaying a summary data visualization presenting summary data obtained from constituent data and two or more constituent data visualizations, the summary data including one or more values, and each of the two or more constituent data visualizations presenting the constituent data including related values related to the one or more values included in the summary data of the summary data visualization;

after simultaneously displaying the summary data visualization and the two or more constituent data visualization, receiving a selection of a summary value from the summary data presented by the summary data visualization;

at a processor, responsive to the selection of the summary value from the summary data presented by the summary data visualization, identifying mathematical operations between the selected summary value from the summary data visualization and two or more constituent values respectively presented by the two or more constituent data visualizations, the mathematical operations reflecting a manner in which the two or more constituent values are used to compute the selected summary value, the two or more constituent values being included in the constituent data; and

at the display device, while simultaneously displaying the summary data visualization and the two or more constituent data visualizations, simultaneously highlighting in the summary data visualization and the two or more constituent data visualizations, using one or more graphical elements, the mathematical operations between the two or more constituent values of the two or more constituent data visualizations used to compute the selected summary value.

2. The method of claim 1, wherein the summary value is obtained by performing the mathematical operations on the two or more constituent values.

3. The method of claim 2, wherein simultaneously highlighting, using the one or more graphical elements, the mathematical operations between the two or more constituent values of the two or more constituent data visualizations further comprises:

highlighting the selected summary value in the summary data visualization and two or more corresponding data values in the two or more constituent data visualizations; and

displaying via one or more of the graphical elements the mathematical operations in the manner that indicates to the user how the summary value is obtained from the constituent data.

4. The method of claim 1, wherein a portion of the summary data comprises summary metadata indicating what the summary value represents, a portion of the constituent data of each of the two or more constituent data visualizations comprises constituent metadata indicating what the constituent values represent, and one or more of the summary metadata and the constituent metadata of one or more of the two or more constituent data visualizations comprises the mathematical operations indicating how the summary value is obtained from the constituent data.

5. The method of claim 4, wherein simultaneously highlighting, using the one or more graphical elements, the mathematical operations the two or more constituent values of the two or more constituent data visualizations further comprises:

highlighting the selected summary value in the summary data visualization and two or more corresponding data values in the two or more constituent data visualizations; and

displaying via one or more of the graphical elements, a representation of the mathematical operations that indicates to the user how the summary data is obtained from the constituent data.

6. The method of claim 1, wherein identifying the mathematical operations comprises:

identifying a common element shared by a portion of the summary data and a portion of the constituent data of each of the two or more constituent data visualizations.

7. The method of claim 1, further comprising:

prior to simultaneously displaying the summary data visualization and the two or more constituent data visualizations, establishing a link between the summary data and the constituent data of each of the two or more constituent data visualizations, wherein identifying the mathematical operations comprises identifying the link.

8. The method of claim 1, further comprising:

detecting an occurrence of a trigger event comprising a first user input, wherein receiving the selection comprises;

at an input device, receiving the first user input designating the summary value.

9. The method of claim 8, wherein the summary data visualization comprises a summary graph, the two or more constituent data visualizations comprises two or more constituent graphs, the input device comprises a mouse or trackpad, the first user input comprises a hover over a portion of the summary graph that presents the summary value, and simultaneously highlighting in the two or more constituent data visualizations includes highlighting two or more corresponding portions of the two or more constituent graphs that present the two or more constituent values.

10. The method of claim 1, wherein the summary data visualization comprises a summary graph and the two or more constituent data visualizations comprise two or more constituent graphs, respectively.

11. The method of claim 10, wherein simultaneously displaying the summary data visualization and the two or more constituent data visualizations includes, at the display device, displaying each of the two or more constituent graphs adjacent to the summary graph.

12. The method of claim 1, wherein the processor and the display device are associated with a first subscriber to an event bus, and the method further comprises:

detecting an occurrence of a trigger event comprising interaction of a second subscriber independent from the first subscriber with the summary data visualization, wherein the selection is received in response to the occurrence of the trigger event.

13. The method of claim 1, further comprising:

analyzing the mathematical operations to formulate conclusions regarding the two or more constituent values of the two or more constituent data visualizations, wherein simultaneously highlighting in the summary data visualization and the two or more constituent data visualizations, using the one or more graphical elements, includes at the display device, displaying an indicator in connection with the mathematical operations to indicate the conclusions to the user.

