Automated Presentation of Visualized Data

• US 20140331179A1
• Filed: 05/06/2013
• Published: 11/06/2014
• Est. Priority Date: 05/06/2013
• Status: Abandoned Application

• Current Assignee: Microsoft Technology Licensing LLC (Microsoft Corporation)
• Original Assignee: Microsoft Corporation
• Inventors: Tullis, Steve, Albert, Uhl, Gustafson, David
• Application Number:
  US13/888,329
• Publication Number:
  US 20140331179A1
• Time in Patent Office: Days
• US Class Current: 715/811
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 3/0482 Interaction with lists of selectable items, e.g. menus
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 3/04845 for image manipulation, e.g. dragging, rotation, expansion or change of colour
• CPC Class Codes: G06Q 10/10 Office automation; Time management
• CPC Class Codes: G09B 29/00 Maps; Plans; Charts; Diagrams, e.g. route diagram star maps G09B27/04; devices for holding or supporting maps A47B97/02; for computing purposes G06G1/14, G09B1/16; display boards G09F

Abstract

A data visualization application provides an automated presentation of visualized data. A visualization of data is generated based on contextual information. Alternate visualizations displayed as actionable suggestions are also generated based on the contextual information. The application displays visualization and the actionable suggestions in proximity. The visualization is updated with an alternate visualization associated with a selected actionable suggestion in response to a user action selecting the actionable suggestion.

Claims

1. A method executed on a computing device for automated presentation of visualized data, the method comprising:

generating a visualization of data and actionable suggestions associated with alternate visualizations based on contextual information;

displaying the visualization and the actionable suggestions;

detecting an action selecting one of the actionable suggestions; and

updating the visualization with one of the alternate visualizations associated with the selected actionable suggestion.

2. The method of claim 1, further comprising:

determining the contextual information from attributes associated with at least one of;

a user, the computing device, a user preference, a use history, a second user, an organizational rule, and a co-worker preference.

3. The method of claim 1, further comprising:

determining the contextual information from a plurality of user preferences including at least one of;

a type, a style, a format, and a layout.

4. The method of claim 1, further comprising:

determining the contextual information from a plurality of user preferences including at least one of;

an animation, a sizing, and an accessibility.

5. The method of claim 1, further comprising:

detecting selection of a portion of the visualization; and

displaying data associated with the visualization in proximity to the visualization by highlighting a portion of the data corresponding to the selected portion of the visualization.

6. The method of claim 5, wherein determining the contextual information based on the use history further comprises:

retrieving attributes of prior visualizations from the use history;

sorting the attributes based on a length and a frequency of use into a sorted list; and

selecting a predetermined number of the sorted attributes from a top of the sorted list for integrating into the contextual information.

7. The method of claim 1, further comprising:

determining the contextual information based on organizational rules.

8. The method of claim 7, further comprising:

retrieving an organization rule limiting a type of the visualization to at least one of;

a bar chart, a line chart, a scatter chart, a pie chart, a surface chart, a donut chart, an area chart, a heat map, and a special chart; and

integrating the type into the contextual information.

9. The method of claim 1, further comprising:

determining the contextual information from a preference of at least one of;

a second user and a co-worker.

10. The method of claim 9, further comprising:

retrieving attributes including at least one of;

a type, a format, a style, a color, a size, a font from the preference; and

integrating the attributes into the contextual information.

11. A computing device for automated presentation of visualized data, the computing device comprising:

a memory configured to store instructions; and

a processor coupled to the memory, the processor executing a data visualization application in conjunction with the instructions stored in the memory, wherein the application is configured to;

generate a visualization of data and actionable suggestions associated with alternate visualizations based on contextual information;

display the visualization and the actionable suggestions in proximity to the visualization;

detect a gesture selecting one of the actionable suggestions; and

replace the visualization with one of the alternate visualizations associated with the selected actionable suggestion in response to the gesture.

12. The computing device of claim 11, wherein the application is further configured to:

determine attributes of the actionable suggestions including at least one of;

a style, a format, a layout, a color, a size, and a font from the contextual information.

13. The computing device of claim 11, wherein the application is further configured to:

sort prior visualizations into a sorted list based on a frequency of use;

select a predetermined number of the prior visualizations from a top of the sorted list;

retrieve attributes from the predetermined number of the prior visualizations; and

integrate the attributes into the contextual information.

14. The computing device of claim 11, wherein the application is further configured to:

detect a second gesture interacting with a portion of the visualization;

match the second gesture to a subset of prior visualizations;

select the subset as new alternate visualizations; and

present new actionable suggestions associated with the new alternate visualizations in proximity to the visualization.

15. The computing device of claim 11, wherein the application is further configured to:

select a dimension attribute of the visualization including one of;

a two-dimensional (2D) and a three-dimensional (3D) attribute stored in the contextual information.

16. The computing device of claim 11, wherein the application is further configured to:

select the data from at least one of;

a structured data source and unstructured data source.

17. The computing device of claim 16, wherein the application is further configured to:

select a portion of the data; and

utilize the selected portion of the data to generate the visualization.

18. A computer-readable memory device with instructions stored thereon for automated presentation of visualized data, the instructions comprising:

generating a visualization of data and actionable suggestions associated with alternate visualizations based on contextual information;

displaying the visualization and the actionable suggestions in proximity to the visualization;

detecting a gesture selecting one of the actionable suggestions;

replacing the visualization with one of the alternate visualizations associated with the selected actionable suggestion in response to the gesture;

detecting a second gesture interacting with a portion of the visualization;

matching the second gesture to a subset of prior visualizations;

selecting the subset as new alternate visualizations; and

presenting new actionable suggestions associated with the new alternate visualizations in proximity to the visualization.

19. The computer-readable memory device of claim 18, wherein the instructions further comprise:

detecting activation of a data control; and

displaying the data of the visualization in proximity to the visualization.

20. The computer-readable memory device of claim 18, wherein the instructions further comprise:

displaying the data of a portion of the visualization in proximity to the visualization in response to a third gesture on the portion of the visualization.