Data visualization platform for use in a network environment

• US 10,452,734 B1
• Filed: 10/05/2018
• Issued: 10/22/2019
• Est. Priority Date: 09/21/2018
• Status: Active Grant

• Current Assignee: SSB Legal Technologies, LLC (Hammurabi Legal Analytics LLC)
• Original Assignee: SSB Legal Technologies, LLC (Hammurabi Legal Analytics LLC)
• Inventors: Merrill, Richard George, Moreno, Juan Carlos, Madsen, Jason, Hinesley, Brandon, Moreno, Edgar Alejandro Anzaldua
• Primary Examiner(s): Shiberou, Mahelet
• Application Number:
  US16/153,643
• Time in Patent Office: 382 Days
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 16/26 Visual data mining; Browsing structured data
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 16/29 Geographical information databases
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 16/9038 Presentation of query results
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 16/954 Navigation, e.g. using categorised browsing
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 3/04842 Selection of displayed objects or displayed text elements G06F3/0482 takes precedence
• CPC Class Codes: G06Q 10/0637 Strategic management or analysis, e.g. setting a goal or target of an organisation; Planning actions based on goals; Analysis or evaluation of effectiveness of goals
• CPC Class Codes: G06Q 50/18 Legal services
• CPC Class Codes: G06T 11/206 Drawing of charts or graphs
• CPC Class Codes: G06T 2200/24 involving graphical user interfaces [GUIs]

Abstract

Embodiments of systems and methods for analyzing and visualizing data are described. Data from third party data sources can be collected, parsed, and analyzed to generate graphical elements that can help visualize the analyzed data. These graphical elements can be displayed on remote user computing devices to enable users of the system to visualize the analyzed data.

Claims

1. A data visualization platform system comprising:

a data store configured to store analytics data associated with one or more judicial entities; and

a data visualization server comprising computer hardware and in communication with the data store, wherein the data visualization server is configured to;

generate instructions to display a user interface (UI) on a remote user computing device, wherein the UI is configured to, when presented on the remote user computing device, include a first UI element for selecting a judicial entity from a plurality of judicial entities;

receive an electronic indication that a first judicial entity of the plurality of judicial entities has been selected in the first UI element presented on the remote user computing device;

determine that the first judicial entity is associated with a first geographical region;

access, from the data store, first analytics data associated with the first judicial entity, the first analytics data indicating a number or frequency of reassignment motions submitted in cases assigned to the first judicial entity;

determine, based on the first judicial entity selected in the first UI element presented on the remote user computing device, one or more additional judicial entities to be compared with the first judicial entity, wherein each one of the one or more additional judicial entities is associated with the first geographical region, and wherein the one or more additional judicial entities include one of the plurality of judicial entities having a highest number or frequency of cases reassigned from the first judicial entity among the plurality of judicial entities as a result of the reassignment motions submitted in the cases assigned to the first judicial entity;

access, from the data store, second analytics data associated with the one or more additional judicial entities, wherein the second analytics data include one or more performance metrics associated with the one or more additional judicial entities;

determine one or more filter values and a date range to be used to generate instructions to present the first analytics data and the second analytics data on the remote user computing device;

generate instructions to display a second UI element based on the first analytics data, the second analytics data, the one or more filter values, and the date range, and the second UI element including

(i) a first visual indicator corresponding to a first aggregate number or frequency of reassignment motions based on aggregating the first analytics data associated with the first judicial entity over the determined date range, and

(ii) a second visual indicator corresponding to a second aggregate number or frequency of reassignment motions based on aggregating at least the second analytics data associated with the one or more additional judicial entities associated with the first geographical region over the determined date range,

such that the second UI element enables a visual comparison of the first aggregate number or frequency against the second aggregate number or frequency on the remote user computing device and renders a relative number or frequency of reassignment motions submitted in cases assigned to the first judicial entity immediately apparent to a user at the remote user computing device.

2. The data visualization platform system of claim 1, wherein the data visualization server is further configured to cause the first visual indicator and the second visual indicator to be displayed adjacent to each other within a single display screen of the remote user computing device.

3. The data visualization platform system of claim 1, wherein the data visualization server is further configured to cause the first visual indicator corresponding to the first judicial entity and the second visual indicator to be displayed within a single display screen of the remote user computing device such that the second UI element includes at least one additional visual indicator corresponding to a second judicial entity of the plurality of judicial entities positioned between the first visual indicator and the second visual indicator.

4. The data visualization platform system of claim 1, wherein the data visualization server is further configured to cause a third visual indicator to be displayed within a single display screen along with the first visual indicator and the second visual indicator, wherein the third visual indicator indicates a percentage value corresponding to a second judicial entity of the plurality of judicial entities to which a subset of the cases initially assigned to the first judicial entity are transferred.

