Integrated developer workflow for data visualization development

• US 10,289,630 B2
• Filed: 06/27/2017
• Issued: 05/14/2019
• Est. Priority Date: 02/05/2016
• Status: Active Grant

• Current Assignee: Accenture Global Solutions Limited (Accenture PLC)
• Original Assignee: Accenture Global Solutions Limited (Accenture PLC)
• Inventors: Catania, Jeffrey, Dharma, Tiffany, Pang, Aaron, Tung, Teresa Sheausan
• Primary Examiner(s): Zhen, Wei Y
• Assistant Examiner(s): Wu, Junchun
• Application Number:
  US15/634,421
• Publication Number:
  US 20170293472A1
• Time in Patent Office: 686 Days
• Field of Search: 717120
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 16/2379 Updates performed during online database operations; commit processing
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 16/25 Integrating or interfacing systems involving database management systems
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 16/26 Visual data mining; Browsing structured data
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 16/9535 Search customisation based on user profiles and personalisation
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 40/103 Formatting, i.e. changing of presentation of documents automatic justification G06F40/189; automatic line break hyphenation G06F40/191
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 40/186 Templates
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 8/20 Software design
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 8/34 Graphical or visual programming
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 8/36 Software reuse
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 8/38 for implementing user interfaces
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 8/70 Software maintenance or management
• CPC Class Codes: H04L 63/08 for authentication of entities cryptographic mechanisms or cryptographic arrangements for entity authentication H04L9/32

Abstract

A development platform system is disclosed that provides a development platform configured to create new and modified web-based applications. The development platform may be configured to search for and select a design layout template from available design layout templates stored on a database library. The development platform may further be configured to search for and select a data visualization template from available data visualization templates stored on a database library. The development platform may further be configured to generate a data visualization modification interface and accept a client device customization input to modify attributes of a data visualization. Templates that are modified by the development platform may be stored for subsequent look-up on a database library according to metadata describing attributes of the templates.

Claims

1. A system, comprising:

a network interface configured to;

communicate with a database library; and

communicate with a computing device;

a processor configured to communicate with the network interface, the processor further configured to;

receive, through the network interface, a template query from the computing device, wherein the template query includes requests for components to an application development;

access, through the network interface, the database library and identify a layout template stored on the database library based on the template query, the layout template including a data visualization panel and a navigation panel;

control presentation of the layout template on a graphical user interface (GUI) of the computing device;

receive, through the network interface, a selection input from the computing device selecting the layout template;

control the GUI to display the layout template on the computing device;

obtain, through the network interface, a data visualization template corresponding to the data visualization panel from the database library;

receive, through the network interface, updateable data from a data source server;

render, within the data visualization panel of the layout template, the updateable data into a data visualization according to a predetermined data visualization structure;

control display of the data visualization in the data visualization panel within the layout template;

present a data visualization modification interface within the data visualization panel;

receive, through the network interface, a modification command corresponding to a modification option included in the data visualization modification interface; and

modify the data visualization.

2. The system of claim 1, wherein the predetermined data visualization structure is a standard data visualization structure.

3. The system of claim 1, wherein the updateable data is updated in real-time by the data source server;

and

wherein the processor is configured to render the updateable data into the data visualization by;

receiving updates to the updateable data from the data source server; and

rendering the data visualization according to the updates to the updateable data.

4. The system of claim 1, wherein the modification command includes a data source option, a visualization type option, a visualization look option, or a combination thereof.

5. The system of claim 1, wherein the data visualization panel includes a display section, a navigation panel, a coding section, or a combination thereof.

6. The system of claim 5, wherein the coding section is modifiable by user inputs at the computing device.

7. A method, comprising:

receiving, through a network interface, a template query from a computing device, wherein the template query includes requests for components to an application development;

accessing, through the network interface, a database library;

identifying a layout template stored on the database library based on the template query, the layout template including a data visualization panel and a navigation panel;

controlling presentation of the layout template on a graphical user interface (GUI) of the computing device;

receiving, through the network interface, a selection input from the computing device selecting the layout template;

controlling the GUI to display the layout template on the computing device;

obtaining, through the network interface, a data visualization template corresponding to the data visualization panel from the database library;

receiving, through the network interface, updateable data from a data source server;

rendering, within the data visualization panel of the layout template, the updateable data into a data visualization according to a predetermined data visualization structure;

controlling display of the data visualization in the data visualization panel within the layout template;

presenting a data visualization modification interface within the data visualization panel;

receiving, through the network interface, a modification command corresponding to a modification option included in the data visualization modification interface; and

modifying the data visualization.

8. The method of claim 7, wherein the predetermined data visualization structure is a standard data visualization structure.

9. The method of claim 7, wherein the updateable data is updated in real-time by the data source server;

and

wherein rendering the updateable data into the data visualization comprises;

receiving updates to the updateable data from the data source server; and

rendering the data visualization according to the updates to the updateable data.

10. The method of claim 7, wherein the modification command includes a data source option, a visualization type option, a visualization look option, or a combination thereof.

11. The method of claim 7, wherein the data visualization panel includes a display section, a navigation panel, a coding section, or a combination thereof.

12. The method of claim 11, wherein the coding section is modifiable by user inputs at the computing device.

13. An application server system, comprising:

a network interface configured to;

communicate with a database library;

communicate with a computing device; and

communicate with a data source server;

a processor configured to communicate with the network interface, the processor further configured to;

receive, through the network interface, a template query from the computing device, wherein the template query includes requests for components to an application development;

access, through the network interface, the database library and identify a layout template stored on the database library based on the template query, the layout template including a data visualization panel and a navigation panel;

control presentation of the layout template on a graphical user interface (GUI) of the computing device;

receive, through the network interface, a selection input from the computing device selecting the layout template;

control the GUI to display the layout template on the computing device;

obtain, through the network interface, a data visualization template corresponding to the data visualization panel from the database library;

receive, through the network interface, updateable data from a data source server;

render, within the data visualization panel of the layout template, the updateable data into a data visualization according to a predetermined data visualization structure;

control display of the data visualization in the data visualization panel within the layout template;

present a data visualization modification interface within the data visualization panel;

receive, through the network interface, a modification command corresponding to a modification option included in the data visualization modification interface; and

modify the data visualization.

14. The application server system of claim 13, wherein the updateable data is updated in real-time by the data source server;

and

wherein the processor is configured to render the updateable data into the data visualization by;

receiving updates to the updateable data from the data source server; and

rendering the data visualization according to the updates to the updateable data.

15. The application server system of claim 13, wherein the modification command includes a data source option, a visualization type option, a visualization look option, or a combination thereof.

16. The application server system of claim 13, wherein the data visualization panel includes a display section, a navigation panel, a coding section, or a combination thereof.

17. The system of claim 16, wherein the coding section is modifiable by user inputs at the computing device.