INTERACTIVE VISUALISATION DESIGN TIME

• US 20100088619A1
• Filed: 10/02/2008
• Published: 04/08/2010
• Est. Priority Date: 10/02/2008
• Status: Abandoned Application

• Current Assignee: SAP AG (SAP SE)
• Original Assignee: SAP AG (SAP SE)
• Inventors: Breisch, Alexander, Sodan, Uwe, Spieler, Benjamin, Rath, Ralf
• Application Number:
  US12/243,979
• Publication Number:
  US 20100088619A1
• Time in Patent Office: Days
• US Class Current: 715/764
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 8/34 Graphical or visual programming
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 8/38 for implementing user interfaces

Abstract

What is described is a method and system for development of interactive user interfaces. The interfaces provide visualization environment and the opportunity for creating visual applications with minimal coding. A scene is selected from a scene catalogue and a visualization object is selected and displayed on the scene. A data source is selected from backend data. A parameter from the content of the data source is connected to a property of the visualization object to create a script to modify the property. The script is customized and the processed visualization object is displayed on a GUI.

Claims

1. A computer implemented method for creating an interactive visualization environment of a business scenario, comprising:

receiving a visualization object from a visualization object catalogue;

retrieving a data source from a backend data;

mapping a parameter from the data source to a property of the visualization object, the parameter modifying the property of the visualization object; and

displaying the mapped visualization object.

2. The method of claim 1, further comprising:

retrieving a scene from a scene catalogue, the scene representing the business scenario;

displaying the scene; and

displaying the mapped visualization object on the scene.

3. The method of claim 2, wherein the scene is retrieved from a group comprising two-dimensional (2D) scenes, three-dimensional (3D) scenes, geographical 2D scenes, and geographical 3D scenes.

4. The method of claim 1, further comprising adapting the property of the visualization object to the business scenario.

5. The method of claim 1, wherein the visualization object is selected from a group comprising symbols representing tangible assets, 2D geometric figures representing areas, 3D geometric figures representing structures, and a text box.

6. The method of claim 1, wherein retrieving a data source from backend data comprises:

retrieving a set of data sources, each of the data sources being used to connect to a specific backend data; and

identifying a data source from the set of data sources to comply with the business scenario.

7. The method of claim 1, wherein retrieving a data source from the backend data further comprises retrieving the data source via a web service.

8. The method of claim 1, wherein mapping a parameter from the data source to a property of the visualization object comprises:

retrieving a set of data from the backend system;

identifying a parameter from the set of data to modify the property of the visualization object; and

associating the identified parameter with the property.

9. The method of claim 8, further comprising defining a rate for the update of the data source represented by the identified parameter.

10. The method of claim 4, wherein adapting the property of the visualization object comprises:

creating a script to perform business logic required by the scenario; and

modifying the script.

11. The method of claim 1 further comprising:

defining an interaction for the visualization object, wherein the interaction is activated responsive to an event.

12. The method of claim 11 further comprising:

defining an action for the interaction of the visualization object, wherein the actions are selected from a group comprising an “

open window”

action, a “

call backend transaction”

action, and a “

set visualization object properties”

action.

13. A computerized system to create an interactive visualization environment for a business scenario comprising:

a visualization object;

at least one backend data source; and

a visualization object environment module to map at least one parameter of the at least one backend data source to at least one property of the visualization object.

14. The system of claim 13, further comprising a scene to represent the business scenario.

15. The system of claim 14, further comprising a display to render the scene and the visualization object on the scene.

16. The system of claim 14, wherein the scene is selected from a group comprising two-dimensional (2D) scenes, three-dimensional (3D) scenes, geographical 2D scenes, and geographical 3D scenes.

17. The system of claim 13, wherein the visualization object is selected from a group comprising symbols representing tangible assets, 2D geometric figures representing areas, a 3D geometric figures representing structures, and a text box.

18. The system of claim 17, wherein the group is maintained in a visualization object catalogue.

19. The system of claim 13, further comprising a parser to generate and interpret a script to adapt the at least one property of the visualization object.

20. The system of claim 13, further comprising a compiler to adapt the at least one property of the visualization object.

21. The system of claim 13, wherein the backend data source is maintained within a backend system.

22. A computer program product, tangibly stored on a machine readable medium for creating an interactive visualization environment of a business scenario, the product comprising instructions operable to cause a processor to

receive a visualization object from a visualization object catalogue;

retrieve a data source from a backend data;

map a parameter from the data source to a property of the visualization object, the parameter to modify the property of the visualization object; and

display the mapped visualization object.

23. The product of claim 22, further comprising instructions to:

retrieve a scene from a scene catalogue, the scene representing the business scenario;

display the scene; and

display the mapped visualization object on the scene.

24. The product of claim 23, wherein the scene is retrieved from a group comprising two-dimensional (2D) scenes, three-dimensional (3D) scenes, geographical 2D scenes, and geographical 3D scenes.

25. The product of claim 22, further comprising instructions to adapt the property of the visualization object to the business scenario.

26. The product of claim 22, wherein the visualization object is selected from a group comprising symbols representing tangible assets, 2D geometric figures representing areas, 3D geometric figures representing structures, and a text box.

27. The product of claim 22, wherein the instructions to retrieve a data source from backend data further comprise instructions to:

retrieve a set of data sources, each of the data sources being used to connect to a specific backend data; and

identify a data source from the set of data sources to comply with the business scenario.

28. The product of claim 22, wherein the instructions to retrieve a data source from backend data further comprises instructions to retrieve the data source from a web service.

29. The product of claim 22, wherein the instructions to map a parameter from the data source to a property of the visualization object further comprise instructions to:

retrieve a set of data from the backend system;

identify a parameter from the set of data to modify the property of the visualization object; and

associate the identified parameter with the property.

30. The product of claim 29, further comprising instructions to define a rate for the update of the content of the data source represented by the identified parameter.

31. The product of claim 25, wherein the instructions to adapt the property of the visualization object further comprise instructions to:

create a script to perform business logic required by the business scenario; and

modify the script.

32. The product of claim 22, further comprising instructions to:

define an interaction for the visualization object, wherein the interaction is activated responsive to an event.

33. The product of claim 32, further comprising instructions to define an action for the interaction of the visualization object, wherein actions include an “

open window”

action, a “

call backend transaction”

action, and a “

set visualization object properties”

action.