Visualization of cyclical patterns in metric data

• US 10,044,577 B2
• Filed: 11/04/2015
• Issued: 08/07/2018
• Est. Priority Date: 11/04/2015
• Status: Active Grant

• Current Assignee: AirBNB Incorporated
• Original Assignee: International Business Machines Corporation
• Inventors: Barry, Paul M. J., Brew, Anthony T., Chang, Felix Y., Thai, Vinh Tuan
• Primary Examiner(s): Nabi, Reza
• Application Number:
  US14/931,907
• Publication Number:
  US 20170126519A1
• Time in Patent Office: 1,007 Days
• Field of Search: 715736
• CPC Class Codes: H04L 43/045 for graphical visualisation of monitoring data
• CPC Class Codes: H04L 43/067 using time frame reporting

Abstract

In a method for visualizing cyclical patterns in metric data, receiving, by one or more processors, data relating to a computer environment. The method further includes creating, by one or more processors, a visualization, wherein the visualization presents the data in a first format. The method further includes causing, by one or more processors, the visualization to be displayed in a user interface. The method further includes receiving, by one or more processors, an indication of a user interaction in the user interface, wherein the user interaction indicates an alternative visualization of the data, wherein the alternative visualization presents the data in a second format that includes a fragment of the received data. The method further includes creating, by one or more processors, the alternative visualization.

Claims

1. A method for visualizing cyclical patterns in metric data, the method comprising:

receiving, by one or more processors, data relating to a computer environment;

creating, by one or more processors, a visualization, wherein the visualization presents the data in a first format;

causing, by one or more processors, the visualization to be displayed in a user interface;

receiving, by one or more processors, an indication of a user interaction in the user interface, wherein the user interaction indicates an alternative visualization for the data, wherein the alternative visualization presents the data in a second format that includes a fragment of the received data; and

creating, by one or more processors, the alternative visualization, wherein the alternative visualization displayed in the user interface utilizes a sparkline series to represent the data relating to the computer environment, and wherein in response to a sparkline user input, a cyclic pattern is identified and the sparkline series is converted into a calendar view that matches the identified cyclic pattern of the sparkline user input.

2. The method of claim 1, wherein the data includes metadata of an alarm that is generated in the computer environment.

3. The method of claim 2, wherein the metadata includes one or more of:

a timestamp when the alarm is generated, a timeframe the alarm is generated, and metrics involved in the generated alarm.

4. The method of claim 1, wherein the fragment includes only data relating to a specific timeframe.

5. The method of claim 1, wherein the fragment includes only data relating to a common metric value.

6. The method of claim 1, wherein the visualization displayed in the user interface utilizes sparklines to represent the data relating to the computer environment.

7. The method of claim 1, wherein the user interaction is part of a brushing and linking process.

8. A computer program product for visualizing cyclical patterns in metric data, the computer program product comprising:

one or more computer readable storage media; and

program instructions stored on the one or more computer readable storage media, the program instructions comprising;

program instructions to receive data relating to a computer environment;

program instructions to create a visualization, wherein the visualization presents the data in a first format;

program instructions to cause the visualization to be displayed in a user interface;

program instructions to receive an indication of a user interaction in the user interface, wherein the user interaction indicates an alternative visualization of the data, wherein the alternative visualization presents the data in a second format that includes a fragment of the received data; and

program instructions to create alternative visualization, wherein the alternative visualization displayed in the user interface utilizes a sparkline series to represent the data relating to the computer environment, and wherein in response to a sparkline user input, a cyclic pattern is identified and the sparkline series is converted into a calendar view that matches the identified cyclic pattern of the sparkline user input.

9. The computer program product of claim 8, wherein the data includes metadata of an alarm that is generated in the computer environment.

10. The computer program product of claim 9, wherein the metadata includes one or more of:

a timestamp when the alarm is generated, a timeframe the alarm is generated, and metrics involved in the generated alarm.

11. The computer program product of claim 8, wherein the fragment includes only data relating to a specific timeframe.

12. The computer program product of claim 8, wherein the fragment includes only data relating to a common metric value.

13. The computer program product of claim 8, wherein the visualization displayed in the user interface utilizes sparklines to represent the data relating to the computer environment.

14. The computer program product of claim 8, wherein the user interaction is part of a brushing and linking process.

15. A computer system for visualizing cyclical patterns in metric data, the computer system comprising:

one or more computer processors;

one or more computer readable storage media; and

program instructions, stored on the computer readable storage media for execution by at least one of the one or more processors, the program instructions comprising;

program instructions to receive data relating to a computer environment;

program instructions to create a visualization, wherein the visualization presents the data in a first format;

program instructions to cause the visualization to be displayed in a user interface;

program instructions to receive an indication of a user interaction in the user interface, wherein the user interaction indicates an alternative visualization of the data, wherein the alternative visualization presents the data in a second format that includes a fragment of the received data; and

program instructions to create alternative visualization, wherein the alternative visualization displayed in the user interface utilizes a sparkline series to represent the data relating to the computer environment, and wherein in response to a sparkline user input, a cyclic pattern is identified and the sparkline series is converted into a calendar view that matches the identified cyclic pattern of the sparkline user input.

16. The computer system of claim 15, wherein the data includes metadata of an alarm that is generated in the computer environment.

17. The computer system of claim 16, wherein the metadata includes one or more of:

a timestamp when the alarm is generated, a timeframe the alarm is generated, and metrics involved in the generated alarm.

18. The computer system of claim 15, wherein the fragment includes only data relating to a specific timeframe.

19. The computer system of claim 15, wherein the fragment includes only data relating to a common metric value.

20. The computer system of claim 15, wherein the visualization displayed in the user interface utilizes sparklines to represent the data relating to the computer environment.