FILTERING FOR DATA VISUALIZATION TECHNIQUES

• US 20090013271A1
• Filed: 07/05/2007
• Published: 01/08/2009
• Est. Priority Date: 05/23/2007
• Status: Active Grant

• Current Assignee: Oracle International Corporation (Oracle Corporation)
• Original Assignee: Oracle International Corporation (Oracle Corporation)
• Inventors: Helfman, Jonathan, Goldberg, Joseph
• Granted Patent: US 9,477,732 B2
• Time in Patent Office: Days
• US Class Current: 715/764
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 16/26 Visual data mining; Browsing structured data
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 16/287 Visualization; Browsing
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 16/9027 Trees
• 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 3/0484 for the control of specific functions or operations, e.g. selecting or manipulating an object, an image or a displayed text element, setting a parameter value or selecting a range
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 40/14 Tree-structured documents parsing G06F40/205; validation G06F40/226
• CPC Class Codes: G06T 11/206 Drawing of charts or graphs

Abstract

Systems and methods in accordance with various embodiments of the present invention provide for representing data values of a data set as a plurality of graphical elements in a data visualization, where each data value is associated with a plurality of data dimensions. A first data visualization may be generated based on a first configuration of the datatset. The first data visualization and a first user interface are displayed on a data visualization display page. The first user interface includes the plurality of graphical elements in the first data visualization. A selection of a element of the plurality of graphical elements is received through the first user interface. Moreover, the data values based on the received selection are filtered. A second data visualization representing the data set excluding the filtered data values is displayed.

Claims

1. A method for representing data values of a data set as a plurality of graphical elements in a data visualization, each data value being associated with a plurality of data dimensions, the method comprising:

generating a first data visualization based on a first configuration of the datatset;

displaying the first data visualization and a first user interface on a data visualization display page, the first user interface including the plurality of graphical elements in the first data visualization;

receiving through the first user interface a selection of an element of the plurality of graphical elements in the first data visualization;

filtering the data values based on the received selection; and

displaying a second data visualization representing the data set excluding the filtered data values.

2. The method of claim 1, further comprising:

after receiving the selection of the element, providing a menu user interface to enable selection of a filter element option.

3. The method of claim 1, further comprising:

setting a filter flag for one or more data values corresponding to the selected element.

4. The method of claim 1, further comprising:

where the data set is hierarchical, determining aggregate values for each group of the data set and for each level of hierarchy after receiving the selection of the element.

5. The method of claim 4, wherein determining the aggregate values further comprises excluding the data values with the set filter flag.

6. The method of claim 1, further comprising:

performing layout of the data set excluding the filtered data values; and

rendering the second data visualization representing the data set excluding the filtered data values.

7. The method of claim 1, further comprising:

where the selected element is a group element, determining one or more of data records of the data set represented by the selected element;

where the selected element is a leaf element, determining one data record of the data set represented by the selected element.

8. A computer program product stored on a computer-readable medium for representing data values of a data set as a plurality of graphical elements in a data visualization, each data value being associated with a plurality of data dimensions, the computer program product comprising:

code for generating a first data visualization based on a first configuration of the datatset;

code for displaying the first data visualization and a first user interface on a data visualization display page, the first user interface including the plurality of graphical elements in the first data visualization;

code for receiving through the first user interface a selection of a element of the plurality of graphical elements in the first data visualization;

code for filtering the data values based on the received selection; and

code for displaying a second data visualization representing the data set excluding the filtered data values.

9. The computer program product according to claim 8, further comprising:

code for providing a menu user interface to enable selection of a filter element option after receiving the selection of the element.

10. The computer program product according to claim 8, further comprising:

code for setting a filter flag for one or more data values corresponding to the selected element.

11. The computer program product according to claim 8, further comprising:

where the data set is hierarchical, code for determining aggregate values for each group of the data set and for each level of hierarchy after receiving the selection of the element.

12. The computer program product according to claim 11, wherein determining the aggregate values further comprises excluding the data values with the set filter flag.

13. The computer program product according to claim 8, further comprising:

code for performing layout of the data set excluding the filtered data values; and

code for rendering the second data visualization representing the data set excluding the filtered data values.

14. The computer program product according to claim 8, further comprising:

where the selected element is a group element, determining one or more of data records of the data set represented by the selected element;

where the selected element is a leaf element, determining one data record of the data set represented by the selected element.

15. A system for representing data values of a data set as a plurality of graphical elements in a data visualization, each data value being associated with a plurality of data dimensions, the system comprising:

a processor; and

a memory coupled to the processor, the memory configured to store a plurality of code modules which when executed by the processor cause the processor to;

generate a first data visualization based on a first configuration of the datatset;

display the first data visualization and a first user interface on a data visualization display page, the first user interface including the plurality of graphical elements in the first data visualization;

receive through the first user interface a selection of an element of the plurality of graphical elements in the first data visualization;

filter the data values based on the received selection; and

display a second data visualization representing the data set excluding the filtered data values.

16. The system of claim 15, further comprising additional code modules which when executed by the processor cause the processor to:

after receiving the selection of the element, provide a menu user interface to enable selection of a filter element option.

17. The system of claim 15, further comprising additional code modules which when executed by the processor cause the processor to:

set a filter flag for one or more data values corresponding to the selected element.

18. The system of claim 15, further comprising additional code modules which when executed by the processor cause the processor to:

where the data set is hierarchical, determine aggregate values for each group of the data set and for each level of hierarchy after receiving the selection of the element.

19. The system of claim 15, further comprising additional code modules which when executed by the processor cause the processor to:

perform layout of the data set excluding the filtered data values; and

render the second data visualization representing the data set excluding the filtered data values.

20. The system of claim 15, further comprising additional code modules which when executed by the processor cause the processor to:

where the selected element is a group element, determining one or more of data records of the data set represented by the selected element;

where the selected element is a leaf element, determining one data record of the data set represented by the selected element.