5. The data visualization platform system of claim 1, wherein the second aggregate number or frequency is an average number of reassignment motions submitted in the first geographical region.

6. The data visualization platform system of claim 1, wherein the second aggregate number or frequency is a number of reassignment motions submitted in cases assigned to a second judicial entity different from the first judicial entity and associated with the first geographical region.

7. The data visualization platform system of claim 1, wherein the data visualization server is further configured to generate, based at least on the first analytics data and the second analytics data, a third UI element including a visual comparison of one or more metrics between the first judicial entity and a second judicial entity identified in the second UI element, the second judicial entity being different from the first judicial entity and associated with the first geographical region.

8. The data visualization platform system of claim 1, wherein the data visualization server is further configured to cause the second UI element to further include, when displayed on the remote user computing device, a plurality of additional visual indicators ordered by a number or frequency of reassignment motions submitted in the first geographical region indicated by each one of the plurality of additional visual indicators, such that the first visual indicator is positioned between two of the plurality of additional visual indicators.

9. The data visualization platform system of claim 1, wherein the reassignment motions submitted in the cases assigned to the first judicial entity include one or more of:

reassignment requests, reassignment filings, reassignment actions, or reassignment submissions; and

wherein the first geographical region includes one or more of;

counties, regions, cities, districts, states, or jurisdictions.

10. A data visualization method, comprising:

as implemented by one or more computing devices configured with specific executable instructions,

receiving a request to generate a first user interface (UI) element for a first judicial entity associated with a first geographical region;

accessing, from a data store, first analytics data associated with the first judicial entity, the first analytics data indicating a number or frequency of reassignment motions submitted in cases assigned to the first judicial entity;

determining, based on the first judicial entity, one or more additional judicial entities to be compared with the first judicial entity, wherein each one of the one or more additional judicial entities is associated with the first geographical region, and wherein the one or more additional judicial entities include one of a plurality of judicial entities having a highest number or frequency of cases reassigned from the first judicial entity among the plurality of judicial entities as a result of the reassignment motions in the cases assigned to the first judicial entity;

accessing, from the data store, second analytics data associated with the one or more additional judicial entities, wherein the second analytics data include one or more performance metrics associated with the one or more additional judicial entities;

determining one or more filter values and a date range to be used to generate the first UI element for the first judicial entity;

generating the first UI element based on the first analytics data, the second analytics data, and the one or more determined filter values and date range; and

generating instructions to display the first UI element on a remote user computing device, the first UI element including

(i) a first visual indicator corresponding to a first aggregate number or frequency of reassignment motions based on aggregating the first analytics data associated with the first judicial entity over the determined date range, and

(ii) a second visual indicator corresponding to a second aggregate number or frequency of reassignment motions based on aggregating at least the second analytics data associated with the one or more additional judicial entities associated with the first geographical region over the determined date range,

such that the first UI element enables a visual comparison of the first aggregate number or frequency against the second aggregate number or frequency on the remote user computing device and renders a relative number or frequency of reassignment motions submitted in cases assigned to the first judicial entity immediately apparent to a user at the remote user computing device.

11. The data visualization method of claim 10, wherein the second aggregate number or frequency is an average number of reassignment motions submitted in the first geographical region.

12. The data visualization method of claim 10, wherein the second aggregate number or frequency is a number of reassignment motions submitted in cases assigned to a second judicial entity different from the first judicial entity and associated with the first geographical region.

13. The data visualization method of claim 10, further comprising causing the first visual indicator corresponding to the first judicial entity and the second visual indicator to be displayed adjacent to each other within a single display screen of the remote user computing device.

14. The data visualization method of claim 10, further comprising causing the first visual indicator corresponding to the first judicial entity and the second visual indicator to be displayed within a single display screen of the remote user computing device such that the first UI element includes at least one additional visual indicator corresponding to a second judicial entity different from the first judicial entity and associated with the first geographical region, wherein said at least one additional visual indicator is positioned between the first visual indicator and the second visual indicator.

15. The data visualization method of claim 10, further comprising causing a third visual indicator to be displayed within a single display screen along with the first visual indicator and the second visual indicator, wherein the third visual indicator indicates a percentage value corresponding to a second judicial entity different from the first judicial entity and associated with the first geographical region to which a subset of the cases assigned to the first judicial entity are transferred.

16. The data visualization method of claim 10, further comprising generating, based at least on the first analytics data and the second analytics data, a second UI element including a visual comparison of one or more metrics between the first judicial entity and a second judicial entity identified in the first UI element, the second judicial entity being different from the first judicial entity and associated with the first geographical region.

17. The data visualization method of claim 10, further comprising causing the first UI element to further include, when displayed on the remote user computing device, a plurality of additional visual indicators ordered by a number or frequency of reassignment motions submitted in the first geographical region indicated by each one of the plurality of additional visual indicators, such that the first visual indicator is positioned between two of the plurality of additional visual indicators.

