MULTIMODAL DATA VISUALIZATION USING BANDWIDTH PROFILES AND OPTIONAL ENVIRONMENTAL COMPENSATION

• US 20200134878A1
• Filed: 10/31/2018
• Published: 04/30/2020
• Est. Priority Date: 10/31/2018
• Status: Active Grant

• Current Assignee: International Business Machines Corporation
• Original Assignee: International Business Machines Corporation
• Inventors: Fry, Jonathan, Nwobodo, Victoria A., U, KAM HOU, Lapointe, Michael
• Granted Patent: US 11,087,502 B2
• Time in Patent Office: Days
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 3/04842 Selection of displayed objects or displayed text elements G06F3/0482 takes precedence
• CPC Class Codes: G06T 11/001 Texturing; Colouring; Generation of texture or colour inpainting G06T5/77
• CPC Class Codes: G06T 11/20 Drawing from basic elements, e.g. lines or circles
• CPC Class Codes: G06T 11/206 Drawing of charts or graphs
• CPC Class Codes: G06T 2200/24 involving graphical user interfaces [GUIs]

Abstract

A computer-implemented method includes receiving a base visualization having first data in a first set of channels, where each channel in the first set of channels is associated with a respective range in the base visualization. It is detected that the respective ranges of the first set of channels fall outside a perceptual bandwidth of a first user. The base visualization is automatically transformed to a second visualization, based on the perceptual bandwidth of the first user. The second visualization includes second data in a second set of channels, where each channel in the second set of channels is associated with a respective range in the second visualization. The respective ranges of the second set of channels fall within the perceptual bandwidth of the first user.

Claims

1. A computer-implemented method comprising:

receiving a base visualization comprising first data in a first set of channels, wherein each channel in the first set of channels is associated with a respective range in the base visualization;

detecting that the respective ranges of the first set of channels fall outside a perceptual bandwidth of a first user; and

automatically transforming the base visualization to a second visualization, based on the perceptual bandwidth of the first user, wherein the second visualization comprises second data in a second set of channels, wherein each channel in the second set of channels is associated with a respective range in the second visualization; and

wherein the respective ranges of the second set of channels fall within the perceptual bandwidth of the first user.

2. The computer-implemented method of claim 1, further comprising receiving iterative feedback from the first user and from a second user to further transform the second visualization into a new visualization, wherein the base visualization fits into the perceptual bandwidth of the second user.

3. The computer-implemented method of claim 1, further comprising:

detecting an environmental factor; and

adjusting the perceptual bandwidth of the first user based on the environmental factor.

4. The computer-implemented method of claim 1, further comprising:

detecting a bandwidth of an output device; and

adjusting the perceptual bandwidth of the first user based on the bandwidth of the output device.

5. The computer-implemented method of claim 1, wherein the automatically transforming the base visualization to the second visualization comprises porting an input stream, comprising a first channel of the base visualization, to an output stream of the second visualization, wherein the output stream comprises a second channel distinct from the input stream.

6. The computer-implemented method of claim 5, wherein the porting the input stream to the output stream comprises compressing the first channel of the base visualization to fit within an available bandwidth of the second channel in the perceptual bandwidth of the first user.

7. The computer-implemented method of claim 5, wherein the porting the input stream to the output stream comprises splitting the first channel across a respective available bandwidth in the second channel and a respective available bandwidth in a third channel of the perceptual bandwidth of the first user.

8. A system comprising:

a memory having computer-readable instructions; and

one or more processors for executing the computer-readable instructions, the computer-readable instructions comprising;

receiving a base visualization comprising first data in a first set of channels, wherein each channel in the first set of channels is associated with a respective range in the base visualization;

detecting that the respective ranges of the first set of channels fall outside a perceptual bandwidth of a first user; and

automatically transforming the base visualization to a second visualization, based on the perceptual bandwidth of the first user, wherein the second visualization comprises second data in a second set of channels, wherein each channel in the second set of channels is associated with a respective range in the second visualization; and

wherein the respective ranges of the second set of channels fall within the perceptual bandwidth of the first user.

9. The system of claim 8, the computer-readable instructions further comprising receiving iterative feedback from the first user and from a second user to further transform the second visualization into a new visualization, wherein the base visualization fits into the perceptual bandwidth of the second user.

10. The system of claim 8, the computer-readable instructions further comprising:

detecting an environmental factor; and

adjusting the perceptual bandwidth of the first user based on the environmental factor.

11. The system of claim 8, the computer-readable instructions further comprising:

detecting a bandwidth of an output device; and

adjusting the perceptual bandwidth of the first user based on the bandwidth of the output device.

12. The system of claim 8, wherein the automatically transforming the base visualization to the second visualization comprises porting an input stream, comprising a first channel of the base visualization, to an output stream of the second visualization, wherein the output stream comprises a second channel distinct from the input stream.

13. The system of claim 12, wherein the porting the input stream to the output stream comprises compressing the first channel of the base visualization to fit within an available bandwidth of the second channel in the perceptual bandwidth of the first user.

14. The system of claim 12, wherein the porting the input stream to the output stream comprises splitting the first channel across a respective available bandwidth in the second channel and a respective available bandwidth in a third channel of the perceptual bandwidth of the first user.

15. A computer-program product for generating a visualization for a user, the computer-program product comprising a computer-readable storage medium having program instructions embodied therewith, the program instructions executable by a processor to cause the processor to perform a method comprising:

receiving a base visualization comprising first data in a first set of channels, wherein each channel in the first set of channels is associated with a respective range in the base visualization;

detecting that the respective ranges of the first set of channels fall outside a perceptual bandwidth of a first user; and

automatically transforming the base visualization to a second visualization, based on the perceptual bandwidth of the first user, wherein the second visualization comprises second data in a second set of channels, wherein each channel in the second set of channels is associated with a respective range in the second visualization; and

wherein the respective ranges of the second set of channels fall within the perceptual bandwidth of the first user.

16. The computer-program product of claim 15, the method performed by the processor further comprising receiving iterative feedback from the first user and from a second user to further transform the second visualization into a new visualization, wherein the base visualization fits into the perceptual bandwidth of the second user.

17. The computer-program product of claim 15, the method performed by the processor further comprising:

detecting an environmental factor; and

adjusting the perceptual bandwidth of the first user based on the environmental factor.

18. The computer-program product of claim 15, the method performed by the processor further comprising:

detecting a bandwidth of an output device; and

adjusting the perceptual bandwidth of the first user based on the bandwidth of the output device.

19. The computer-program product of claim 15, wherein the automatically transforming the base visualization to the second visualization comprises porting an input stream, comprising a first channel of the base visualization, to an output stream of the second visualization, wherein the output stream comprises a second channel distinct from the input stream.

20. The computer-program product of claim 19, wherein the porting the input stream to the output stream comprises compressing the first channel of the base visualization to fit within an available bandwidth of the second channel in the perceptual bandwidth of the first user.