Generating graphical representations of event participation flow

• US 10,192,333 B1
• Filed: 07/28/2016
• Issued: 01/29/2019
• Est. Priority Date: 10/21/2015
• Status: Active Grant

• Current Assignee: Palantir Technologies Incorporated
• Original Assignee: Palantir Technologies Incorporated
• Inventors: Lu, Catherine, Mohan, Karanveer, Stern, Jacob
• Primary Examiner(s): Wang, Yi
• Application Number:
  US15/222,768
• Time in Patent Office: 915 Days
• Field of Search: None
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 3/0482 Interaction with lists of selectable items, e.g. menus
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 3/04883 for inputting data by handwriting, e.g. gesture or text
• CPC Class Codes: G06T 11/206 Drawing of charts or graphs
• CPC Class Codes: H04L 43/045 for graphical visualisation of monitoring data
• CPC Class Codes: H04L 43/062 related to network traffic
• CPC Class Codes: H04L 43/14 using software, i.e. software packages network security related monitoring H04L63/1408
• CPC Class Codes: H04L 67/306 User profiles
• CPC Class Codes: H04L 67/535 Tracking the activity of the user network monitoring arrangements H04L43/00; recording of computer activity G06F11/34

Abstract

A system comprising a computer-readable storage medium storing at least one program and a method for generating graphical representations of event participation flows are presented. In example embodiments, the method includes determining an event participation flow for participants of a subject event, and causing presentation of a graphical representation of the event participation flow in the user interface. The method may further include receiving a user selection of a filter via the user interface, and filtering the graphical representation of the event participation flow in accordance with the user selected filter.

Claims

1. A method for analyzing and facilitating an understanding of event data, the method comprising:

determining, using one or more processors, an event participation flow associated with a subject event, the event participation flow including a transition of participation from one or more preceding events to the subject event and from the subject event to one or more subsequent events;

causing presentation of a graphical representation of the event participation flow in a user interface displayed on a client device, the graphical representation comprising;

a first graphical element corresponding to the subject event, the first graphical element including an indication of a number of participants that participated in the subject event,

a second graphical element corresponding to a preceding event,

a third graphical element corresponding to a subsequent event,

a first connector element connecting the first graphical element to the second graphical element, the first connector element representing a flow quantity of participants from the preceding event to the subject event; and

a second connector element connecting the first graphical element to the third graphical element, the second connector element representing a flow quantity of participants from the subject event to the subsequent event;

receiving a user selection, via the user interface, of one or more filters; and

in response to receiving the user selection, modifying the graphical representation of the event participation flow to include a subset of overall participants in the event participation flow that corresponds to the one or more filters, the modifying of the graphical representation including modifying a size of one or more elements of the graphical representation, the size of each of the one or more elements representing a number of participants.

2. The method of claim 1, wherein:

the filter includes a category filter specifying an event category; and

the modifying of the graphical representation further includes modifying the presentation of the graphical representation of the event participation flow to include a subset of the plurality of graphical elements, the subset of graphical elements corresponding to events of the event category.

3. The method of claim 1, wherein:

the one or more filters include a participant filter specifying a participant attribute; and

the subset of overall participants in the event participation flow includes participants having the participant attribute.

4. The method of claim 3, wherein the participant attribute is a selection from the group comprising:

gender, age, location, and income level.

5. The method of claim 1, wherein:

the one or more filters includes an event filter specifying an event attribute; and

the modifying of the graphical representation further includes modifying the presentation of the graphical representation of the event participation flow to include a subset of events from the event participation flow, the subset of events including events with the event attribute.

6. The method of claim 1, further comprising:

receiving an additional event identifier entered as input via the user interface;

determining an additional event participation flow involving the subject event and the additional event; and

causing presentation of a graphical representation of the additional event participation flow in the user interface displayed by the client device.

7. The method of claim 1, further comprising:

receiving selection of the second graphical element or the third graphical element;

determining an additional participation flow corresponding to the preceding event or the subsequent event in response to selection of the second graphical element or the third graphical element; and

causing presentation of a graphical representation of the additional participation flow in place of the graphical representation of the participation flow.

8. The method of claim 1, wherein the first graphical element includes at least one of:

an indication of a number of participants that participated in the subject event without participating in the preceding event; and

an indication of a number of participants that participated in the subject event without participating in the subsequent event.

9. The method of claim 1, further comprising accessing event data stored in a network database, the event data including a plurality of event data records, each of the plurality of event data records corresponding to an event and including a set of participant identifiers corresponding to participants in the event, the plurality of event data records including a data record corresponding to the subject event;

wherein the determining of the event participation flow is based on an analysis of the event data.

