SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR FACILITATING INTERACTIVE DATA VISUALIZATION AND MANIPULATION

• US 20150356160A1
• Filed: 06/04/2015
• Published: 12/10/2015
• Est. Priority Date: 06/05/2014
• Status: Abandoned Application

• Current Assignee: Deutsche Bank AG (Deutsche Bank)
• Original Assignee: Deutsche Bank AG (Deutsche Bank)
• Inventors: BERWICK, SARAH, FUZAYLOV, BORIS, BROWNE, MELODY, LUKOMA, THOMAS, MANUKYAN, YAKOV
• Application Number:
  US14/730,725
• Publication Number:
  US 20150356160A1
• Time in Patent Office: Days
• US Class Current: 1/1
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 16/26 Visual data mining; Browsing structured data
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 16/287 Visualization; Browsing
• 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: G06Q 10/06393 Score-carding, benchmarking or key performance indicator [KPI] analysis

Abstract

An interactive system having a processor configured to execute computer instructions stored to said memory device, wherein said processor receives, via a communication device, data from one or more data sources, wherein said processor generates, via a display, a graphical user interface having a first visualization area and a second visualization area, wherein said processor generates a first data visualization based at least in part on the received data, the first data visualization being displayed at said first visualization area, wherein the first data visualization comprises a plurality of user-selectable regions, each user-selectable region represented a subset of the received data, wherein, in response to selection of a user-selectable region, said processor generates a second data visualization based at least in part on the selected user-selectable region'"'"'s user-selectable region, the second data visualization being displayed at said second visualization area.

Claims

1. An interactive visualization system for presenting information, the system comprising:

a data storage device;

a communication device configured to communicate data over a communication network;

a display;

a user input device, the user input device being configure to receive an input from a user; and

a processor operatively coupled to a memory device, said data storage device, said communication device, said display, and user input device,

wherein said processor is configured to execute computer instructions stored to said data storage device,

wherein said processor identifies a dataset from data received, via said communication device, from one or more data sources,

wherein said processor processes said computer instructions to render a data visualization graphical user interface on the display, the data visualization graphical user interface having a first visualization area and a second visualization area,

wherein said processor renders a first data visualization element and a second data visualization element based at least in part on the dataset, the first data visualization element being displayed at said first visualization area, and the second data visualization element being displayed at said second visualization area,

wherein the first data visualization element comprises a plurality of user-selectable regions, each of said plurality of user-selectable regions representing a portion of the dataset,

wherein said processor dynamically re-renders the first data visualization element and the second data visualization element in response to the user selecting a first user-selectable region,

wherein the first data visualization element and the second data visualization element are dynamically re-rendered based at least in part on a portion of the dataset represented by the selected first user-selectable region.

2. The interactive visualization system of claim 1, wherein the first data visualization element is a multi-dimensional donut.

3. The interactive visualization system of claim 2, wherein the multi-dimensional donut comprises a center region and a plurality of concentric rings axially disposed around the center portion.

4. The interactive visualization system of claim 3, wherein each of said plurality of concentric rings represents a data visualization component or a description label for each portion of the dataset being represented by the multi-dimensional donut.

5. The interactive visualization system of claim 3, wherein said plurality of concentric rings comprises:

a first concentric ring that renders a data visualization component for each of said portions of the dataset;

a second concentric ring that renders a numeric value for each of said portions of the dataset, said numeric value corresponding to the data visualization component; and

a third concentric ring that displays a description label for each of said portions of the dataset.

6. The interactive visualization system of claim 3, wherein the plurality of user-selectable regions, each user-selectable region representing a sub-category, are grouped into a first plurality of clusters, each cluster representing a dimensional category.

7. The interactive visualization system of claim 6, wherein said plurality of concentric rings comprises:

a first concentric ring that renders a data visualization component for each of said sub-categories;

a second concentric ring that renders a numeric value for each of said sub-categories, said numeric value corresponding to the data visualization component;

a third concentric ring that displays a description label for each of said sub-categories; and

a fourth concentric ring that displays a dimensional category label for each of said clusters.

8. The interactive visualization system of claim 7, wherein the center region numerically represents a total amount for a dataset being represented by the multi-dimensional donut at a given time, the total amount being substantially equal to the sum of each sub-category within a dimensional category at the given time.

9. The interactive visualization system of claim 7, wherein the plurality of user-selectable regions within a cluster are radially arranged around the center portion in a predetermined sorting order.

10. The interactive visualization system of claim 9, wherein the predetermined sorting order is:

(1) alphabetically by description label;

(2) ascending, by numeric value;

or (3) descending, by numeric value.

11. The interactive visualization system of claim 6, wherein the data visualization graphical user interface comprises a flip icon, whereby selecting said flip icon causes said processor to dynamically re-render the first data visualization element with a second plurality of clusters, in lieu of the first plurality of clusters.

12. The interactive visualization system of claim 11, wherein the selected first user-selectable region is selected from a cluster chosen from said first plurality of clusters, and a second user-selectable region is selected from a cluster chosen from said second plurality of clusters.

13. The interactive visualization system of claim 12, wherein the first data visualization element and the second data visualization element are dynamically re-rendered based at least in part on a portion of the dataset represented by the selected first user-selectable region and the selected second user-selectable region.

14. The interactive visualization system of claim 1, wherein the data visualization graphical user interface comprises a filter selector element, the filter selector element being configured to apply a desired filter to said first data visualization element or said second data visualization element.

15. The interactive visualization system of claim 1, wherein the second data visualization element comprises one or more detailed data tables.

16. The interactive visualization system of claim 3, wherein one or more of said plurality of concentric rings are gradually rendered about a center axis positioned at the center region'"'"'s center.

