SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR SMART ANALYTICS INTERFACE

• US 20170177701A1
• Filed: 12/21/2015
• Published: 06/22/2017
• Est. Priority Date: 12/21/2015
• Status: Active Application

• Current Assignee: SAP SE
• Original Assignee: SAP SE
• Inventors: Tiwari, Virat, Tran, San
• Application Number:
  US14/976,638
• Publication Number:
  US 20170177701A1
• Time in Patent Office: Days
• CPC Class Codes: G06Q 10/063 Operations research, analysis or management
• CPC Class Codes: G06Q 10/0639 Performance analysis of employees; Performance analysis of enterprise or organisation operations

Abstract

According to some embodiments, a communication port may receive electronic messages containing business intelligence elements, key figures, and a stream of big data. A smart analytics platform may automatically execute a context determination tool, an expert knowledge tool, and a data interpretation tool using the business intelligence elements, key figures, and stream of big data. The smart analytics platform may then render a smart analytics interface display on a remote user device via a distributed communication network. The smart analytics interface display may, for example, include outputs of the context determination tool, expert knowledge tool, and data interpretation tool.

Claims

1. A system to improve a user data interface associated with a distributed communication network, comprising:

(a) a communication port to receive electronic messages containing business intelligence elements, key figures, and a stream of big data;

(b) a user interface to exchange information with a remote user device associated with a user; and

(c) a smart analytics platform, coupled to the communication port and the user interface, programmed to;

(i) access the business intelligence elements, key figures, and stream of big data,

(ii) automatically execute a context determination tool utilizing meta-data associated with at least one of the business intelligence elements, key figures, and stream of big data,

(iii) automatically execute an expert knowledge tool to process the business intelligence elements, key figures, and stream of big data,

(iv) automatically execute a data interpretation tool on the business intelligence elements, key figures, and stream of big data, and

(v) render a smart analytics interface display on the remote user device via the distributed communication network, the smart analytics interface display including outputs of the context determination tool, expert knowledge tool, and data interpretation tool.

2. The system of claim 1, wherein the context determination tool leverages received information by adding additional facts or values, reduces information noise, and suggests related elements based on available contextual information.

3. The system of claim 1, wherein the expert knowledge tool comprises internal, generic best-practices algorithms.

4. The system of claim 3, wherein the algorithms are associated with at least one of:

outlier analysis, trend identification, and a plan versus actual comparison.

5. The system of claim 1, wherein the expert knowledge tool comprises external domain expertise to model domain specific rules.

6. The system of claim 1, wherein the data interpretation tool determines hidden correlations, patterns, or drivers associated with an enterprise.

7. The system of claim 6, wherein the data interpretation tool operates based at least in part on an enterprise role associated with the user.

8. The system of claim 6, wherein the data interpretation tool is configured to perform one of the following tasks:

explain a business meaning of a specific key figure, explain an impact a specific key figure has on an enterprise, explain the consequences of a specific key figure, explain at least one decision that needs to be made along with a set of options associated with that decision, explain at least one next logical analysis step, suggest related reports or key figures, and propose other business aspects that may be associated with a specific key figure.

9. The system of claim 6, wherein the data interpretation tool is configured to receive from the user a request for increased data interpretation and, responsive to the received request, provide additional support information.

10. The system of claim 6, wherein the data interpretation tool includes a visual focus component, a comprehension component, and a textual conclusion component.

11. The system of claim 10, wherein the visual focus component is associated with a heat map.

12. The system of claim 10, wherein the comprehension component brings multiple perspectives of analysis by providing an overview to explain a specific key figure, suggesting dimensions via a relationship analyzer, accessing pre-determined dimensions and key figures, and summarizing findings.

13. The system of claim 12, wherein the summarized findings are provided to the user in human readable language.

14. A method implemented by a computing system in response to execution of program code by a processor of the computing system, the method to improve a user data interface associated with a distributed computer network and comprising:

receiving, via a communication port, electronic messages containing business intelligence elements, key figures, and a stream of big data;

accessing, by a computer processor of a smart analytics platform, the business intelligence elements, key figures, and stream of big data;

automatically executing, by the computer processor of the smart analytics platform, a context determination tool utilizing meta-data associated with at least one of the business intelligence elements, key figures, and stream of big data;

automatically executing, by the computer processor of the smart analytics platform, an expert knowledge tool to process the business intelligence elements, key figures, and stream of big data;

automatically executing, by the computer processor of the smart analytics platform, a data interpretation tool on the business intelligence elements, key figures, and stream of big data; and

rendering a smart analytics interface display on the remote user device via the distributed communication network, the smart analytics interface display including outputs of the context determination tool, expert knowledge tool, and data interpretation tool.

15. The method of claim 14, wherein the context determination tool leverages received information by adding additional facts or values, reduces information noise, and suggests related elements based on available contextual information.

16. The method of claim 14, wherein the expert knowledge tool comprises internal, generic best-practices algorithms associated with at least one of:

outlier analysis, trend identification, and a plan versus actual comparison.

17. The method of claim 14, wherein the data interpretation tool determines hidden correlations, patterns, or drivers associated with an enterprise based at least in part on an enterprise role associated with the user.

18. The method of claim 14, wherein the data interpretation tool includes a visual focus component associated with a heat map, a comprehension component, and a textual conclusion component.

19. A non-transitory medium storing processor-executable program code, the program code executable by a processor of a computing device to improve a user data interface associated with a distributed communication network by:

receiving, via a communication port, electronic messages containing business intelligence elements, key figures, and a stream of big data;

accessing, by a computer processor of a smart analytics platform, the business intelligence elements, key figures, and stream of big data;

automatically executing, by the computer processor of the smart analytics platform, a context determination tool utilizing meta-data associated with at least one of the business intelligence elements, key figures, and stream of big data;

automatically executing, by the computer processor of the smart analytics platform, an expert knowledge tool to process the business intelligence elements, key figures, and stream of big data;

automatically executing, by the computer processor of the smart analytics platform, a data interpretation tool on the business intelligence elements, key figures, and stream of big data; and

rendering a smart analytics interface display on the remote user device via the distributed communication network, the smart analytics interface display including outputs of the context determination tool, expert knowledge tool, and data interpretation tool.

20. The medium of claim 19, wherein the context determination tool leverages received information by adding additional facts or values, reduces information noise, and suggests related elements based on available contextual information.

21. The medium of claim 19, wherein the expert knowledge tool comprises internal, generic best-practices algorithms associated with at least one of:

outlier analysis, trend identification, and a plan versus actual comparison.

22. The medium of claim 19, wherein the data interpretation tool determines hidden correlations, patterns, or drivers associated with an enterprise based at least in part on an enterprise role associated with the user.

23. The medium of claim 19, wherein the data interpretation tool includes a visual focus component associated with a heat map, a comprehension component, and a textual conclusion component.