Methods and systems for providing a visual feedback representation of performance metrics

• US 10,699,452 B2
• Filed: 05/13/2019
• Issued: 06/30/2020
• Est. Priority Date: 03/15/2017
• Status: Active Grant

• Current Assignee: Salesforce.com, Inc.
• Original Assignee: Salesforce.com, Inc.
• Inventors: Neves, Joao
• Primary Examiner(s): Gray, Ryan M
• Application Number:
  US16/411,000
• Publication Number:
  US 20190266767A1
• Time in Patent Office: 414 Days
• Field of Search: None
• CPC Class Codes: G06T 11/206 Drawing of charts or graphs
• CPC Class Codes: G06T 11/60 Editing figures and text; Combining figures or text
• CPC Class Codes: G06T 2200/24 involving graphical user interfaces [GUIs]

Abstract

A method for presenting a visual implementation of data by a computing device comprising at least one processor and a system memory element is provided. The method executes a software application, by the at least one processor of the computing device; detects an operation performed by the software application during execution; monitors performance of the software application, by: identifying successful execution of the operation; and identifying timing data indicating a length of time for completion of the operation during execution of the software application; and presents visual feedback of the performance during execution of the software application, via a display element of the computing device, wherein the visual feedback comprises a first set of graphical elements indicating the successful execution and the timing data, and wherein the first set of graphical elements is presented onscreen with a concurrent presentation of the software application.

Claims

1. A method for presenting a visual implementation of data by a computing device comprising at least one processor and a system memory element, the method comprising:

executing a software application, by the at least one processor of the computing device;

monitoring, by the at least one processor, performance of the software application during execution;

detecting an orientation of the computing device; and

presenting visual feedback of the performance of the software application, via a display element of the computing device, the visual feedback comprising graphical elements indicating the performance;

wherein, when the detecting detects a first orientation of the computing device, the presenting step presents the graphical elements as an overlay that is superimposed over presentation of the software application that is concurrently executed and presented; and

wherein, when the detecting detects a second orientation of the computing device, the presenting step replaces the presentation of the software application with a different graphic, and the presenting step presents the graphical elements as an overlay that is superimposed over the different graphic.

2. The method of claim 1, wherein the different graphic comprises a timeline graphic.

3. The method of claim 1, wherein the first orientation is a portrait orientation of the computing device, and the second orientation is a landscape orientation of the computing device.

4. The method of claim 1, wherein:

the monitoring step identifies successful execution of an operation performed by the software application, and identifies timing data indicating a length of time for completion of the operation during execution of the software application; and

the graphical elements indicate the successful execution and the timing data.

5. The method of claim 1, further comprising:

detecting a network call executed by the software application, by a communication hardware element of the computing device; and

identifying the length of time for the computing device to receive a response to the network call, wherein the graphical elements provide a visual representation of the length of time.

6. The method of claim 5, wherein presenting the graphical elements further comprises:

identifying data associated with the network call, by the at least one processor, the data associated with the network call comprising at least timing data for the network call, a Uniform Resource Locator (URL) for the network call, and identification of transmitted and received data during the network call; and

presenting, by the display element, the graphical elements depicting the timing data, the URL, and the identification.

7. The method of claim 1, further comprising:

presenting a bar-shaped graphical element extending across a timeline, the bar-shaped element representing a time duration associated with performance of an operation of the software application;

wherein the bar-shaped element extends from a starting point of execution of the operation to an endpoint of performance of the operation;

wherein the timeline comprises the starting point and the endpoint;

wherein the graphical elements comprises the timeline and the bar-shaped graphical element.

8. The method of claim 7, further comprising:

shifting the timeline and bar-shaped element as animated graphical elements across the display element of the computing device, in real-time and during performance of the operation by the software application;

wherein presenting the graphical elements comprises presenting the animated graphical elements.

9. A computing device, comprising:

a system memory element;

a display element; and

at least one processor communicatively coupled to the system memory element and the display element, the at least one processor for;

executing a software application;

monitoring performance of the software application during the executing;

detecting an orientation of the display element; and

presenting visual feedback of the performance of the software application, via the display element, the visual feedback comprising graphical elements indicating the performance, and the graphical elements being presented onscreen with a concurrent presentation of the software application;

wherein, when the detected orientation is a first orientation, the at least one processor presents the graphical elements as an overlay that is superimposed over the presentation of the software application that is concurrently executed and presented; and

wherein, when the detected orientation is a second orientation, the at least one processor stops the presentation of the software application, and the presenting step replaces the presentation of the software application with the graphical elements.

10. The computing device of claim 9, wherein the first orientation is a portrait orientation of the display element, and the second orientation is a landscape orientation of the display element.

11. The computing device of claim 10, wherein, when the detecting step detects a change in orientation from the portrait orientation to the landscape orientation, the at least one processor replaces the presentation of the software application with a different graphic, and the presenting step presents the graphical elements as an overlay that is superimposed over the different graphic.

12. The computing device of claim 11, wherein the different graphic comprises a timeline graphic.

13. The computing device of claim 9, wherein:

the at least one processor monitors performance of the software application by identifying successful execution of an operation performed by the software application, and by identifying timing data indicating a length of time for completion of the operation during execution of the software application; and

the graphical elements indicate the successful execution and the timing data.

14. The computing device of claim 9, further comprising a communication hardware element communicatively coupled to the at least one processor, the communication hardware element configured to execute a network call;

wherein the at least one processor identifies a length of time for the computing device to receive a response to the network call, wherein the graphical elements provide a visual representation of the length of time.

15. The computing device of claim 14, wherein the at least one processor presents the graphical elements by:

identifying data associated with the network call, the data associated with the network call comprising at least the timing data for the network call, a Uniform Resource Locator (URL) for the network call, and identification of transmitted and received data during the network call; and

presenting, via the display element, the graphical elements depicting the timing data, the URL, and the identification.

16. The computing device of claim 9, wherein the at least one processor presents the visual feedback by:

presenting a bar-shaped graphical element extending across a timeline from a starting point of execution of an operation of the software application to an endpoint of performance of the operation, wherein the bar-shaped element indicates the successful execution of the operation and represents a time duration associated with performance of the operation, and wherein the graphical elements comprises the timeline and the bar-shaped graphical element.

17. The computing device of claim 16, wherein the at least one processor presents the visual feedback, by:

shifting the timeline and bar-shaped element as animated graphical elements across the display element of the computing device, in real-time and during performance of the operation by the software application;

wherein presenting the graphical elements comprises presenting the animated graphical elements.

18. A non-transitory, computer-readable medium containing program instructions configurable to cause a processor of a computing device to perform a method comprising the steps of:

executing a software application;

monitoring performance of the software application during execution;

detecting a change in orientation of the computing device; and

presenting visual feedback of the performance of the software application, via a display element of the computing device, the visual feedback comprising graphical elements indicating the performance, and the graphical elements presented onscreen with a concurrent presentation of the software application;

wherein, when the orientation comprises a first orientation, the presenting step presents the graphical elements as an overlay that is superimposed over the presentation of the software application that is concurrently executed and presented; and

wherein, when the orientation comprises a second orientation, the presenting step replaces the presentation of the software application with a different graphic, and the presenting step presents the graphical elements as an overlay that is superimposed over the different graphic.

19. The computer-readable medium of claim 18, wherein the different graphic comprises a timeline graphic.

20. The computer-readable medium of claim 19, wherein the first orientation is a portrait orientation of the computing device, and the second orientation is a landscape orientation of the computing device.