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Contextual data visualization

  • US 9,058,409 B2
  • Filed: 10/25/2011
  • Issued: 06/16/2015
  • Est. Priority Date: 10/25/2011
  • Status: Expired due to Fees
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1. A method comprising:

  • recording use of templates stored in a database by a plurality of users by recording in the database;

    characteristics of visualizations used by the plurality of users, characteristics of the data supplied by the plurality of users and meta-data in visualization requests received from the plurality of users;

    receiving a visualization request from a user, the visualization request comprising data selected by a user and meta-data associated with the data, in which the meta-data comprises the identity of the user and information related to the audience of the visualization request;

    analyzing the data, using a processor of a computing device, to determine content and structure attributes of the data that are relevant to visualization of the data;

    analyzing the meta-data, using a processor of the computing device, to determine a context in which the visualization of the data will be used;

    accessing templates stored in the database;

    ranking the templates according to a degree of correspondence between the data and meta-data in the visualization request from the user and data and meta-data associated with the templates;

    selecting the template with the highest rank;

    creating a data visualization by applying the selected template to the data; and

    transmitting and recording post creation meta-data, the post creation meta-data comprising information describing how the user modifies and uses the data visualization, the post generation meta-data being stored in the database.

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