COMMUNICATING SECONDARY SELECTION FEEDBACK

• US 20120102432A1
• Filed: 07/18/2011
• Published: 04/26/2012
• Est. Priority Date: 10/25/2010
• Status: Abandoned Application

• Current Assignee: International Business Machines Corporation
• Original Assignee: International Business Machines Corporation
• Inventors: Breedvelt-Schouten, Ilse M., McIntyre, Susan C.
• Application Number:
  US13/185,089
• Publication Number:
  US 20120102432A1
• Time in Patent Office: Days
• US Class Current: 715/823
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 16/2428 Query predicate definition using graphical user interfaces, including menus and forms G06F16/2423 takes precedence

Abstract

An illustrative embodiment of a computer-implemented process for communicating secondary selection feedback using a potential action receives a selection of a single data point to form a selected single data point, renders a first highlight using the selected data point to create a first rendered portion, identifies and generates an available data structure associated with the selected data point, displays the first rendered portion, combines a type of action with the available data structure to form a combination, renders a second highlight using the combination to create a second rendered portion and displays rendered portions.

Claims

1. A computer-implemented method to communicate secondary selection feedback using a potential action, the computer-implemented process comprising:

receiving a selection of a single data point to form a selected single data point;

rendering a first highlight using the selected data point to create a first rendered portion;

identifying and generating an available data structure associated with the selected data point;

displaying the first rendered portion;

combining a type of action with the available data structure to form a combination;

rendering a second highlight using the combination to create a second rendered portion; and

displaying rendered portions.

2. The computer-implemented method of claim 1, wherein receiving a selection of a single data point to form a selected single data point further comprises:

receiving the selection of the single data point from a visualization of data, wherein the visualization comprises a set of visualizations.

3. The computer-implemented method of claim 1, wherein rendering a first highlight using the selected data point to create a first rendered portion further comprises:

selecting a highlight for a primary selection.

4. The computer-implemented method of claim 1, wherein combining a type of action with the available data structure to form a combination further comprises:

identifying a potential action from a set of potential actions in a user interface; and

identifying data items affected by the potential action related to the selected single data point.

5. The computer-implemented method of claim 1, wherein rendering a second highlight using the combination to create a second rendered portion further comprises:

selecting a highlight for a secondary selection, wherein the highlight for the secondary selection differs from the highlight selected for the primary selection.

6. The computer-implemented method of claim 1, wherein displaying rendered portions further comprises:

identifying a potential action from a set of actions to form an identified action;

determining whether the identified action has changed; and

responsive to a determination that the identified action has not changed, receiving a confirmation of the identified action; and

performing the identified action using the combination.

7. The computer-implemented method of claim 6, wherein the combination further comprises:

a potential action from a set of actions to form an identified action; and

identified related data items using the identified action and the selected single data point to form identified data items.

8. A computer program product for communicating secondary selection feedback using a potential action, the computer program product comprising:

a computer readable storage medium having computer readable program code embodied therewith, the computer readable program code comprising;

computer readable program code configured to receive a selection of a single data point to form a selected single data point;

computer readable program code configured to render a first highlight using the selected data point to create a first rendered portion;

computer readable program code configured to identify and generate an available data structure associated with the selected data point;

computer readable program code configured to display the first rendered portion;

computer readable program code configured to combine a type of action with the available data structure to form a combination;

computer readable program code configured to render a second highlight using the combination to create a second rendered portion; and

computer readable program code configured to display rendered portions.

9. The computer program product of claim 8, wherein computer readable program code configured to receive a selection of a single data point to form a selected single data point further comprises:

computer readable program code configured to receive the selection of the single data point from a visualization of data, wherein the visualization comprises a set of visualizations.

10. The computer program product of claim 8, wherein computer readable program code configured to render a first highlight using the selected data point to create a first rendered portion further comprises:

computer readable program code configured to select a highlight for a primary selection.

11. The computer program product of claim 8, wherein computer readable program code configured to combine a type of action with the available data structure to form a combination further comprises:

computer readable program code configured to identify a potential action from a set of potential actions in a user interface; and

computer readable program code configured to identify data items affected by the potential action related to the selected single data point.

12. The computer program product of claim 8, wherein computer readable program code configured to render a second highlight using the combination to create a second rendered portion further comprises:

computer readable program code configured to select a highlight for a secondary selection, wherein the highlight for the secondary selection differs from the highlight selected for the primary selection.

13. The computer program product of claim 8, wherein computer readable program code configured to display rendered portions further comprises:

computer readable program code configured to identify a potential action from a set of actions to form an identified action;

computer readable program code configured to determine whether the identified action has changed; and

computer readable program code responsive to a determination that the identified action has not changed, configured to receive a confirmation of the identified action; and

computer readable program code configured to perform the identified action using the combination.

14. The computer program product of claim 13, wherein the combination further comprises:

computer readable program code configured to select a potential action from a set of actions to form an identified action; and

computer readable program code configured to identify related data items using the identified action and the selected single data point to form identified data items.

15. An apparatus for communicating secondary selection feedback using a potential action, the apparatus comprising:

a communications fabric;

a memory connected to the communications fabric, wherein the memory contains computer readable program code;

a communications unit connected to the communications fabric;

an input/output unit connected to the communications fabric;

a display connected to the communications fabric; and

a processor unit connected to the communications fabric, wherein the processor unit executes the computer readable program code to direct the apparatus to;

receive a selection of a single data point to form a selected single data point;

render a first highlight using the selected data point to create a first rendered portion;

identify and generate an available data structure associated with the selected data point;

display the first rendered portion;

combine a type of action with the available data structure to form a combination;

render a second highlight using the combination to create a second rendered portion; and

display rendered portions.

16. The apparatus of claim 15, wherein the processor unit executes the computer readable program code to:

receive the selection of the single data point from a visualization of data, wherein the visualization comprises a set of visualizations.

17. The apparatus of claim 15, wherein the processor unit executes the computer readable program code:

select a highlight for a primary selection.

18. The apparatus of claim 15, wherein the processor unit executes the computer readable program code to:

identify a potential action from a set of potential actions in a user interface; and

identify data items affected by the potential action related to the selected single data point.

19. The apparatus of claim 15, wherein the processor unit executes the computer readable program code to:

select a highlight for a secondary selection, wherein the highlight for the secondary selection differs from the highlight selected for the primary selection.

20. The apparatus of claim 15, wherein the processor unit executes the computer readable program code to:

identify a potential action from a set of actions to form an identified action;

determine whether the identified action has changed; and

responsive to a determination that the identified action has not changed, receive a confirmation of the identified action; and

perform the identified action using the combination, wherein the combination further comprises a potential action from a set of actions to form an identified action and identified related data items using the identified action and the selected single data point to form identified data items.