Interactive controls that are collapsible and expandable and sequences for chart visualization optimizations

• US 10,347,017 B2
• Filed: 02/12/2016
• Issued: 07/09/2019
• Est. Priority Date: 02/12/2016
• Status: Active Grant

• Current Assignee: Microsoft Technology Licensing LLC (Microsoft Corporation)
• Original Assignee: Microsoft Technology Licensing LLC (Microsoft Corporation)
• Inventors: Ruble, B. Scott, Neylan, Catherine W.
• Primary Examiner(s): Faulk, Devona E
• Assistant Examiner(s): Beard, Charles L
• Application Number:
  US15/043,176
• Publication Number:
  US 20170236312A1
• Time in Patent Office: 1,243 Days
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 9/451 Execution arrangements for user interfaces
• CPC Class Codes: G06T 11/206 Drawing of charts or graphs

Abstract

Various methods, systems and storage devices are provided for sequencing chart visualization optimizations that include reducing a chart visualization to a single displayed value. Various methods, systems and storage devices are also provided for creating and utilizing an interactive control that is dynamically created in response to one or more chart elements being removed from a chart visualization during optimization of the chart visualization and that is operable, when selected and expanded, for accessing the removed one or more chart elements. Later, the one or more chart elements are removed from the chart visualization again by collapsing the interactive control.

Claims

1. A computing system configured for creating and utilizing an interactive control that is dynamically created in response to one or more chart elements being removed from a chart visualization during optimization used to resize the chart visualization for a smaller display area while still permitting selective access to the removed one or more chart elements, the computing system comprising:

one or more processors; and

one or more hardware storage device having stored computer-executable instructions which are executable by the one or more processors to cause the computing system to perform the following computer-implemented method;

accessing at a device a chart visualization that includes a plurality of different chart elements, at least some of the different chart elements having display attributes that are modifiable during an optimization used to resize the accessed chart visualization for a smaller display area of the device, and wherein at least some of the display attributes are set as default attributes that are stored in and accessible through data structures stored in system memory;

in response to an event that requires resizing the accessed chart visualization for the smaller display area, triggering an optimization sequence used to resize the accessed chart visualization for the smaller display area, wherein the optimization sequence comprises;

triggering a first optimization used to resize and reduce the accessed chart visualization by a first given percentage relative to the accessed chart visualization'"'"'s original size; and

successively triggering one or more further optimizations in order to further resize and reduce the accessed chart visualization by at least a second given percentage relative to the accessed chart visualization'"'"'s original size; and

wherein chart elements having display attributes that are default attributes are not hidden or modified during the first or any subsequently triggered optimization unless the chart visualization is reduced to a certain threshold size or smaller;

identifying one or more chart elements that do not have default attributes and which are to be modified or hidden from the accessed chart visualization responsive to each triggered optimization;

for each triggered optimization, reducing the overall size of the accessed chart visualization by the given percentage for the triggered optimization, relative to the accessed chart visualization'"'"'s original size, by modifying or hiding the one or more chart elements that do not have default attributes from the accessed chart visualization in accordance with the triggered optimization;

presenting the reduced accessed chart visualization in an optimized format in which the one or more chart elements that do not have default attributes have been modified or hidden in accordance with the optimization sequence;

as part of the optimized format, presenting an interactive control that is associated with at least one modified or hidden chart element; and

in response to detected user input at the interactive control, accessing the at least one modified or hidden chart element.

2. The computing system of claim 1, wherein the interactive control comprises a selectable link which is operable, when selected, to cause a display of the one or more modified or hidden chart elements.

3. The computing system of claim 2, wherein the method performed comprises displaying the selectable link within the optimized format for the accessed chart visualization.

4. The computing system of claim 2, wherein one of the displayed chart elements of the optimized format comprises the selectable link.

5. The computing system of claim 4, wherein the method performed comprises displaying one or more new chart elements in response to a selection of the selectable link.

6. The computing system of claim 1, wherein the one or more chart elements includes a chart legend.

7. The computing system of claim 1, wherein the one or more chart elements includes a label.

8. The computing system of claim 1, wherein the one or more chart elements includes at least one non-textual graphical chart element.

9. A computer-implemented method for creating and utilizing an interactive control that is dynamically created in response to one or more chart elements being hidden from a chart visualization during optimization used to resize the chart visualization for a smaller display area while still permitting access to the hidden one or more chart elements, the method being implemented by at least one processor and computer-executable instructions that are executable by the at least one processor when performing the method, which comprises:

accessing at a device a chart visualization that includes a plurality of different chart elements, at least some of the different chart elements having display attributes that are modifiable during an optimization used to resize the accessed chart visualization for a smaller display area on the device, and wherein at least some of the display attributes are set as default attributes that are stored in and accessible through data structures stored in system memory;

in response to an event that requires resizing the accessed chart visualization for the smaller display area, triggering an optimization sequence used to resize the accessed chart visualization for the smaller display area, wherein the optimization sequence comprises;

