Generating a focused data set from an original data set
First Claim
1. In a system that includes a data set that includes lines that have information that is relevant to a user and wherein the lines are dispersed among a plurality of extraneous lines in the data set, a method for processing the data set to identify and display the lines to the user without losing a context of the lines with respect to other lines in the data set, the method comprising:
- a step for providing one or more filters at an analysis module, wherein the one or more filters are configured by the user;
a step for processing the data set through the one or more filters to identify focused lines that satisfy the one or more filters;
a step for generating a focused data set by including some of the focused lines identified by the one or more filters in the focused data set; and
a step for displaying the focused data set to the user by visually isolating the focused lines included in the focused data set, wherein lines that are excluded by the one or more filters are not displayed to the user in the focused data set.
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Abstract
Systems and methods for generating a focused data. An original data set contains lines of data that are of interest to a user. The data set is filtered using inclusive filters, exclusive filters, and markers to identify the lines of interest to the user without losing the context of those lines with respect to other lines in the data set. The lines of interest are then displayed in a focused view, where only the lines of interest are displayed to the user, or in a contextual view, where additional lines of data that are related to the lines of interest are also displayed to the user. In the contextual view, the lines of interest are usually highlighted to distinguish them from the lines that provide context. Also, the other lines in the data set are usually not displayed, even though they may be included in the focused data set.
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38 Claims
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1. In a system that includes a data set that includes lines that have information that is relevant to a user and wherein the lines are dispersed among a plurality of extraneous lines in the data set, a method for processing the data set to identify and display the lines to the user without losing a context of the lines with respect to other lines in the data set, the method comprising:
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a step for providing one or more filters at an analysis module, wherein the one or more filters are configured by the user;
a step for processing the data set through the one or more filters to identify focused lines that satisfy the one or more filters;
a step for generating a focused data set by including some of the focused lines identified by the one or more filters in the focused data set; and
a step for displaying the focused data set to the user by visually isolating the focused lines included in the focused data set, wherein lines that are excluded by the one or more filters are not displayed to the user in the focused data set. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7)
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8. In a system that includes a data set that includes particular lines that have information that is relevant to a user and wherein the particular lines are dispersed among a plurality of extraneous lines in the data set, a computer program product for implementing a method for processing the data set to identify and display the particular lines to the user without losing a context of the particular lines with respect to other lines in the data set, the method comprising:
a computer readable medium having computer readable instructions for performing the method, the method comprising;
a step for providing one or more filters at an analysis module, wherein the one or more filters are configured by the user;
a step for processing the data set through the one or more filters to identify focused lines that satisfy the one or more filters;
a step for generating a focused data set by including some of the focused lines identified by the one or more filters in the focused data set; and
a step for displaying the focused data set to the user by visually isolating the focused lines included in the focused data set, wherein lines that are excluded by the one or more filters are not displayed to the user in the focused data set. - View Dependent Claims (9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14)
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15. In a system including applications that generate data sets that contain lines of data that are of interest to a user, and wherein the user does not know where the lines of data are located in the data set, a method of displaying the lines of data to the user in a manner that focuses the lines of data while retaining a context of the lines of data within the data set even though the lines of data are interspersed in the data set among other extraneous lines of data, the method comprising:
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an act of configuring one or more filters to identify lines of data, wherein each filter is one of an inclusive filter, a marker, and an exclusive filter;
an act of filtering the data set with the one or more filters, wherein the one or more filters identify focused lines of data in the data set;
in the case where a filter included in the one or more filters is either an inclusive filter or a marker, a step for distinguishing focused lines of data identified by each inclusive filter or each marker such that the focused lines of data are included in a focused data set;
in the case where the filter is an exclusive filter, a step for indistinguishing the lines of data identified by each exclusive filter such that these lines of data are not included in the focused data set; and
a step for displaying the focused data set by only displaying focused lines of data, wherein the focused lines are displayed as they appear in the original data set such that a context of the focused lines of data is preserved. - View Dependent Claims (16, 17, 18, 19, 20, 21, 22, 23)
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24. In a system including applications that generate data sets that contain lines of data that are of interest to a user, and wherein the user does not know where the lines of data are located in the data set, computer program product for implementing a method of displaying the lines of data to the user in a manner that focuses the lines of data while retaining a context of the lines of data within the data set even though the lines of data are interspersed in the data set among other extraneous lines of data, the method comprising:
a computer readable medium having computer readable instructions for performing the method, the method comprising;
an act of configuring one or more filters to identify lines of data, wherein each filter is one of an inclusive filter, a marker, and an exclusive filter;
an act of filtering the data set with the one or more filters, wherein the one or more filters identify focused lines of data in the data set;
in the case where a filter included in the one or more filters is either an inclusive filter or a marker, a step for distinguishing focused lines of data identified by each inclusive filter or each marker such that the focused lines of data are included in a focused data set;
in the case where the filter is an exclusive filter, a step for indistinguishing the lines of data identified by each exclusive filter such that these lines of data are not included in the focused data set; and
a step for displaying the focused data set by only displaying focused lines of data, wherein the focused lines are displayed as they appear in the original data set such that a context of the focused lines of data is preserved. - View Dependent Claims (25, 26, 27, 28, 29, 30)
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31. In a system including applications that generate data sets that contain lines of data that are of interest to a user, and wherein the user does not know where the lines of data are located in the data set, a method of displaying lines of data that are of interest to the user while retaining a context of the lines of data with respect to the data set even though the lines of data are interspersed in the data set among other extraneous lines of data, the method comprising:
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receiving a data set into an analysis module, wherein the analysis module includes filters selected from one or more of;
one or more inclusive filters, one or more markers; and
one or more exclusive filters, wherein the filters are configured to identify the lines of data of interest to the user;
filtering the data set with the filters, wherein the lines of data identified by those filters that are inclusive filters or markers are included in a focused data set and wherein the lines of data identified by those filters that are exclusive filters and excluded from the focused data set;
displaying the focused data set in either a focused view or a contextual view while providing the user with the ability to toggle between the focused view and the contextual view of the focused data set, wherein the focused view only includes lines of data that are identified by those filters that are inclusive filters and markers, and wherein the contextual view displays additional lines of data that are related to the lines of data that are included in the focused data set. - View Dependent Claims (32, 33, 34)
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35. In a system including applications that generate data sets that contain lines of data that are of interest to a user, and wherein the user does not know where the lines of data are located in the data set, a computer program product for implementing a method of displaying lines of data that are of interest to the user while retaining a context of the lines of data with respect to the data set even though the lines of data are interspersed in the data set among other extraneous lines of data, the method comprising:
a computer readable medium having computer readable instructions for performing the method, the method comprising;
receiving a data set into an analysis module, wherein the analysis module includes filters selected from one or more of;
one or more inclusive filters, one or more markers; and
one or more exclusive filters, wherein the filters are configured to identify the lines of data of interest to the user;
filtering the data set with the filters, wherein the lines of data identified by those filters that are inclusive filters or markers are included in a focused data set and wherein the lines of data identified by those filters that are exclusive filters and excluded from the focused data set;
displaying the focused data set in either a focused view or a contextual view while providing the user with the ability to toggle between the focused view and the contextual view of the focused data set, wherein the focused view only includes lines of data that are identified by those filters that are inclusive filters and markers, and wherein the contextual view displays additional lines of data that are related to the lines of data that are included in the focused data set. - View Dependent Claims (36, 37, 38)
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