VISUALIZATION OF STREAMING REAL-TIME DATA

• US 20090287814A1
• Filed: 05/14/2008
• Published: 11/19/2009
• Est. Priority Date: 05/14/2008
• Status: Active Grant

• Current Assignee: Microsoft Technology Licensing LLC (Microsoft Corporation)
• Original Assignee: Microsoft Corporation
• Inventors: McCoy, Nathan Paul, Morein, William G., Robertson, George G., Fisher, Danyel A., Ruble, Brian Scott, Schormann, Christian Bernd, Nielsen, Jakob Peter, Ehrenberg, Michael
• Granted Patent: US 9,117,007 B2
• Time in Patent Office: Days
• US Class Current: 709/224
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 16/904 Browsing; Visualisation therefor for navigating the web G06F16/954; browsing optimisation for the web G06F16/957
• CPC Class Codes: G06Q 10/10 Office automation; Time management
• CPC Class Codes: H04L 65/765 intermediate

Abstract

A system facilitates dynamic data visualizations. The system includes an analysis component that periodically processes one or more incoming data streams to determine a visualization form from a plurality of visualization forms. A visualization component dynamically generates the visualization form based in part on the processing of the incoming data streams.

Claims

1. A system to facilitate dynamic data visualizations, comprising:

an analysis component that periodically processes one or more incoming data streams to determine at least one visualization form from a plurality of visualization forms; and

a visualization component to dynamically generate the visualization form based in part on the processing of the incoming data streams.

2. The system of claim 1, the analysis component further comprising a visualization format selector, a data mining component, or an inference component.

3. The system of claim 2, the analysis component determines a fit of at least one visualization form to a data set associated with the incoming data stream.

4. The system of claim 3, the fit is determined in part based off of a threshold parameter or the fit is determined from informational value and perceptual cost of changing a visualization.

5. The system of claim 1, further comprising a transition component to control the rate at which one visualization form changes into a subsequent form.

6. The system of claim 5, the transition component includes morphing components to control animation of one visualization form into at least one other visualization form.

7. The system of claim 1, the analysis component receives cues in the incoming data streams to facilitate a determination of a visualization form.

8. The system of claim 7, the visualization form includes graphs, charts, trees, multi-dimensional depictions, video displays, audio describing data, images, or hybrid presentations where output is segmented into multiple display areas.

9. The system of claim 1, further comprising a component to analyze events received from the incoming data streams.

10. The system of claim 9, the events are propagated through aggregated data and indicate that a change has occurred in the data.

11. The system of claim 10, further comprising a graphical component to generate an image over time, where the image is generated across one or more segments or pixels.

12. The system of claim 11, further comprising a rollback component to allow users to control animations along dimensions of time.

13. The system of claim 12, the rollback component enables users to determine a source of data uncertainty.

14. The system of claim 1, further comprising an auxiliary visualization component that includes a preview component for temporal snapshots, a timeline of visualizations, a rapid gesture component, or selective user controls.

15. The system of claim 14, further comprising a histogram component to enable search results to be visualized in a scroll area of a display.

16. The system of claim 14, further comprising a feedback component to enable users to guide visualizations or further query a system for subsequent predictive analysis.

17. The system of claim 16, further comprising a learning component to facilitate the predictive analysis.

18. A visualization method, comprising:

analyzing one or more data streams;

determining a visualization for the stream from a set of potential visualizations; and

automatically transitioning between the set of potential visualizations.

19. The method of claim 18, further comprising data mining or inferring patterns from the data streams to determine predictive data.

20. A visualization system, comprising:

means for monitoring data over time;

means for determining at least one visualization from the data; and

means for generating the visualization.