TAGGING UTILIZATIONS FOR SELECTIVELY PRESERVING CHART ELEMENTS DURING VISUALIZATION OPTIMIZATIONS

• US 20170236314A1
• Filed: 02/12/2016
• Published: 08/17/2017
• Est. Priority Date: 02/12/2016
• Status: Active Grant

• Current Assignee: Microsoft Technology Licensing LLC (Microsoft Corporation)
• Original Assignee: Microsoft Technology Licensing LLC (Microsoft Corporation)
• Inventors: Ruble, B. Scott, Neylan, Catherine W.
• Granted Patent: US 10,748,312 B2
• Time in Patent Office: Days
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 40/106 Display of layout of documents; Previewing
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 40/151 Transformation
• 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 3/40 Scaling of whole images or parts thereof, e.g. expanding or contracting

Abstract

Various methods, systems and storage devices are provided for tagging chart elements and for optimizing chart visualizations. Tagged chart elements and their corresponding display attributes are preserved during chart visualization optimizations that result in a modification of untagged chart elements.

Claims

1. A computing system configured for utilizing tagging controls for selectively preserving particular display attributes for tagged chart elements during chart visualization optimizations, the computing system comprising:

one or more processors; and

one or more hardware storage device having stored computer-executable instructions which are executable by the one or more processors to cause the computing system to perform the following;

the computing system accessing a chart visualization that includes a plurality of different chart elements, each of the different chart elements having display attributes that are modifiable during optimization of the chart visualization;

the computing system detecting tagging input that tags one or more chart elements including a particular chart element of the plurality of different chart elements, the tagging input identifying at least one particular display attribute for the particular chart element to be preserved during optimization of the chart visualization;

the computing system detecting chart modification input that is operable to initiate an optimization of the chart visualization and that will thereby affect visualization of one or more untagged elements of the plurality of different chart elements during the optimization of the chart visualization;

the computing system selectively modifying the one or more untagged elements while performing the optimization of the chart visualization and while preserving the at least one particular display attribute of the particular chart element that was tagged,

wherein the preserving of the at least one particular display attribute of the particular chart element while performing the optimization of the chart visualization is based at least in part on determining the tagging input identifies the at least one particular display attribute to be preserved for the particular chart element during the optimization of the chart visualization.

2. The computing system of claim 1, wherein the tagging input explicitly identifies the at least one particular display attribute.

3. The computing system of claim 1, wherein the tagging input implicitly identifies the at least one particular display attribute.

4. The computing system of claim 1, wherein the tagging input includes user input selecting a selectable interface pin object that is displayed for selection in response to a previous selection or focus input directed to the particular chart element.

5. The computing system of claim 1, wherein the tagging input includes user input selecting the at least one particular display attribute from a listing of one or more display attributes associated with the particular chart element in response to a previous selection or focus input directed to the at least one particular chart element.

6. The computing system of claim 1, wherein the at least one particular display attribute includes a label or value associated with the particular chart element.

7. The computing system of claim 1, wherein the preserving of the at least one particular display attribute of the particular chart element includes inserting a new value or reference that corresponds to the particular chart element that replaces one or more other chart elements that have been removed during the optimization of the chart visualization.

8. The computing system of claim 1, wherein the optimization of the chart visualization includes resizing of the chart visualization or chart elements.

9. The computing system of claim 1, wherein the optimization of the chart visualization includes removing untagged chart elements from the chart visualization.

10. The computing system of claim 9, wherein preserving of the at least one particular display attribute includes preserving a display of the particular chart element that would have been removed from the chart visualization during the optimization absent the tagging input tagging the particular chart element.

11. The computing system of claim 1, wherein the optimization of the chart visualization includes increasing a transparency of chart elements or otherwise reducing a visibility of the chart elements without removing the chart elements.