10. The method of claim 1, wherein:

a width of the first connector element represents a number of participants that participated in the preceding event and the subject event; and

a width of the second connector element represents a number of participants that participated in the subject event and the subsequent event.

11. The method of claim 1, wherein the graphical representation includes a fourth graphical element representing two or more events, each of the two or more events having a number of participants below a predefined threshold.

12. The method of claim 1, wherein the event participation flow is determined based on an aggregate of event sequences participated in by each participant of the subject event.

13. The method of claim 1, further comprising combining two or more events into a single graphical element in response to user selection of an event category, the two or more events corresponding to the event category.

14. A system comprising:

at least one processor of a machine;

a first machine-readable medium storing event data, the event data comprising a plurality of event data records, each of the plurality of event data records corresponding to an event and including a set of participant identifiers corresponding to participants in the event; and

a second machine-readable medium storing instructions that, when executed by the at least one processor of a machine, cause the machine to perform operations comprising;

determining an event participation flow associated with a subject event, the event participation flow including a transition of participation from one or more preceding events to the subject event and from the subject event to one or more subsequent events; and

causing presentation of a graphical representation of the event participation flow in a user interface displayed on a client device, the graphical representation comprising;

a first graphical element corresponding to the subject event, the first graphical element including an indication of a number of participants that participated in the subject event,

a second graphical element corresponding to a preceding event,

a third graphical element corresponding to a subsequent event,

a first connector element connecting the first graphical element to the second graphical element, the first connector element representing a flow quantity of participants from the preceding event to the subject event; and

a second connector element connecting the first graphical element to the third graphical element, the second connector element representing a flow quantity of participants from the subject event to the subsequent event;

receiving a user selection, via the user interface, of one or more filters; and

in response to receiving the user selection, modifying the graphical representation of the event participation flow to include a subset of overall participants in the event participation flow that corresponds to the one or more filters, the modifying of the graphical representation including modifying a size of one or more elements of the graphical representation, the size of each of the one or more elements representing a number of participants.

15. The system of claim 14, wherein:

the one or more filters include a category filter specifying an event category; and

the modifying of the graphical representation further includes modifying the presentation of the graphical representation of the event participation flow to include a subset of the plurality of graphical elements, the subset of graphical elements corresponding to events of the event category.

16. The system of claim 14, wherein:

the one or more filters include a participant filter specifying a participant attribute; and

the subset of overall participants in the event participation flow includes participants having the participant attribute.

17. The system of claim 14, wherein:

the one or more filters includes an event filter specifying an event attribute; and

the modifying of the graphical representation further includes modifying the presentation of the graphical representation of the event participation flow to include a subset of the event participation flow, the subset of the event participation flow corresponding to events with the event attribute.

18. The system of claim 14, wherein the operations further comprise:

receiving an additional event identifier entered as input via the user interface;

determining an additional event participation flow involving the subject event and the additional event; and

causing presentation of a graphical representation of the additional event participation flow in the user interface displayed by the client device.

19. The system of claim 14, wherein the determining the event participation flow includes:

determining a preceding event for each participant of the subject event;

determining a subsequent event for each participant of the subject event;

determining a participation quantity for each of the one or more preceding events and for the one or more subsequent events, the participation quantity including a number of participants in a respective event; and

determining flow quantities between each of the preceding events and the subject event and between the subject event and each of the subsequent events.

20. A machine-readable storage medium embodying instructions that, when executed by at least one processor of a machine, cause the machine to perform operations comprising:

determining an event participation flow associated with a subject event, the event participation flow including a transition of participation from one or more preceding events to the subject event and from the subject event to one or more subsequent events; and

causing presentation of a graphical representation of the event participation flow in a user interface displayed on a client device, the graphical representation comprising;

a first graphical element corresponding to the subject event, the first graphical element including an indication of a number of participants that participated in the subject event,

a second graphical element corresponding to a preceding event,

a third graphical element corresponding to a subsequent event,

a first connector element connecting the first graphical element to the second graphical element, the first connector element representing a flow quantity of participants from the preceding event to the subject event; and

a second connector element connecting the first graphical element to the third graphical element, the second connector element representing a flow quantity of participants from the subject event to the subsequent event;

receiving a user selection, via the user interface, of one or more filters; and

in response to receiving the user selection, modifying the graphical representation of the event participation flow to include a subset of overall participants in the event participation flow that corresponds to the one or more filters, the modifying of the graphical representation including modifying a size of one or more elements of the graphical representation, the size of each of the one or more elements representing a number of participants.