14. The method of claim 1, wherein simultaneously highlighting in the summary data visualization and the two or more constituent data visualizations, using the one or more graphical elements, the mathematical operations between the two or more constituent values of the two or more constituent data visualizations includes, at the display device, displaying the mathematical operations such that the mathematical operations are viewable simultaneously with the summary data visualization and the two or more constituent data visualizations, and directing attention of the user to the mathematical operations by highlighting the mathematical operations.

15. The method of claim 1, wherein simultaneously highlighting in the summary data visualization and the two or more constituent data visualizations, using the one or more graphical elements, the mathematical operations between the two or more constituent values of the two or more constituent data visualizations further comprises:

at an input device, receiving user input selecting to view metadata, wherein the metadata is displayed in response to the user input.

16. The method of claim 1, further comprising:

detecting an occurrence of a trigger event comprising a first user input, wherein receiving the selection comprises;

receiving the selection in response to the occurrence of the trigger event; and

at an input device, receiving the first user input selecting the summary value from the summary data, wherein the input device comprises a mouse or trackpad and the first user input comprises a hover over a portion of the summary data visualization that presents the summary value, and the method further comprises;

at the input device, receiving user input selecting to keep the one or more graphical elements visible; and

in response to receipt of the user input, causing the one or more graphical elements to remain visible after motion of the mouse away from the portion of the summary data visualization that presents the summary value.

17. A computer program product for enhancing comprehension of a user of a summary data visualization, comprising:

a non-transitory storage medium; and

computer program code, encoded on the non-transitory storage medium, configured to cause at least one processor to perform operations comprising;

causing a display device to simultaneously display a summary data visualization presenting summary data obtained from constituent data and two or more constituent data visualizations, the summary data including one or more values, and each of the two or more constituent data visualizations presenting the constituent data including related values related to the one or more values included in the summary data of the summary data visualization;

after simultaneously displaying the summary data visualization and the two or more constituent data visualizations, receiving, a selection of a summary value from the summary data presented by the summary data visualization;

responsive to the selection of the summary value from the summary data presented by the summary data visualization, identifying mathematical operations between the selected summary value from the summary data visualization and two or more constituent values respectively presented by the two or more constituent data visualizations, the mathematical operations reflecting a manner in which the two or more constituent values are used to compute the selected summary value, the two or more constituent values being included in the constituent data; and

while simultaneously displaying on the display device the summary data visualization and the two or more constituent data visualizations, simultaneously highlighting in the summary data visualization and the two or more constituent data visualizations, using one or more graphical elements, the mathematical operations between the the two or more constituent values of the two or more constituent data visualizations used to compute the selected summary value.

18. The computer program product of claim 17, wherein the summary value is obtained by performing the mathematical operations on the two or more constituent values, and simultaneously highlighting the mathematical operations comprises:

highlighting the selected summary value in the summary data visualization and two or more corresponding data values in the two or more constituent data visualizations; and

displaying, using the one or more graphical elements, the mathematical operations in the manner that indicates to the user how the summary value is obtained from the constituent data.

19. The computer program product of claim 17, wherein a portion of the summary data comprises summary metadata indicating what the summary value represents, a portion of the constituent data comprises constituent metadata indicating what the constituent values represent, and one or more of the summary metadata and the constituent metadata of one or more of the two or more constituent data visualizations comprises the mathematical operations indicating how the summary value is obtained from the constituent data, and simultaneously highlighting, using the one or more graphical elements, the mathematical operations between the two or more constituent values of the two or more constituent data visualizations further comprises:

highlighting the selected summary value in the summary data visualization and two or more corresponding data values in the two or more constituent data visualizations, and displaying via one or more of the graphical elements, a representation of the mathematical operations that indicates to the user how the summary data is obtained from the constituent data.

20. The computer program product of claim 17, wherein identifying the mathematical operations comprises identifying a common element shared by a portion of the summary data and a portion of the constituent data of each of the two or more constituent data visualizations.

21. The computer program product of claim 17, wherein the computer program code is further configured to cause the processor to perform operations comprising:

prior to simultaneously displaying the summary data visualization and the two or more constituent data visualizations, establishing a link between the summary data and the constituent data of each of the two or more constituent data visualizations, wherein identifying the mathematical operations comprises identifying the link.

22. The computer program product of claim 17, wherein the computer program code is further configured to cause the processor to perform operations comprising:

detecting an occurrence of a trigger event comprising a first user input from an input device, and receiving the selection comprises receiving the first user input designating the summary value.

23. The computer program product of claim 22, wherein the summary data visualization comprises a summary graph, the two or more constituent data visualizations comprises two or more constituent graphs, the input device comprises a mouse or trackpad and the first user input comprises a hover over a portion of the summary graph that presents the summary value, and simultaneously highlighting in the two or more constituent data visualizations includes highlighting one or more corresponding portions of the two or more constituent graphs that present the two or more constituent values.

