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Data visualization techniques

  • US 8,640,056 B2
  • Filed: 07/05/2007
  • Issued: 01/28/2014
  • Est. Priority Date: 07/05/2007
  • Status: Active Grant
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1. A method for representing a plurality of data values of a hierarchical dataset as graphical elements in a configurable data visualization, comprising:

  • displaying, by a computer system, a first data visualization and a user interface in a data visualization display page, the first data visualization is displayed based on a default configuration of hierarchical depth levels of the dataset;

    determining, by the computer system, a number of depth levels to display in a second data visualization based at least in part upon a number of the hierarchical depth levels of the dataset;

    identifying, by the computer system, which of the depth levels of the dataset to display based on user selections received through the user interface, at least one of the identified depth levels having a plurality of data values corresponding to one or more graphical elements,wherein a selection from hierarchical depth levels of the default configuration of the dataset corresponds to a rendered root node of a modified configuration of hierarchical depth level of the dataset represented by the second data visualization, andwherein one or more selections from a subset of the hierarchical depth levels of the default configuration of the dataset correspond to rendered leaf nodes of the modified configuration of hierarchical depth level of the dataset represented by the second data visualization;

    determining, by the computer system, an arrangement of the identified hierarchical depth levels of the dataset for the modified configuration; and

    rendering, by the computer system, the second data visualization based on the determined number of depth levels, the identified depth levels, and the determined arrangement of the modified configuration,wherein a first subset of graphical elements corresponding to a lower hierarchical depth level in the modified configuration of the second data visualization is rendered within a graphical area of the second subset of the graphical elements corresponding to a higher hierarchical depth level in the modified configuration of the second visualization.

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