18. The data visualization method of claim 10, wherein the reassignment motions submitted in the cases assigned to the first judicial entity include one or more of:

reassignment requests, reassignment filings, reassignment actions, or reassignment submissions; and

wherein the first geographical region includes one or more of;

counties, regions, cities, districts, states, or jurisdictions.

19. Non-transitory physical computer storage storing computer executable instructions that, when executed by one or more computing devices, configure the one or more computing devices to:

receive a request to generate a first user interface (UI) element for a first judicial entity associated with a first geographical region;

access, from a data store, first analytics data associated with the first judicial entity, the first analytics data indicating a number or frequency of reassignment motions submitted in cases assigned to the first judicial entity;

determine, based on the first judicial entity, one or more additional judicial entities to be compared with the first judicial entity, wherein each one of the one or more additional judicial entities is associated with the first geographical region, and wherein the one or more additional judicial entities include one of a plurality of judicial entities having a highest number or frequency of cases reassigned from the first judicial entity among the plurality of judicial entities as a result of the reassignment motions submitted in the cases assigned to the first judicial entity;

access, from the data store, second analytics data associated with one or more additional judicial entities, wherein the second analytics data include one or more performance metrics associated with the one or more additional judicial entities;

determine one or more filter values and a date range to be used to generate the first UI element for the first judicial entity;

generate the first UI element based on the first analytics data, the second analytics data, and the one or more determined filter values and date range; and

generate instructions to display the first UI element on a remote user computing device, the first UI element including

(i) a first visual indicator corresponding to a first aggregate number or frequency of reassignment motions based on aggregating the first analytics data associated with the first judicial entity over the determined date range, and

(ii) a second visual indicator corresponding to a second aggregate number or frequency of reassignment motions based on aggregating at least the second analytics data associated with the one or more additional judicial entities associated with the first geographical region over the determined date range,

such that the first UI element enables a visual comparison of the first aggregate number or frequency against the second aggregate number or frequency on the remote user computing device and renders a relative number or frequency of reassignment motions submitted in cases assigned to the first judicial entity immediately apparent to a user at the remote user computing device.

20. The non-transitory physical computer storage of claim 19, wherein the second aggregate number or frequency is an average number of reassignment motions submitted in the first geographical region.

21. The non-transitory physical computer storage of claim 19, wherein the instructions, when executed by the one or more computing devices, further configure the one or more computing devices to cause the first visual indicator corresponding to the first judicial entity and the second visual indicator to be displayed adjacent to each other within a single display screen of the remote user computing device.

22. The non-transitory physical computer storage of claim 19, wherein the instructions, when executed by the one or more computing devices, further configure the one or more computing devices to cause the first visual indicator corresponding to the first judicial entity and the second visual indicator to be displayed within a single display screen of the remote user computing device such that the first UI element includes at least one additional visual indicator corresponding to a second judicial entity different from the first judicial entity and associated with the first geographical region, wherein said at least one additional visual indicator is positioned between the first visual indicator and the second visual indicator.

23. The non-transitory physical computer storage of claim 19, wherein the instructions, when executed by the one or more computing devices, further configure the one or more computing devices to cause a third visual indicator to be displayed within a single display screen along with the first visual indicator and the second visual indicator, wherein the third visual indicator indicates a percentage value corresponding to a second judicial entity different from the first judicial entity and associated with the first geographical region to which a subset of the cases assigned to the first judicial entity are transferred.

24. The non-transitory physical computer storage of claim 19, wherein the instructions, when executed by the one or more computing devices, further configure the one or more computing devices to generate, based at least on the first analytics data and the second analytics data, a second UI element including a visual comparison of one or more metrics between the first judicial entity and a second judicial entity identified in the first UI element, the second judicial entity being different from the first judicial entity and associated with the first geographical region.

25. The non-transitory physical computer storage of claim 19, wherein the instructions, when executed by the one or more computing devices, further configure the one or more computing devices to cause the first UI element to further include, when displayed on the remote user computing device, a plurality of additional visual indicators ordered by a number of reassignment motions submitted in the first geographical region indicated by each one of the plurality of additional visual indicators, such that the first visual indicator is positioned between two of the plurality of additional visual indicators.

26. The non-transitory physical computer storage of claim 19, wherein the second aggregate number or frequency is a number of reassignment motions submitted in cases assigned to a second judicial entity different from the first judicial entity and associated with the first geographical region.

27. The non-transitory physical computer storage of claim 19, wherein the reassignment motions submitted in the cases assigned to the first judicial entity include one or more of:

reassignment requests, reassignment filings, reassignment actions, or reassignment submissions; and

wherein the first geographical region includes one or more of;

counties, regions, cities, districts, states, or jurisdictions.