Product space browser
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1. An apparatus for visualizing data, comprising:
- means for generating one or more product space graphs by applying a product affinity engine to retailer'"'"'s transaction data; and
means for rendering a graphical user interface (GUI) for effecting exploration and analysis of said product space graphs;
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the GUI comprises at least one panel selected from a group consisting of;
Product, Property, and Graph panels;
the Product panel comprises means for choosing a product from among a plurality of available levels, wherein said Product panel lists all products in a current level, and wherein a user is able to choose a level that the user is interested in to see a product list at that level; and
the Property panel comprises means for providing a spreadsheet view of properties for the property panel, wherein columns are resized, columns are dragged and moved around in different positions, an entire table is sorted by one or two properties, and properties are seen for any level.
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Abstract
A product space browser (PSB), which comprises a graphical user interface (GUI) that facilitates insight discovery through exploration and analysis of product space graphs generated by applying a product affinity engine to retailer'"'"'s transaction data in a market basket context, is disclosed.
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41 Claims
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1. An apparatus for visualizing data, comprising:
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means for generating one or more product space graphs by applying a product affinity engine to retailer'"'"'s transaction data; and means for rendering a graphical user interface (GUI) for effecting exploration and analysis of said product space graphs; wherein; the GUI comprises at least one panel selected from a group consisting of;
Product, Property, and Graph panels;the Product panel comprises means for choosing a product from among a plurality of available levels, wherein said Product panel lists all products in a current level, and wherein a user is able to choose a level that the user is interested in to see a product list at that level; and the Property panel comprises means for providing a spreadsheet view of properties for the property panel, wherein columns are resized, columns are dragged and moved around in different positions, an entire table is sorted by one or two properties, and properties are seen for any level. - 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, 28, 29, 30, 31, 32, 33, 34, 35, 36, 37, 38, 39)
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40. A method for visualizing data, comprising the steps of:
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generating one or more product space graphs by applying a product affinity engine to retailer'"'"'s transaction data; and providing a graphical user interface (GUI) for effecting exploration and analysis of said product space graphs; wherein; the GUI comprises a Product panel or a Graph panel; the Product panel allowing a user to choose a product from among a plurality of available levels, wherein said Product panel lists all products in a current level, and wherein a user is able to choose a level that the user is interested in to see a product list at that level; and the Property panel providing a spreadsheet view of properties for the property panel, wherein columns are resized, columns are dragged and moved around in different positions, an entire table are sorted by one or two properties, and properties are seen for any level.
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41. An article of manufacture comprising a non-transitory machine-accessible medium having instructions which, when executed, cause a machine to:
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generate one or more product space graphs by applying a product affinity engine to retailer'"'"'s transaction data; and provide a graphical user interface (GUI) for effecting exploration and analysis of said product space graphs; wherein; the GUI comprises a Product panel and/or a Graph panel; the Product panel allowing a user to choose a product from among a plurality of available levels, wherein said Product panel lists all products in a current level, and wherein a user is able to choose a level that the user is interested in to see a product list at that level; and the Property panel providing a spreadsheet view of properties for the property panel, wherein columns are resized, columns are dragged and moved around in different positions, an entire table is sorted by one or two properties, and properties are seen for any level.
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