DATA VISUALIZATIONS INCLUDING INTERACTIVE TIME LINE REPRESENTATIONS

• US 20150007085A1
• Filed: 09/15/2014
• Published: 01/01/2015
• Est. Priority Date: 12/02/2010
• Status: Abandoned Application

• Current Assignee: Microsoft Technology Licensing LLC (Microsoft Corporation)
• Original Assignee: Microsoft Corporation
• Inventors: Abeln, Christian Olaf, Rytt, Christian
• Application Number:
  US14/487,071
• Publication Number:
  US 20150007085A1
• Time in Patent Office: Days
• US Class Current: 715/771
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 16/34 Browsing; Visualisation therefor
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 3/0482 Interaction with lists of selectable items, e.g. menus
• CPC Class Codes: G06Q 10/06 Resources, workflows, human or project management; Enterprise or organisation planning; Enterprise or organisation modelling
• CPC Class Codes: G06Q 10/087 Inventory or stock management, e.g. order filling, procurement or balancing against orders

Abstract

Interactive data visualization features are provided, including an interactive graphical data representation, but the embodiments are not so limited. An exemplary computer-implemented method provides an interactive data visualization interface that includes a graphical time line representation and a number of visual change indicators used in part to provide symbolic cues and highlight changes made to adjustable aspects of the graphical time line representation. An exemplary computing architecture includes at least one client and server including a data communication interface used in part to provide visualization data to display an interactive time line representation as part of providing an interactive data visualization tool. Other embodiments are included and available.

Claims

1. A method comprising:

displaying an interactive graphical representation comprising a time line visualization that displays data of one or more data types;

displaying modifications to the data displayed with the time line visualization based on one or more types of transactions; and

displaying a plurality of selectable data population options with the time line visualization including one or more of a booked transactions option, a forecast option, and a with changes option.

2. The method of claim 1, further comprising displaying potentially significant business events and/or parameters for a particular business scenario.

3. The method of claim 1, further comprising interactively modifying one or more transactions in different periods of time.

4. The method of claim 3, further comprising displaying consequences of various level adjustments without executing one or more corresponding business transactions.

5. The method of claim 1, further comprising displaying adjustable data points and providing automatic leveling adjustments based on adjustments of one or more of the data points.

6. The method of claim 1, further comprising zooming to a different portion of the time line visualization.

7. The method of claim 1, further comprising panning to a different portion of the time line visualization.

8. The method of claim 1, further comprising displaying the time line visualization on a handheld device.

9. The method of claim 1, further comprising using the time line visualization to track one or more of projected inventory, profit, loss, gain, orders, and sales for a type of product or service.

10. The method of claim 1, further comprising receiving touch inputs to adjust aspects of the time line visualization.

11. A handheld device operative to:

display an interactive graphical representation comprising a time line visualization that displays data of one or more data types;

display modifications to the data displayed with the time line visualization based on one or more types of transactions; and

display a plurality of selectable data population options with the time line visualization including one or more of a booked transactions option, a forecast option, and a with changes option.

12. The device of claim 11, further operative to adjust the display of the time line visualization based on one or more of a forward looking data value adjustment and backward looking data value adjustment

13. The device of claim 11, further operative to adjust the display of the time line visualization based on one or more of an upward data value adjustment and downward data value adjustment.

14. The device of claim 11, further operative to display one or more visual change indicators each corresponding to an adjustment type.

15. The device of claim 14, further operative to display the one or more visual change indicators including one or more of an increased value indicator, a decreased value indicator, an adjustable value indicator, and a non-adjustable value indicator.

16. The device of claim 11, further operative to display and distinguish one or more of forecast values, booked transaction values, and change values.

17. The device of claim 11, further operative to display potentially significant business events and/or parameters for a particular business scenario.

18. An article of manufacture that includes instructions that, when executed, operate to:

display an interactive graphical representation comprising a time line visualization that displays data of one or more data types;

display modifications to the data displayed with the time line visualization based on one or more types of transactions; and

display a plurality of selectable data population options with the time line visualization including one or more of a booked transactions option, a forecast option, and a with changes option.

19. The article of manufacture of claim 18, wherein the instructions, when executed, operate further to display visual change indicators to indicate one or more of a data point moved forward in time, a data point moved backward in time, a data point moved to a higher value, and a data point moved to a lower value.

20. The article of manufacture of claim 18, wherein the instructions, when executed, operate further to visualize comparisons with target levels including using adjustments to visualize change in level consequences.