12. A computer-implemented method for utilizing tagging controls for selectively preserving particular display attributes for tagged chart elements during chart visualization optimizations, the method being implemented by a computing system that includes at least one processor and one or more hardware storage device having stored computer-executable instructions that are executable by the at least one processor for causing the computing system to implement the method, the method comprising:

the computing system accessing a chart visualization that includes a plurality of different chart elements, each of the different chart elements having display attributes that are modifiable during optimization of the chart visualization;

the computing system detecting tagging input that tags one or more chart elements including a particular chart element of the plurality of different chart elements, the tagging input identifying at least one particular display attribute for the particular chart element to be preserved during optimization of the chart visualization;

the computing system detecting chart modification input that is operable to initiate an optimization of the chart visualization and that will thereby affect visualization of one or more untagged elements of the plurality of different chart elements during the optimization of the chart visualization;

the computing system selectively modifying the one or more untagged elements while performing the optimization of the chart visualization and while preserving the at least one particular display attribute of the particular chart element that was tagged,

wherein the preserving of the at least one particular display attribute of the particular chart element while performing the optimization of the chart visualization is based at least in part on determining the tagging input identifies the at least one particular display attribute to be preserved for the particular chart element during the optimization of the chart visualization.

13. The method of claim 12, wherein the method further includes the computing system displaying a selectable interface pin object in response to a selection of the particular chart element or focus input being directed to the particular chart element and wherein the tagging input includes user input selecting the selectable interface pin.

14. The method of claim 12, wherein the at least one particular display attribute includes a label or value associated with the particular chart element and wherein the preserving of the at least one particular display attribute of the particular chart element includes inserting a new value or reference that corresponds to the particular chart element which replaces one or more other chart elements that are removed during the optimization of the chart visualization.

15. The method of claim 12, wherein the optimization of the chart visualization includes resizing of the chart visualization and removing one or more untagged chart elements from the chart visualization and wherein the particular chart element would have been removed from the chart visualization during the optimization absent the tagging input tagging the particular chart element.

16. The method of claim 12, wherein the optimization of the chart visualization includes increasing a transparency of chart elements or otherwise reducing a visibility of the chart elements without removing the chart elements.

17. One or more hardware storage device having stored computer-executable instructions which are executable by one or more processors of a computing system to optimize chart visualizations and to selectively preserve at least one display attribute of one or more tagged chart elements by at least causing the computing system to perform a method that includes the following:

the computing system accessing a chart visualization that includes a plurality of different chart elements, each of the different chart elements having display attributes that are modifiable during optimization of the chart visualization;

the computing system detecting tagging input that tags one or more chart elements including a particular chart element of the plurality of different chart elements, the tagging input identifying at least one particular display attribute for the particular chart element to be preserved during optimization of the chart visualization;

the computing system detecting chart modification input that is operable to initiate an optimization of the chart visualization and that will thereby affect visualization of one or more untagged elements of the plurality of different chart elements during the optimization of the chart visualization;

the computing system selectively modifying the one or more untagged elements while performing the optimization of the chart visualization and while preserving the at least one particular display attribute of the particular chart element that was tagged,

wherein the preserving of the at least one particular display attribute of the particular chart element while performing the optimization of the chart visualization is based at least in part on determining the tagging input identifies the at least one particular display attribute to be preserved for the particular chart element during the optimization of the chart visualization.

18. The one or more hardware storage device of claim 17, wherein the method further includes the computing system displaying a selectable interface pin object in response to a selection of the particular chart element or focus input being directed to the particular chart element and wherein the tagging input includes user input selecting the selectable interface pin.

19. The one or more hardware storage device of claim 17, wherein the at least one particular display attribute includes a label or value associated with the particular chart element and wherein the preserving of the at least one particular display attribute of the particular chart element includes inserting a new value or reference that corresponds to the particular chart element which replaces one or more other chart elements that are removed during the optimization of the chart visualization.

20. The one or more hardware storage device of claim 17, wherein the optimization of the chart visualization includes resizing of the chart visualization and removing one or more untagged chart elements from the chart visualization and wherein the particular chart element would have been removed from the chart visualization during the optimization absent the tagging input tagging the particular chart element.