Generating a focused data set from an original data set
First Claim
1. In a system that includes a data set that includes lines that have information that is relevant to a user and wherein the lines are dispersed among a plurality of extraneous lines in the data set, a method for processing the data set to identify and display the lines to the user without losing a context of the lines with respect to other lines in the data set, the method comprising:
- a step for providing a plurality of filters at an analysis module, wherein the filters include at least one inclusive filter and at least one exclusive filter;
a step for processing the data set through the filters to create a focused data set that satisfies the filters;
a step for generating the focused data set by (a) applying the at least one inclusive filter to the data set to identify focused lines of data that comprise the focused data set, and (b) after applying the at least one inclusive filter, applying at least one exclusive filter to the data set to identify data that is to be excluded from being displayed with the focused data set and without removing the data identified by the at least one exclusive filter from the data set, such that the exclusive filter identifies lines of the data set that are to be excluded from the focused data set in such a way that the exclusive filter further focuses data to be displayed in the focused data set; and
a step for displaying the focused data set to the user by visually isolating the focused lines included in the focused data set, and wherein lines that are excluded by the at least one exclusive filter from being displayed to the user with the focused data set are indistinguished from the focused data set in such a way that they are effectively excluded from being displayed without being removed from the data set.
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Abstract
Systems and methods for generating a focused data. An original data set contains lines of data that are of interest to a user. The data set is filtered using inclusive filters, exclusive filters, and markers to identify the lines of interest to the user without losing the context of those lines with respect to other lines in the data set. The lines of interest are then displayed in a focused view, where only the lines of interest are displayed to the user, or in a contextual view, where additional lines of data that are related to the lines of interest are also displayed to the user. In the contextual view, the lines of interest are usually highlighted to distinguish them from the lines that provide context. Also, the other lines in the data set are usually not displayed, even though they may be included in the focused data set.
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41 Claims
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1. In a system that includes a data set that includes lines that have information that is relevant to a user and wherein the lines are dispersed among a plurality of extraneous lines in the data set, a method for processing the data set to identify and display the lines to the user without losing a context of the lines with respect to other lines in the data set, the method comprising:
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a step for providing a plurality of filters at an analysis module, wherein the filters include at least one inclusive filter and at least one exclusive filter;
a step for processing the data set through the filters to create a focused data set that satisfies the filters;
a step for generating the focused data set by (a) applying the at least one inclusive filter to the data set to identify focused lines of data that comprise the focused data set, and (b) after applying the at least one inclusive filter, applying at least one exclusive filter to the data set to identify data that is to be excluded from being displayed with the focused data set and without removing the data identified by the at least one exclusive filter from the data set, such that the exclusive filter identifies lines of the data set that are to be excluded from the focused data set in such a way that the exclusive filter further focuses data to be displayed in the focused data set; and
a step for displaying the focused data set to the user by visually isolating the focused lines included in the focused data set, and wherein lines that are excluded by the at least one exclusive filter from being displayed to the user with the focused data set are indistinguished from the focused data set in such a way that they are effectively excluded from being displayed without being removed from the data set. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20, 21, 22, 23, 24, 25, 26, 27)
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28. In a system including application that generate data sets that contain lines of data that are of interest to a user, and wherein the user does not know where the lines of data are located in the data set, a method of displaying lines of data that are of interest to the user while retaining a context of the lines of data with respect to the data set even though the lines of data are interspersed in the data set among other extraneous lines of data, the method comprising:
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receiving a data set into an analysis module, wherein the analysis module having filters including one or more inclusive filters, one or more markers, and one or more exclusive filters, wherein the filters are configured to identify the lines of data of interest to the user;
filtering the data set with the filters, wherein the lines of data identified by those filters that are inclusive filters or markers are included in a focused data set and wherein the lines of data identified by those filters that are exclusive filters are excluded from the focused data set;
creating multiple different filtered views of the focused data set, with a same set of filters, the multiple different filtered views including a focused view and a contextual view, wherein the focused view only includes lines of data that are identified by those filters that are inclusive filters and markers, and wherein the contextual view displays additional lines of data that are related to the lines of data that are included in the focused data set;
displaying the focused data set in either the focused view or the contextual view while providing the user with the ability to toggle between the focused view and the contextual view. - View Dependent Claims (29, 30, 31, 32, 33, 34, 35, 36, 37, 38, 39, 40, 41)
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