Chart dual-Y resize and split-unsplit interaction

• US 10,007,356 B2
• Filed: 10/04/2016
• Issued: 06/26/2018
• Est. Priority Date: 09/18/2014
• Status: Active Grant

• Current Assignee: Oracle International Corporation (Oracle Corporation)
• Original Assignee: Oracle International Corporation (Oracle Corporation)
• Inventors: Ho, Pangus, Zhang, Hugh, Singh, Prashant, Tannis, Tamika
• Primary Examiner(s): WANG, JIN CHENG
• Application Number:
  US15/285,368
• Publication Number:
  US 20170024016A1
• Time in Patent Office: 630 Days
• Field of Search: 345440, 345666
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 16/9038 Presentation of query results
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 2203/04808 Several contacts: gestures triggering a specific function, e.g. scrolling, zooming, right-click, when the user establishes several contacts with the surface simultaneously; e.g. using several fingers or a combination of fingers and pen
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 3/017 Gesture based interaction, e.g. based on a set of recognized hand gestures interaction based on gestures traced on a digitiser G06F3/04883
• 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 3/04845 for image manipulation, e.g. dragging, rotation, expansion or change of colour
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 3/04847 Interaction techniques to control parameter settings, e.g. interaction with sliders or dials
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 3/0486 Drag-and-drop
• CPC Class Codes: G06T 11/20 Drawing from basic elements, e.g. lines or circles
• CPC Class Codes: G06T 11/203 Drawing of straight lines or curves
• CPC Class Codes: G06T 11/206 Drawing of charts or graphs
• CPC Class Codes: G06T 11/60 Editing figures and text; Combining figures or text
• CPC Class Codes: G06T 2200/24 involving graphical user interfaces [GUIs]
• CPC Class Codes: G06T 2200/28 involving image processing hardware
• CPC Class Codes: G06T 2207/30176 Document
• CPC Class Codes: G06T 3/40 Scaling of whole images or parts thereof, e.g. expanding or contracting

Abstract

Systems and methods are disclosed that, in various embodiments, improve chart performance by allowing users to interactively split and unsplit charts with dual-Y axis using dragging gestures or a button.

Claims

1. A method comprising:

rendering, by a computer, a chart having a first chart layout for a related series of data including a first data set and a second data set, wherein

the first chart layout is a split bipolar chart layout including;

(i) a first plot area with a shared X-axis and a first y-axis associated with the first data set, (ii) the second plot area with the shared X-axis and a second y-axis associated with the second data set, (iii) the shared X-axis is rendered between the first plot area and the second plot area, wherein the first plot area is below the shared X-axis and the second plot area is above the shared X-axis, (iv) the first data set is growing from the shared X-axis in a direction extending below the shared X-axis, and (v) the second data set is growing from the shared X-axis in a direction extending above the shared X-axis;

receiving, by the computer, a gesture performed by a user with respect to the chart having the first chart layout;

determining, by the computer, a source of the gesture with respect to the chart as the first Y-axis of the first plot area or the second Y-axis of the second plot area;

determining, by the computer, a target of the gesture with respect to the chart as the second plot area or the first plot area;

determining, by the computer, a second chart layout for the first data set and the second data set based on the source and the target of the gesture, wherein when the source of the gesture is the first y-axis and the target is the second plot area or the source of the gesture is the second y-axis and the target is the first plot area, the second chart layout is determined as a joined dual-y chart with both the first data set and the second data set growing in the same direction, and the second chart layout has a plot area with the shared X-axis, the first y-axis associated with the first data set, and the second y-axis associated with the second data set; and

rendering, by the computer, the chart with the second chart layout.

2. The method of claim 1, further comprising generating, by the computer, a visual indicator in response to determining the source or the target of the gesture.

3. The method of claim 1, further comprising:

receiving, at the computer, a another gesture with respect to the chart having the second chart layout;

determining, by computer, resizing information based on the second gesture; and

rendering, by the computer, the chart with a third chart layout generated based on the resizing information.

4. A non-transitory computer-readable medium storing a computer program product having program instructions which when executed by a processor of a computer causes the processor to:

render a chart having a first chart layout for a related series of data including a first data set and a second data set, wherein

the first chart layout is a split bipolar chart layout including;

(i) a first plot area with a shared X-axis and a first y-axis associated with the first data set, (ii) the second plot area with the shared X-axis and a second y-axis associated with the second data set, (iii) the shared X-axis is rendered between the first plot area and the second plot area, wherein the first plot area is below the shared X-axis and the second plot area is above the shared X-axis, (iv) the first data set is growing from the shared X-axis in a direction extending below the shared X-axis, and (v) the second data set is growing from the shared X-axis in a direction extending above the shared X-axis;

receive a gesture performed by a user with respect to the chart having the first chart layout;

determine a source of the gesture with respect to the chart as the first Y-axis of the first plot area or the second Y-axis of the second plot area;

determine a target of the gesture with respect to the chart as the second plot area or the first plot area;

determine a second chart layout for the first data set and the second data set based on the source and the target of the gesture, wherein when the source of the gesture is the first y-axis and the target is the second plot area or the source of the gesture is the second y-axis and the target is the first plot area, the second chart layout is determined as a joined dual-y chart with both the first data set and the second data set growing in the same direction, and the second chart layout has a plot area with the shared X-axis, the first y-axis associated with the first data set, and the second y-axis associated with the second data set; and

render the chart with the second chart layout.

5. The non-transitory computer-readable medium of claim 4, wherein the computer program product further causes the processor to generate a visual indicator in response to determining the source or the target of the gesture.

6. The non-transitory computer-readable medium of claim 4, wherein the computer program product further causes the processor to:

receive a another gesture with respect to the chart having the second chart layout;

determine resizing information based on the second gesture; and

render the chart with a third chart layout generated based on the resizing information.

7. A system comprising:

a hardware processor; and

a memory storing a set of instructions which when executed by the processor causes the processor to;

render a chart having a first chart layout for a related series of data including a first data set and a second data set, wherein

the first chart layout is a split bipolar chart layout including;

(i) a first plot area with a shared X-axis and a first y-axis associated with the first data set, (ii) the second plot area with the shared X-axis and a second y-axis associated with the second data set, (iii) the shared X-axis is rendered between the first plot area and the second plot area, wherein the first plot area is below the shared X-axis and the second plot area is above the shared X-axis, (iv) the first data set is growing from the shared X-axis in a direction extending below the shared X-axis, and (v) the second data set is growing from the shared X-axis in a direction extending above the shared X-axis;

receive a gesture performed by a user with respect to the chart having the first chart layout;

determine a source of the gesture with respect to the chart as the first Y-axis of the first plot area or the second Y-axis of the second plot area;

determine a target of the gesture with respect to the chart as the second plot area or the first plot area;

determine a second chart layout for the first data set and the second data set based on the source and the target of the gesture, wherein when the source of the gesture is the first y-axis and the target is the second plot area or the source of the gesture is the second y-axis and the target is the first plot area, the second chart layout is determined as a joined dual-y chart with both the first data set and the second data set growing in the same direction, and the second chart layout has a plot area with the shared X-axis, the first y-axis associated with the first data set, and the second y-axis associated with the second data set; and

render the chart with the second chart layout.

8. The system of claim 7, wherein the set of instructions which when further executed by the processor causes the processor to generate a visual indicator in response to determining the source or the target of the gesture.

9. The system of claim 7, wherein the set of instructions which when further executed by the processor causes the processor to:

receive a another gesture with respect to the chart having the second chart layout;

determine resizing information based on the second gesture; and

render the chart with a third chart layout generated based on the resizing information.