TASK PROGRESS UPDATE HISTORY VISUALIZATION SYSTEM

• US 20160224928A1
• Filed: 02/03/2015
• Published: 08/04/2016
• Est. Priority Date: 02/03/2015
• Status: Active Grant

• Current Assignee: Oracle International Corporation (Oracle Corporation)
• Original Assignee: Oracle International Corporation (Oracle Corporation)
• Inventors: DE, Niladri, DUDALA, Srinivasu, KASIBHATLA, Mani Kumar Vran
• Granted Patent: US 10,643,157 B2
• Time in Patent Office: Days
• US Class Current: 1/1
• CPC Class Codes: G06Q 10/063114 Status monitoring or status determination for a person or group

Abstract

A system is provided that visualizes task progress update history. The system displays a project plan timeline within a user interface, where the project plan timeline includes tasks indicators that visually represent tasks and a timeline including time unit indicators that visually represent time units. The system further displaying task progress update history within the project plan timeline, where the task progress update history includes task progress update indicators that visually represent task progress updates, and where a task progress update indicator visually indicates a date-time of a task progress update and a task progress reported by the task progress update.

Claims

1. A computer-readable medium having instructions stored thereon that, when executed by a processor, cause the processor to visualize task progress update history, the visualizing comprising:

displaying a project plan timeline within a user interface, wherein the project plan timeline comprises one or more tasks indicators that visually represent one or more tasks and a timeline comprising one or more time unit indicators that visually represent one or more time units; and

displaying task progress update history within the project plan timeline, wherein the task progress update history comprises one or more task progress update indicators that visually represent one or more task progress updates;

wherein a task progress update indicator visually indicates a date-time of a task progress update and a task progress reported by the task progress update.

2. The computer-readable medium of claim 1,

wherein a task indicator comprises a rectangle;

wherein a first edge of the rectangle represents a start date-time of a task represented by the task indicator;

wherein a second edge of the rectangle represents a finish date-time of the task represented by the task indicator;

wherein the task progress update indicator comprises an arrow;

wherein the arrow is displayed within the rectangle;

wherein the arrow originates within the first edge at an origination point that represents the date-time of the task progress update; and

where the arrow terminates within the second edge at a termination point that represents the task progress reported by the task progress update.

3. The computer-readable medium of claim 2, the visualizing further comprising:

receiving a first user interaction that comprises a drag of the origination point of the arrow to a new point within the first edge;

modifying the date-time of the task progress update based on the first user interaction;

receiving a second user interaction that comprises a drag of the termination point of the arrow to a new point within the second edge; and

modifying the task progress reported by the task progress update based on the second user interaction.

4. The computer-readable medium of claim 2, the visualizing further comprising extending the first edge and the second edge of the rectangle;

wherein an original portion of the first edge and the second edge is displayed using a solid line;

wherein an extended portion of the first edge and the second edge is displayed using a dashed line; and

wherein the origination point is within the extended portion of the first edge.

5. The computer-readable medium of claim 2, wherein a skew of the arrow visually indicates a rate of the task progress.

6. The computer-readable medium of claim 5, wherein a convergence of arrows visually indicates a decrease in a rate of the task progress.

7. The computer-readable medium of claim 5, wherein a divergence of arrows visually indicates an increase in a rate of the task progress.

8. The computer-readable medium of claim 5, wherein an intersection of arrows visually indicates a correction of at least one task progress update of the one or more task progress updates.

9. The computer-readable medium of claim 1, the visualizing comprising causing at least one time unit indicator not to be displayed within the user interface.

10. The computer-readable medium of claim 1, wherein the displayed task progress update history visually represents all task progress updates for all tasks of the one or more tasks.

11. A computer-implemented method for visualizing task progress update history, the computer-implemented method comprising:

displaying a project plan timeline within a user interface, wherein the project plan timeline comprises one or more tasks indicators that visually represent one or more tasks and a timeline comprising one or more time unit indicators that visually represent one or more time units; and

displaying task progress update history within the project plan timeline, wherein the task progress update history comprises one or more task progress update indicators that visually represent one or more task progress updates;

wherein a task progress update indicator visually indicates a date-time of a task progress update and a task progress reported by the task progress update.

12. The computer-implemented method of claim 11,

wherein a task indicator comprises a rectangle;

wherein a first edge of the rectangle represents a start date-time of a task represented by the task indicator;

wherein a second edge of the rectangle represents a finish date-time of the task represented by the task indicator;

wherein the task progress update indicator comprises an arrow;

wherein the arrow is displayed within the rectangle;

wherein the arrow originates within the first edge at an origination point that represents the date-time of the task progress update; and

where the arrow terminates within the second edge at a termination point that represents the task progress reported by the task progress update.

13. The computer-implemented method of claim 12, further comprising:

receiving a first user interaction that comprises a drag of the origination point of the arrow to a new point within the first edge;

modifying the date-time of the task progress update based on the first user interaction;

receiving a second user interaction that comprises a drag of the termination point of the arrow to a new point within the second edge; and

modifying the task progress reported by the task progress update based on the second user interaction.

14. The computer-implemented method of claim 12, further comprising extending the first edge and the second edge of the rectangle;

wherein an original portion of the first edge and the second edge is displayed using a solid line;

wherein an extended portion of the first edge and the second edge is displayed using a dashed line; and

wherein the origination point is within the extended portion of the first edge.

15. The computer-implemented method of claim 12, wherein a skew of the arrow visually indicates a rate of the task progress.

16. A system for visualizing task progress update history, the system comprising:

a project plain timeline display module configured to display a project plan timeline within a user interface, wherein the project plan timeline comprises one or more tasks indicators that visually represent one or more tasks and a timeline comprising one or more time unit indicators that visually represent one or more time units; and

a task progress update history display module configured to display task progress update history within the project plan timeline, wherein the task progress update history comprises one or more task progress update indicators that visually represent one or more task progress updates;

wherein a task progress update indicator visually indicates a date-time of a task progress update and a task progress reported by the task progress update.

17. The system of claim 16,

wherein a task indicator comprises a rectangle;

wherein a first edge of the rectangle represents a start date-time of a task represented by the task indicator;

wherein a second edge of the rectangle represents a finish date-time of the task represented by the task indicator;

wherein the task progress update indicator comprises an arrow;

wherein the arrow is displayed within the rectangle;

wherein the arrow originates within the first edge at an origination point that represents the date-time of the task progress update; and

where the arrow terminates within the second edge at a termination point that represents the task progress reported by the task progress update.

18. The system of claim 17, further comprising:

a user interaction reception module configured to receive a first user interaction that comprises a drag of the origination point of the arrow to a new point within the first edge; and

a modification module configured to modify the date-time of the task progress update based on the first user interaction;

wherein the user interaction reception module is further configured to receive a second user interaction that comprises a drag of the termination point of the arrow to a new point within the second edge; and

wherein the modification module is further configured to modify the task progress reported by the task progress update based on the second user interaction.

19. The system of claim 17,

wherein the project plain timeline display module is further configured to extend the first edge and the second edge of the rectangle;

wherein an original portion of the first edge and the second edge is displayed using a solid line;

wherein an extended portion of the first edge and the second edge is displayed using a dashed line; and

wherein the origination point is within the extended portion of the first edge.

20. The system of claim 17, wherein a skew of the arrow visually indicates a rate of the task progress.