Gestures for Manipulating Tables, Charts, and Graphs

• US 20150135113A1
• Filed: 11/08/2013
• Published: 05/14/2015
• Est. Priority Date: 11/08/2013
• Status: Active Grant

• Current Assignee: Business Objects Incorporated (SAP SE)
• Original Assignee: Business Objects Incorporated (SAP SE)
• Inventors: SEKHARAN, SATISHKUMAR
• Granted Patent: US 9,389,777 B2
• Time in Patent Office: Days
• US Class Current: 715/771
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 3/04812 Interaction techniques based on cursor appearance or behaviour, e.g. being affected by the presence of displayed objects
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 3/04817 using icons graphical or visual programming using iconic symbols G06F8/34
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 3/0482 Interaction with lists of selectable items, e.g. menus
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 3/04842 Selection of displayed objects or displayed text elements G06F3/0482 takes precedence
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 3/04845 for image manipulation, e.g. dragging, rotation, expansion or change of colour
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 3/0488 using a touch-screen or digitiser, e.g. input of commands through traced gestures
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 40/18 of spreadsheets form-filling G06F40/174
• CPC Class Codes: G06T 11/206 Drawing of charts or graphs

Abstract

Gestures are described for manipulating tables, charts and graphs. For tables, a swipe gesture is described that deletes a column from a table when the gesture is detected on a column of the table. A pinch gesture is also described that combines two or more columns or rows of a table when the gesture is detected on columns of the table. For charts and graphs, a swipe gesture is described that changes the contents of the chart or graph when the gesture is detected on an axis label of the chart or graph. Another swipe gesture is describes that modifies the appearance of the chart or graph when the gesture is detected on or near an edge of the chart or graph and moving towards the center of the chart or graph.

Claims

1. A computer-implemented method for presenting a chart, comprising:

presenting, by a processor, a chart that is based on a dataset, the chart being configured to graphically present data associated with at least one variable of the dataset;

presenting, by the processor, a flippable element being configured to display the name of a variable that is graphically presented in the chart when in an unflipped state and to display the name of another variable of the dataset that is not graphically presented in the chart when in a flipped state;

detecting, by the processor, a user input to set the flippable element to the another variable of the dataset; and

upon receiving the user input, updating, by the processor, the chart to graphically present data associated with the another variable of the dataset.

2. The computer-implemented method of claim 1, wherein the updated chart replaces data associated with the variable with data associated with the another variable.

3. The computer-implemented method of claim 1, wherein the flippable element is a label for an axis of the chart.

4. The computer-implemented method of claim 1, wherein the user input is a swipe gesture detected on a touch display.

5. The computer-implemented method of claim 4, wherein the swipe gesture is initiated on or near the flippable element.

6. The computer-implemented method of claim 1, further comprising:

detecting, by the processor, another user input;

upon receiving the another user input, folding, by the processor, the chart to reveal a hidden menu configured to modify the appearance of the chart;

detecting, by the processor, a selection from the hidden menu; and

modifying, by the processor, the appearance of the chart according to the selection.

7. The computer-implemented method of claim 6, wherein the another user input is a swipe gesture towards a center of the chart, the swipe gesture being initiated on or near a predefined edge of the chart.

8. A non-transitory computer readable storage medium storing one or more programs, the one or more programs comprising instructions for:

presenting a chart that is based on a dataset, the chart being configured to graphically present data associated with at least one variable of the dataset;

presenting a flippable element being configured to display the name of a variable that is graphically presented in the chart when in an unflipped state and to display the name of another variable of the dataset that is not graphically presented in the chart when in a flipped state;

detecting a user input to set the flippable element to another variable of the dataset; and

upon receiving the user input, updating the chart to graphically present data associated with the another variable of the dataset.

9. The non-transitory computer readable storage medium of claim 8, wherein the updated chart replaces data associated with the variable with data associated with the another variable.

10. The non-transitory computer readable storage medium of claim 8, wherein the flippable element is a label for an axis of the chart.

11. The non-transitory computer readable storage medium of claim 8, wherein the user input is a swipe gesture detected on a touch display.

12. The non-transitory computer readable storage medium of claim 11, wherein the swipe gesture is initiated on or near the flippable element.

13. The non-transitory computer readable storage medium of claim 8, further comprising:

detecting another user input;

upon receiving the another user input, folding the chart to reveal a hidden menu configured to modify the appearance of the chart;

detecting a selection from the hidden menu; and

modifying the appearance of the chart according to the selection.

14. The non-transitory computer readable storage medium of claim 13, wherein the another user input is a swipe gesture towards a center of the chart, the swipe gesture being initiated on or near a predefined edge of the chart.

15. A computer implemented system, comprising:

one or more computer processors; and

a non-transitory computer-readable storage medium comprising instructions, that when executed, control the one or more computer processors to be configured for;

presenting a chart that is based on a dataset, the chart being configured to graphically present data associated with at least one variable of the dataset;

presenting a flippable element being configured to display the name of a variable that is graphically presented in the chart when in an unflipped state and to display the name of another variable of the dataset that is not graphically presented in the chart when in a flipped state;

detecting a user input to set the flippable element to another variable of the dataset; and

upon receiving the user input, updating the chart to graphically present data associated with the another variable of the dataset.

16. The computer implemented system of claim 15, wherein the updated chart replaces data associated with the variable with data associated with the another variable.

17. The computer implemented system of claim 15, wherein the flippable element is a label for an axis of the chart and wherein the user input is a swipe gesture detected on a touch display.

18. The computer implemented system of claim 17, wherein the swipe gesture is initiated on or near the flippable element.

19. The computer implemented system of claim 15, further comprising:

detecting another user input;

upon receiving the another user input, folding the chart to reveal a hidden menu configured to modify the appearance of the chart;

detecting a selection from the hidden menu; and

modifying the appearance of the chart according to the selection.

20. The computer implemented system of claim 19, wherein the another user input is a swipe gesture towards a center of the chart, the swipe gesture being initiated on or near a predefined edge of the chart.