Generating visualizations of facet values for facets defined over a collection of objects

• US 10,365,792 B2
• Filed: 03/18/2016
• Issued: 07/30/2019
• Est. Priority Date: 05/01/2012
• Status: Active Grant

• Current Assignee: International Business Machines Corporation
• Original Assignee: International Business Machines Corporation
• Inventors: Emanuel, Barton W., Leyba, Todd
• Primary Examiner(s): Weber, Joy M
• Application Number:
  US15/075,029
• Publication Number:
  US 20160202858A1
• Time in Patent Office: 1,229 Days
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 16/2455 Query execution
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 3/048 Interaction techniques based on graphical user interfaces [GUI]
• 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 3/0482 Interaction with lists of selectable items, e.g. menus
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 3/04842 Selection of displayed objects or displayed text elements G06F3/0482 takes precedence
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 3/14 Digital output to display device ; Cooperation and interconnection of the display device with other functional units
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 40/134 Hyperlinking
• CPC Class Codes: G06V 30/416 Extracting the logical structure, e.g. chapters, sections or page numbers; Identifying elements of the document, e.g. authors

Abstract

Provided are a computer program product, system, and method for generating visualizations of facet values for facets defined over a collection of objects. The objects are processed to determine facet values for the objects for a specified facet. A first visualization is generated of representations of the determined facet values for the objects. User selection is received of one of the facet values represented in the generated first visualization. A determination is made of objects having the user selected facet value and a determination is made of at least one facet value for the specified facet for each of the determined objects having the selected facet value. A second visualization of representations of the determined at least one facet value is generated.

Claims

1. A method for rendering information on facet values of facet types in objects, comprising:

generating a first visualization in a user interface including a display region for a facet type to render representations of facet values in objects of the facet type corresponding to the display region;

receiving selection of a facet value represented the display region in the first visualization;

determining at least one object of the objects having the selected facet value; and

generating a second visualization in the user interface including display regions facet types including the facet type of the selected facet value, wherein each display region in the second visualization renders representations of facet values in the determined at least one object for the facet type corresponding to the display region.

2. The method of claim 1, wherein the selected facet value from the first visualization comprises a first facet value, wherein the determined at least one object comprises a first determined at least one object, further comprising:

receiving second selection of a second facet value comprising one of the facet values represented in the display regions of the second visualization;

second determining at least one object having the second facet value and the first facet value; and

generating a third visualization in the user interface including display regions for the facet types, wherein each display region in the third visualization renders representations of the facet values in the second determined at least one object for the facet type corresponding to the display region.

3. The method of claim 1, further comprising:

generating a hyperlink representing for each determined object of the determined at least one object having the selected facet value to enable a user to render the determined object upon selection of the hyperlink representing the determined object.

4. The method of claim 1, further comprising:

rendering a list of a plurality of facet types; and

receiving user selection of the facet types in the list, wherein the facet types comprise the user selected at least one facet type in the list.

5. The method of claim 1, wherein the representations of the facet values in the display regions in the first and second visualizations provide different appearances of the facet values based on a frequency of the facet values in the determined at least one object that include the facet values.

6. The method of claim 1, wherein the determined at least one object includes facet values for the facet type, wherein the first visualization and the second visualization represent facet values in the determined at least one object for the facet type.

7. The method of claim 1, wherein the display regions in the first and second visualizations are rendered in separate non-overlapping defined regions of the user interface.

8. A computer program product for rendering information on facet values of facet types in objects, the computer program product comprising a non-transitory computer readable storage medium having computer readable program code embodied therein capable of being executed to perform operations comprising:

generating a first visualization in a user interface including a display region for a facet type to render representations of facet values in objects of the facet type corresponding to the display region;

receiving selection of a facet value represented in the display region in the first visualization;

determining at least one object of the objects having the selected facet value; and

generating a second visualization in the user interface including display region for facet types including the facet type of the selected facet value, wherein each display region in the second visualization renders representations of facet values in the determined at least one object for the facet type corresponding to the display region.

9. The computer program product of claim 8, wherein the facet value from the first visualization comprises a first facet value, wherein the determined at least one object comprises a first determined at least one object, wherein the operations further comprise:

receiving second selection of a second facet value comprising one of the facet values represented in the display regions of the second visualization;

second determining at least one object having the second facet value and the first facet value; and

generating a third visualization in the user interface including display regions for the facet types, wherein each display region in the third visualization renders representations of the facet values in the second determined at least one object for the facet type corresponding to the display region.

10. The computer program product of claim 8, wherein the operations further comprise:

generating a hyperlink representing for each determined object of the determined at least one object having the selected facet value to enable a user to render the determined object upon selection of the hyperlink representing the determined object.

11. The computer program product of claim 8, wherein the operations further comprise:

rendering a list of a plurality of facet types; and

receiving user selection of the facet types in the list, wherein the facet types comprise the user selected at least one facet type in the list.

12. The computer program product of claim 8, wherein the representations of the facet values in the display regions in the first and second visualizations provide different appearances of the facet values based on a frequency of the facet values in the determined at least one object that include the facet values.

13. The computer program product of claim 8, wherein the determined at least one object includes facet values for the facet type, wherein the first visualization and the second visualization represent facet values in the determined at least one object for the facet type.

14. The computer program product of claim 8, wherein the display regions in the first and second visualizations are rendered in separate non-overlapping defined regions of the user interface.

15. A system for rendering information on facet values of facet types in objects in a repository, comprising:

a processor; and

a computer readable storage medium having code executed by the processor to perform operations, the operations comprising;

generating a first visualization in a user interface including a display region for a facet type to render representations of facet values in objects of the facet type corresponding to the display region;

receiving selection of a facet value represented in the display region in the first visualization;

determining at least one object of the objects having the selected facet value; and

generating a second visualization in the user interface including display regions for facet types including the facet type of the selected facet value, wherein each display region in the second visualization renders representations of facet values in the determined at least one object for the facet type corresponding to the display region.

16. The system of claim 15, wherein the selected facet value from the first visualization comprises a first facet value, wherein the determined at least one object comprises a first determined at least one object, wherein the operations further comprise:

receiving second selection of a second facet value comprising one of the facet values represented in the display regions of the second visualization;

second determining at least one object having the second facet value and the first facet value; and

generating a third visualization in the user interface including display regions for the facet types, wherein each display region in the third visualization renders representations of the facet values in the second determined at least one object for the facet type corresponding to the display region.

17. The system of claim 15, wherein the operations further comprise:

generating a hyperlink representing for each determined object of the determined at least one object having the selected facet value to enable a user to render the determined object upon selection of the hyperlink representing the determined object.

18. The system of claim 15, wherein the operations further comprise:

rendering a list of a plurality of facet types; and

receiving user selection of the facet types in the list, wherein the facet types comprise the user selected at least one facet type in the list.

19. The system of claim 15, wherein the representations of the facet values in the display regions in the first and second visualizations provide different appearances of the facet values based on a frequency of the facet values in the determined at least one object that include the facet values.

20. The system of claim 15, wherein the determined at least one object includes facet values for the facet type, wherein the first visualization and the second visualization represent facet values in the determined at least one object for the facet type.

21. The system of claim 15, wherein the display regions in the first and second visualizations are rendered in separate non-overlapping defined regions of the user interface.