24. The computer program product of claim 17, wherein the summary data visualization comprises a summary graph.

25. The computer program product of claim 17, wherein simultaneously highlighting in the summary data visualization and the two or more constituent data visualizations, using the one or more graphical elements, the mathematical operations between the summary value of the summary data visualization, and the two or more constituent values of the two or more constituent data visualizations includes displaying the mathematical operations such that the is mathematical operations are viewable simultaneously with the summary data visualization and the two or more constituent data visualizations, and directing attention of the user to the mathematical operations by highlighting the mathematical operations.

26. A system for enhancing comprehension of a user of a summary data visualization, comprising:

a display device, configured to;

simultaneously display a summary data visualization presenting summary data obtained from constituent data and two or more constituent data visualizations, the summary data including two or more values, and each of the two or more constituent data visualizations presenting the constituent data including related values related to the one or more values included in the summary data of the summary data visualization;

a processor, communicatively coupled to the display device, configured to;

after simultaneously displaying the summary data visualization and the two or more constituent data visualizations, receive a selection of a summary value from the summary data presented by the summary data visualization; and

responsive to the selection of the summary value from the summary data presented by the summary data visualization, identify mathematical operations between the selected summary value from the summary data visualization and two or more constituent values respectively presented by the two or more constituent data visualizations, the mathematical operations reflecting a manner in which the two or more constituent values are used to compute the selected summary value, the two or more constituent values being included in the constituent data, wherein

the display device is further configured, while simultaneously displaying the summary data visualization and the two or more constituent data visualizations, to simultaneously highlight in the summary data visualization and the two or more constituent data visualizations using one or more graphical elements, the mathematical operations between the two or more constituent values of the two or more constituent data visualizations used to compute the selected summary value.

27. The system of claim 26, wherein the summary value is obtained by performing the mathematical operations on the two or more constituent values, and the display device is configured to highlight the selected summary value in the summary data visualization and two or more corresponding data values in the two or more constituent data visualizations, and display via one or more of the graphical elements the mathematical operations in the manner that indicates to the user how the summary value is obtained from the constituent data.

28. The system of claim 26, wherein a portion of the summary data comprises summary metadata indicating what the summary value represents, a portion of the constituent data of each of the two or more constituent data visualizations comprises constituent metadata indicating what the constituent values represent, one or more of the summary metadata and the constituent metadata of one or more of the two or more constituent data visualizations comprises the mathematical operations indicating how the summary value is obtained from the constituent data, and the display device being configured to simultaneously highlight the mathematical operations comprises:

highlighting the selected summary value in the summary data visualization and two or more corresponding data values in the two or more constituent data visualizations, and

displaying via one or more of the graphical elements, representation of the mathematical operations that indicates to the user how the summary data is obtained from the constituent data.

29. The system of claim 26, wherein the processor is configured to identify the mathematical operations by:

identifying a common element shared by a portion of the summary data and a portion of the constituent data of each of the two or more constituent data visualizations.

30. The system of claim 26, wherein the processor is further configured to, prior to simultaneously displaying the summary data visualization and the two or more constituent data visualizations, establish a link between the summary data and the constituent data of each of the two or more constituent data visualizations and identify the mathematical operations by identifying the link.

31. The system of claim 26, wherein the processor is further configured to detect an occurrence of a trigger event comprising a first user input, and the system further comprises:

an input device, communicatively coupled to the processor, configured to receive the first user input designating the summary value.

32. The system of claim 31, wherein the summary data visualization comprises a summary graph, the two or more constituent data visualizations comprises two or more constituent graphs, the input device comprises a mouse or trackpad, and wherein the first user input comprises a hover over a portion of the summary graph that presents the summary value, and to simultaneously highlight in the two or more constituent data visualizations includes highlighting two or more corresponding portions of the two or more constituent graphs that present the one or more constituent values.

33. The system of claim 26, wherein the summary data visualization comprises a summary graph.

34. The system of claim 26, wherein the display device is configured to simultaneously highlight in the summary data visualization and the two or more constituent data visualizations, using the one or more graphical elements, the mathematical operations between the two or more constituent values of the two or more constituent data visualizations by:

displaying the mathematical operations such that the mathematical operations are viewable simultaneously with the summary data visualization and the two or more constituent data visualizations; and

directing attention of the user to the mathematical operations by highlighting the mathematical operations.