triggering a first optimization used to resize and reduce the accessed chart visualization by a first given percentage relative to the accessed chart visualization'"'"'s original size; and

successively triggering one or more further optimizations in order to further resize and reduce the accessed chart visualization by at least a second given percentage relative to the accessed chart visualization'"'"'s original size;

identifying one or more chart elements to be modified or hidden from the accessed chart visualization responsive to the triggered optimization; and

wherein chart elements having display attributes that are default attributes are not hidden or modified during the first or any subsequently triggered optimization unless the chart visualization is reduced to a certain threshold size or smaller;

identifying one or more chart elements that do not have default attributes and which are to be modified or hidden from the accessed chart visualization responsive to each triggered optimization;

for each triggered optimization, reducing the overall size of the accessed chart visualization by the given percentage for the triggered optimization, relative to the accessed chart visualization'"'"'s original size, by modifying or hiding the one or more chart elements that do not have default attributes from the accessed chart visualization in accordance with the triggered optimization;

presenting the reduced accessed chart visualization in an optimized format in which the one or more chart elements that do not have default attributes have been modified or hidden in accordance with the optimization sequence;

as part of the optimized format presenting an interactive control that is associated with at least one modified or hidden chart element; and

in response to detected user input at the interactive control, accessing the at least one modified or hidden chart element.

10. The method of claim 9, wherein the interactive control comprises a selectable link which is operable, when selected, to cause a display of the one or more modified or hidden chart elements.

11. The method of claim 9, wherein the method performed comprises displaying the selectable link within the optimized format for the accessed chart visualization.

12. The method of claim 10, wherein one of the displayed chart elements of the optimized format comprises the selectable link.

13. The method of claim 12, further comprising displaying one or more new chart elements in response to a selection of the selectable link.

14. The method of claim 9, wherein the one or more chart elements includes a label.

15. The method of claim 9, wherein the one or more chart elements includes at least one non-textual graphical chart element.

16. A computing system configured for performing chart visualization optimizations in a progressive manner in response to successively detected triggering events, the computing system comprising:

one or more processors; and

one or more hardware storage device having stored computer-executable instructions which are executable by the one or more processors to cause the computing system to perform the following computer-implemented method;

accessing at a device a chart visualization that includes a plurality of different chart elements, at least some of the different chart elements having display attributes that are modifiable during optimization of the accessed chart visualization, and wherein at least some of the display attributes are set as default attributes that are stored in and accessible through data structures stored in system memory;

in response to an event that requires resizing the accessed chart visualization for a smaller display area on the device, triggering an optimization sequence used to resize the accessed chart visualization for the smaller display area, wherein the optimization sequence comprises;

triggering a first optimization used to resize and reduce the accessed chart visualization by a first given percentage relative to the accessed chart visualization'"'"'s original size;

successively triggering one or more further optimizations in accordance with the optimization sequence used in order to further resize and reduce the accessed chart visualization by at least a second given percentage relative to the accessed chart visualization'"'"'s original size; and

wherein chart elements having display attributes that are default attributes are not hidden or modified during the first or any subsequently triggered optimization unless the chart visualization is reduced to a certain threshold size or smaller;

identifying one or more chart elements that do not have default attributes and which are to be modified or hidden from the accessed chart visualization responsive to each triggered optimization;

for each triggered optimization, reducing the overall size of the accessed chart visualization by the given percentage for the triggered optimization, relative to the accessed chart visualization'"'"'s original size, by modifying or hiding the one or more chart elements that do not have default attributes from the accessed chart visualization in accordance with the triggered optimization;

presenting the reduced accessed chart visualization in an optimized format in which one or more chart elements that do not have default attributes have been modified or hidden in accordance with each optimization of the optimization sequence that is performed;

as part of the optimized format presenting an interactive control that is associated with at least one modified or hidden chart element; and

in response to detected user input at the interactive control, accessing the at least one modified or hidden chart element by generating within the reduced accessed chart visualization that is presented an area that separately displays at least one modified or hidden chart element.

17. The computing system of claim 16, wherein the defaults attributes comprise a single displayed value for a single corresponding chart element.

18. The computing system of claim 16, wherein one or more of the optimizations comprise:

changing a font of at least one chart element, where the font is not a default attribute; and

changing the at least one chart element from a non-compact format into a compact format by hiding at least a part of the at least one chart element prior to changing the font of the at least one chart element.

19. The computing system of claim 16, wherein one or more of the optimizations comprise:

hiding one or more label chart elements from the chart visualization, where the one or more label chart elements do not comprise a default attribute; and

hiding one or more non-label chart elements, where the one or more non-label elements do not comprise a default attribute, prior to hiding the one or more label chart elements from the chart visualization.

20. The computing system of claim 16, wherein one or more of the optimizations comprise:

hiding a legend which does not comprise a default attribute; and

repositioning the legend within the optimized chart visualization prior to hiding the legend.