17. The interactive visualization system of claim 1, wherein the first data visualization element is a data table and each of said the plurality of user-selectable regions represent a sub-category.

18. The interactive visualization system of claim 17, wherein the plurality of user-selectable regions are grouped into clusters, including a first cluster representing a first dimensional category, and a second cluster representing a second dimensional category.

19. The interactive visualization system of claim 18, wherein the data visualization graphical user interface comprises a dimension cross selector element having a plurality of rows intersecting a plurality of columns, each of said plurality of rows and each of said plurality of columns representing a dimensional category, whereby the user identifies the first dimensional category and the second dimensional category by selecting the point whereby a desired first dimension intersects a desired second dimension.

20. An interactive visualization system for presenting information, the system comprising:

a data storage device;

a communication device configured to communicate data with a computing device over a communication network; and

a computer operatively coupled to said data storage device, said communication device, and configured to generate computer instructions, wherein said computer instructions are configured to instruct the computing device to;

render a data visualization graphical user interface on a display, the data visualization graphical user interface having a visualization area;

render a data visualization element based at least in part on a dataset received from one or more data sources, the data visualization element being displayed at said visualization area,

wherein the data visualization element comprises a plurality of user-selectable regions, each of said plurality of user-selectable regions representing a portion of the dataset; and

dynamically re-render the data visualization element in response to the user selecting a first user-selectable region,

wherein the data visualization element is dynamically re-rendered based at least in part on a portion of the dataset represented by the selected first user-selectable region.

21. The interactive visualization system of claim 20, wherein the data visualization element is a multi-dimensional donut having a center region and a plurality of concentric rings axially disposed around the center portion.

22. The interactive visualization system of claim 21, wherein each of said plurality of concentric rings represents a data visualization component or a description label for each portion of the dataset being represented by the multi-dimensional donut.

23. The interactive visualization system of claim 21, wherein said plurality of concentric rings comprises:

a first concentric ring that renders a data visualization component for each of said portions of the dataset;

a second concentric ring that renders a numeric value for each of said portions of the dataset, said numeric value corresponding to the data visualization component; and

a third concentric ring that displays a description label for each of said portions of the dataset.

24. The interactive visualization system of claim 21, wherein the plurality of user-selectable regions, each user-selectable region representing a sub-category, are grouped into a first plurality of clusters, each cluster representing a dimensional category.

25. The interactive visualization system of claim 24, wherein the data visualization graphical user interface comprises a flip icon, whereby selecting said flip icon causes said processor to dynamically re-render the first data visualization element with a second plurality of clusters, in lieu of the first plurality of clusters.

26. The interactive visualization system of claim 25, wherein the selected first user-selectable region is selected from a cluster chosen from said first plurality of clusters, and a second user-selectable region is selected from a cluster chosen from said second plurality of clusters.

27. The interactive visualization system of claim 26, wherein the first data visualization element and the second data visualization element are dynamically re-rendered based at least in part on a portion of the dataset represented by the selected first user-selectable region and the selected second user-selectable region.

28. The interactive visualization system of claim 21, wherein one or more of said plurality of concentric rings are gradually rendered about a center axis positioned at the center region'"'"'s center.

29. A computer-implemented process for presenting information, the computer-implemented process comprising the steps of:

retrieving, using one or more computers, data from a non-transitory storage device;

identifying, using the one or more computers, a dataset from said data to be presented;

generating, using the one or more computers, computer instructions;

outputting, using the one or more computers, said computer instructions to a computing device over a communication network,

wherein said computer instructions are configured to instruct the computing device to;

(i) render, using a processor, a data visualization graphical user interface on a display, the data visualization graphical user interface having a visualization area;

(ii) render, using the processor, a data visualization element based at least in part on the dataset, the data visualization element being displayed at said visualization area,

wherein the data visualization element comprises a plurality of user-selectable regions, each of said plurality of user-selectable regions representing a portion of the dataset; and

(iii) dynamically re-render, using the processor, the data visualization element in response to selection of a first user-selectable region,

wherein the data visualization element is dynamically re-rendered based at least in part on a portion of the dataset represented by the selected first user-selectable region.

30. The computer-implemented process of claim 29, wherein the data visualization element is a multi-dimensional donut having a center region and a plurality of concentric rings axially disposed around the center portion, each of said plurality of concentric rings representing a data visualization component or a description label for each portion of the dataset being represented by the multi-dimensional donut.

31. The computer-implemented process of claim 30, wherein said plurality of concentric rings comprises:

a first concentric ring that renders a data visualization component for each of said portions of the dataset;

a second concentric ring that renders a numeric value for each of said portions of the dataset, said numeric value corresponding to the data visualization component; and

a third concentric ring that displays a description label for each of said portions of the dataset.

32. The computer-implemented process of claim 30, wherein the plurality of user-selectable regions, each user-selectable region representing a sub-category, are grouped into a first plurality of clusters, each cluster representing a dimensional category.

33. The computer-implemented process of claim 32, wherein the data visualization graphical user interface comprises a flip icon, whereby selecting said flip icon causes said processor to dynamically re-render the first data visualization element with a second plurality of clusters, in lieu of the first plurality of clusters.

34. The computer-implemented process of claim 33, wherein the selected first user-selectable region is selected from a cluster chosen from said first plurality of clusters, and a second user-selectable region is selected from a cluster chosen from said second plurality of clusters.

35. The computer-implemented process of claim 34, wherein the first data visualization element and the second data visualization element are dynamically re-rendered based at least in part on a portion of the dataset represented by the selected first user-selectable region and the selected second user-selectable region.

36. The computer-implemented process of claim 30, wherein one or more of said plurality of concentric rings is gradually rendered about a center axis positioned at the center region'"'"'s center.