Method and system to drill down graphically
First Claim
1. A system to drill down graphically, the system including:
- a chart models generator to generate an initial chart model and a first level details chart model, wherein the initial chart model includes a first expandable item including a link to a first level details chart associated with the first level details chart model;
a dynamic page component to generate an initial chart corresponding to the initial chart model and the first level details chart corresponding to the details chart model, wherein the initial chart includes a graphical representation of the first expandable item; and
a display component to provide the details chart to a user, responsive to a selection of the graphical representation of the first expandable item by the user.
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Abstract
A method and system drill down graphically are disclosed. When a chart or a graph represents a plurality of data components, a user may wish to know more details about a particular component of the data presented in the graph. A method and system drill down graphically enables a user to view the details related to a particular portion of a graph by simply selecting a particular portion of the graph. The system to drill down graphically include a chart models generator to generate an initial chart model and a first level details chart model, wherein the initial chart model includes a first expandable item including a link to a first level details chart associated with the first level details chart model; a dynamic page component to generate an initial chart corresponding to the initial chart model and the first level details chart corresponding to the details chart model, wherein the initial chart includes a graphical representation of the first expandable item; and a display component to provide the details chart to a user, responsive to a selection of the graphical representation of the first expandable item by the user.
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21 Claims
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1. A system to drill down graphically, the system including:
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a chart models generator to generate an initial chart model and a first level details chart model, wherein the initial chart model includes a first expandable item including a link to a first level details chart associated with the first level details chart model;
a dynamic page component to generate an initial chart corresponding to the initial chart model and the first level details chart corresponding to the details chart model, wherein the initial chart includes a graphical representation of the first expandable item; and
a display component to provide the details chart to a user, responsive to a selection of the graphical representation of the first expandable item by the user. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10)
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11. A method to drill down graphically, the method including:
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generating an initial chart model, including generating a first expandable item associated with the initial chart model, wherein the first expandable item includes a link to a first level details chart;
generating an initial chart corresponding to the initial chart model, the initial chart including a graphical representation of the first expandable item;
generating a first level details chart model;
generating the first level details chart associated with the first level details chart model; and
providing the first level details chart to a user, responsive to a selection of the graphical representation of the first expandable item by the user. - View Dependent Claims (12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19)
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20. A method to drill down graphically, the method including:
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means for generating an initial chart model, including generating a first expandable item associated with the initial chart model, wherein the first expandable item includes a link to a first level details chart;
means for generating an initial chart corresponding to the initial chart model, the initial chart including a graphical representation of the first expandable item;
means for generating a first level details chart model;
means for generating the first level details chart associated with the first level details chart model; and
means for providing the first level details chart to a user, responsive to a selection of the graphical representation of the first expandable item by the user.
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21. A machine-readable medium having stored thereon data representing sets of instructions which, when executed by a machine, cause the machine to:
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generate an initial chart model and a first level details chart model, wherein the initial chart model includes a first expandable item including a link to a first level details chart associated with the first level details chart model;
generate an initial chart corresponding to the initial chart model and the first level details chart corresponding to the details chart model, wherein the initial chart includes a graphical representation of the first expandable item; and
provide the details chart to a user, responsive to a selection of the graphical representation of the first expandable item by the user.
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