CHART DUAL-Y RESIZE AND SPLIT-UNSPLIT INTERACTION

• US 20170024016A1
• Filed: 10/04/2016
• Published: 01/26/2017
• Est. Priority Date: 09/18/2014
• Status: Active Grant

• Current Assignee: Oracle International Corporation (Oracle Corporation)
• Original Assignee: Oracle International Corporation (Oracle Corporation)
• Inventors: Ho, Pangus, Zhang, Hugh, Singh, Prashant, Tannis, Tamika
• Granted Patent: US 10,007,356 B2
• Time in Patent Office: Days
• US Class Current: 1/1
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 16/9038 Presentation of query results
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 2203/04808 Several contacts: gestures triggering a specific function, e.g. scrolling, zooming, right-click, when the user establishes several contacts with the surface simultaneously; e.g. using several fingers or a combination of fingers and pen
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 3/017 Gesture based interaction, e.g. based on a set of recognized hand gestures interaction based on gestures traced on a digitiser G06F3/04883
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 3/0481 based on specific properties of the displayed interaction object or a metaphor-based environment, e.g. interaction with desktop elements like windows or icons, or assisted by a cursor's changing behaviour or appearance
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 3/04845 for image manipulation, e.g. dragging, rotation, expansion or change of colour
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 3/04847 Interaction techniques to control parameter settings, e.g. interaction with sliders or dials
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 3/0486 Drag-and-drop
• CPC Class Codes: G06T 11/20 Drawing from basic elements, e.g. lines or circles
• CPC Class Codes: G06T 11/203 Drawing of straight lines or curves
• CPC Class Codes: G06T 11/206 Drawing of charts or graphs
• CPC Class Codes: G06T 11/60 Editing figures and text; Combining figures or text
• CPC Class Codes: G06T 2200/24 involving graphical user interfaces [GUIs]
• CPC Class Codes: G06T 2200/28 involving image processing hardware
• CPC Class Codes: G06T 2207/30176 Document
• CPC Class Codes: G06T 3/40 Scaling of whole images or parts thereof, e.g. expanding or contracting

Abstract

Systems and methods are disclosed that, in various embodiments, improve chart performance by allowing users to interactively split and unsplit charts with dual-Y axis using dragging gestures or a button.

Claims

1. A method comprising:

determining, by a computer, a first chart layout for a related series of data including a first data set and a second data set, the first chart layout including;

(i) a first plot area with a shared X-axis and a first y-axis associated with the first data set, and (ii) a second plot area with the shared X-axis and a second y-axis associated with the second data set;

receiving, by the computer, a gesture performed by a user with respect to a chart having the first chart layout, the gesture including a source and a target;

determining, by the computer, a second chart layout for the first data set and the second data set based on the source and the target of the gesture, the second chart layout having a plot area with the shared X-axis, the first y-axis, and the second y-axis; and

rendering, by the computer, the chart with the second chart layout.

2. The method of claim 1, wherein when the source of the gesture is the first y-axis and the target is the second plot area or the source is the second y-axis and the target is the first plot area, the second chart layout is determined as a joined dual-y chart with both the first data set and the second data set in the plot area.

3. The method of claim 2, wherein the first data set and the second date set are growing in the same direction.

4. The method of claim 1, further comprising:

determining, by the computer, the source of the gesture with respect to the chart as the first Y-axis or the second Y-axis; and

determining, by the computer, the target of the gesture with respect to the chart as the first plot area or the second plot area.

5. The method of claim 4, further comprising generating, by the computer, a visual indicator in response to determining the source or the target of the gesture.

6. The method of claim 1, further comprising:

receiving, at the computer, a another gesture with respect to the chart having the second chart layout;

determining, by computer, resizing information based on the second gesture; and

rendering, by the computer, the chart with a third chart layout generated based on the resizing information.

7. A non-transitory computer-readable medium storing a computer program product having program instructions which when executed by a processor of a computer causes the processor to:

determine a first chart layout for a related series of data including a first data set and a second data set, the first chart layout including;

(i) a first plot area with a shared X-axis and a first y-axis associated with the first data set, and (ii) a second plot area with the shared X-axis and a second y-axis associated with the second data set;

receive a gesture performed by a user with respect to a chart having the first chart layout, the gesture including a source and a target;

determine a second chart layout for the first data set and the second data set based on the source and the target of the gesture, the second chart layout having a plot area with the shared X-axis, the first y-axis, and the second y-axis; and

render the chart with the second chart layout.

8. The non-transitory computer-readable medium of claim 7, wherein when the source of the gesture is the first y-axis and the target is the second plot area or the source is the second y-axis and the target is the first plot area, the second chart layout is determined as a joined dual-y chart with both the first data set and the second data set in the plot area.

9. The non-transitory computer-readable medium of claim 8 wherein the first data set and the second date set are growing in the same direction.

10. The non-transitory computer-readable medium of claim 7, wherein the computer program product further causes the processor to:

determine the source of the gesture with respect to the chart as the first Y-axis or the second Y-axis; and

determine the target of the gesture with respect to the chart as the first plot area or the second plot area.

11. The non-transitory computer-readable medium of claim 10, wherein the computer program product further causes the processor to generate a visual indicator in response to determining the source or the target of the gesture.

12. The non-transitory computer-readable medium of claim 7, wherein the computer program product further causes the processor to:

receive a another gesture with respect to the chart having the second chart layout;

determine resizing information based on the second gesture; and

render the chart with a third chart layout generated based on the resizing information.

13. The non-transitory computer-readable medium of claim 7, wherein the first chart layout is determined as a split unipolar chart with both the first data set and the second data set growing in a same direction.

14. The non-transitory computer-readable medium of claim 7, wherein the first chart layout is determined as a split bipolar chart with both the first data set and the second data set growing in different directions.

15. A system comprising:

a hardware processor; and

a memory storing a set of instructions which when executed by the processor causes the processor to;

determine a first chart layout for a related series of data including a first data set and a second data set, the first chart layout including;

(i) a first plot area with a shared X-axis and a first y-axis associated with the first data set, and (ii) a second plot area with the shared X-axis and a second y-axis associated with the second data set;

receive a gesture performed by a user with respect to a chart having the first chart layout, the gesture including a source and a target;

determine a second chart layout for the first data set and the second data set based on the source and the target of the gesture, the second chart layout having a plot area with the shared X-axis, the first y-axis, and the second y-axis; and

render the chart with the second chart layout.

18. The system of claim 15, wherein the set of instructions which when further executed by the processor causes the processor to:

determine the source of the gesture with respect to the chart as the first Y-axis or the second Y-axis; and

determine the target of the gesture with respect to the chart as the first plot area or the second plot area.

19. The system of claim 18, wherein the set of instructions which when further executed by the processor causes the processor to generate a visual indicator in response to determining the source or the target of the gesture.

20. The system of claim 15, wherein the set of instructions which when further executed by the processor causes the processor to:

receive a another gesture with respect to the chart having the second chart layout;

determine resizing information based on the second gesture; and

render the chart with a third chart layout generated based on the resizing information.

16. The system of claim 16, wherein when the source of the gesture is the first y-axis and the target is the second plot area or the source is the second y-axis and the target is the first plot area, the second chart layout is determined as a joined dual-y chart with both the first data set and the second data set in the plot area.

17. The system of claim 16, wherein the first data set and the second date set are growing in the same direction.