METHODS AND SYSTEMS FOR IMPLEMENTING A DYNAMIC HIERARCHICAL DATA VIEWER
First Claim
1. A method of displaying graphical representations of multiply-dimensioned data, the method comprising:
- displaying multiply-dimensioned data in a table format, the table format comprising a plurality of cells arranged in a plurality of rows and a plurality of columns, one or more cells of the plurality of cells being capable of displaying data graphically, and a column of the plurality of columns having at least two hierarchical levels, the at least two hierarchical levels comprising a parent hierarchical level and a child hierarchical level, wherein a display of a graphical representation of data at a parent row of the plurality of rows at the parent level represents an aggregating of data from child rows of the plurality of rows at the child level, wherein the aggregation of the data comprises using one or more aggregation functions, wherein the aggregation function for at least one child row differs from the aggregation function for at least one parent row;
displaying in each cell of one or more cells of the plurality of cells of the child rows, wherein a graphical representation of data is associated with the cell; and
providing a visual correlation between the display of the graphical representation of data of the parent row and the display of the graphical representations of data of the child rows.
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Abstract
Methods, systems, and machine-readable mediums are disclosed for viewing multiply-dimensioned data. In one embodiment, a method is disclosed which comprises displaying multiply-dimensioned data in a table format, the table format having a plurality of rows, a plurality of columns, and a plurality of cells displaying data, a first column of the plurality of columns including data having at least two hierarchical levels. Data for at least a first set of the plurality of cells is displayed in a graphical format, the first set including cells in the first column, the graphical format of the cells in the first set in the first column indicating a hierarchical level associated with the cell data and a mechanism is displayed for a first one of the rows to display at least one additional row having data in the first column associated with a lower hierarchical level of the first row data.
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20 Claims
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1. A method of displaying graphical representations of multiply-dimensioned data, the method comprising:
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displaying multiply-dimensioned data in a table format, the table format comprising a plurality of cells arranged in a plurality of rows and a plurality of columns, one or more cells of the plurality of cells being capable of displaying data graphically, and a column of the plurality of columns having at least two hierarchical levels, the at least two hierarchical levels comprising a parent hierarchical level and a child hierarchical level, wherein a display of a graphical representation of data at a parent row of the plurality of rows at the parent level represents an aggregating of data from child rows of the plurality of rows at the child level, wherein the aggregation of the data comprises using one or more aggregation functions, wherein the aggregation function for at least one child row differs from the aggregation function for at least one parent row; displaying in each cell of one or more cells of the plurality of cells of the child rows, wherein a graphical representation of data is associated with the cell; and providing a visual correlation between the display of the graphical representation of data of the parent row and the display of the graphical representations of data of the child rows. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17)
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18. A machine-readable medium having sets of instructions stored thereon which, when executed by a machine, causes the machine to:
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display multiply-dimensioned data in a table format, the table format comprising a plurality of cells arranged in a plurality of rows and a plurality of columns, one or more cells of the plurality of cells being capable of displaying data graphically, and a column of the plurality of columns having at least two hierarchical levels, the at least two hierarchical levels comprising a parent hierarchical level and a child hierarchical level, wherein a display of a graphical representation of data at a parent row of the plurality of rows at the parent level represents an aggregating of data from child rows of the plurality of rows at the child level, wherein the aggregating of the data comprises using one or more aggregation functions, wherein the aggregation function for at least one child row differs from the aggregation function for at least one parent row; display in each cell of one or more cells of the plurality of cells of the child rows, a graphical representation of data associated with the cell; and provide a visual correlation between the display of the graphical representation of data of the parent row and the display of the graphical representations of data of the child rows. - View Dependent Claims (19, 20)
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