Generating a calendar graphical visualization including pixels representing data records containing user feedback

• US 9,064,245 B2
• Filed: 02/22/2012
• Issued: 06/23/2015
• Est. Priority Date: 02/22/2012
• Status: Active Grant

• Current Assignee: Micro Focus LLC (Open Text Corporation)
• Original Assignee: Hewlett-Packard Development Company, L.P. (HP Inc.)
• Inventors: Hao, Ming C., Dayal, Umeshwar, Hsu, Meichun
• Primary Examiner(s): Thompson, James A
• Application Number:
  US13/402,229
• Publication Number:
  US 20130215137A1
• Time in Patent Office: 1,217 Days
• Field of Search: None
• US Class Current: 1/1
• CPC Class Codes: G06Q 10/1093 Calendar-based scheduling for persons or groups

Abstract

A calendar graphical visualization is generated that includes an arrangement of blocks including pixels representing data records containing user feedback, wherein plural groups of the blocks represent different attributes of the data records, and wherein the blocks correspond to respective time intervals. A size of the blocks is determined based on identifying a union of time positions corresponding to data records received for the different attributes in a particular time interval of the time intervals. Pixels in a first of the blocks corresponding to a first of the attributes are aligned with pixels in a second of the blocks corresponding to a second of the attributes by placing gaps in the first and second blocks at respective time positions that are missing values for corresponding ones of the attributes.

Claims

1. A method executed by a computer, comprising:

generating a calendar graphical visualization that includes an arrangement of blocks including pixels representing data records containing user feedback, wherein plural groups of the blocks represent different attributes of the data records, and wherein the blocks correspond to respective time intervals;

determining a particular size of the blocks based on identifying a union of time positions corresponding to data records received for the different attributes in a particular time interval of the time intervals, wherein each of the blocks has the particular size, and wherein the union of time positions comprises a union of at least time positions corresponding to first data records received for a first of the different attributes in the particular time interval and time positions corresponding to second data records received for a second of the different attributes in the particular time interval, the first data records represented in a first group of the plural groups of the blocks, and the second data records represented in a second group of the plural groups of the blocks; and

aligning pixels in a first of the blocks corresponding to the first attribute with pixels in a second of the blocks corresponding to the second attribute by placing gaps in the first and second blocks at respective time positions that are missing values for corresponding ones of the attributes.

2. The method of claim 1, wherein generating the calendar graphical visualization comprises generating the calendar graphical visualization that represents the data records in plural time dimensions, wherein a first of the time dimensions differs from a second of the time dimensions.

3. The method of claim 2, wherein a row of the blocks corresponds to the first time dimension, and a column of the blocks corresponds to the second time dimension.

4. The method of claim 3, wherein the plural groups include plural ones of the rows, where each of the rows corresponds to a corresponding one of the attributes.

5. The method of claim 1, further comprising:

placing pixels representing corresponding data records in each of the blocks, wherein the placing includes ordering the placed pixels according to time attribute values associated with the corresponding data records.

6. The method of claim 1, further comprising assigning a visual indicator to each of the pixels according to a sentiment value associated with a corresponding one of the attributes.

7. The method of claim 6, wherein assigning the visual indicator comprises assigning a color selected from among plural colors that represent different sentiment values.

8. The method of claim 1, further comprising:

receiving selection of a portion of the calendar graphical visualization corresponding to a particular one of the attributes;

in response to the received selection, causing display of a correlation measure indicating a correlation between the particular attribute and another attribute.

9. The method of claim 1, further comprising:

causing display of another arrangement of blocks to identify locations associated with the data records.

10. The method of claim 1, wherein the aligning comprises:

aligning, according to time, pixels in the first block with pixels in the second block, wherein the first block and the second block have a same number of time positions, and wherein time positions in the first block or second block not associated with values for a corresponding one of the attributes is provided with a gap instead of a pixel.

11. The method of claim 1, wherein the union of time positions comprises the union of at least the time positions corresponding to the first data records, the time positions corresponding to the second data records, and time positions corresponding to third data records received for a third of the different attributes in the particular time interval, the third data record represented in a third group of the plural groups of the blocks.

12. The method of claim 1, wherein the first block has an array of time positions that is identical to an array of time positions in the second block, wherein a first pixel representing a data record for the first attribute is placed at a first time position of the array of time positions in the first block, and wherein a gap is placed at the first time position of the array of time positions in the second block, the gap placed at the first time position in the second block indicating no corresponding data record exists for the second attribute.

13. An article comprising at least one machine-readable storage medium storing instructions that upon execution cause a system to:

receive data records containing sentiment values regarding different attributes, the sentiment values based on user feedback;

generate a calendar graphical visualization that includes an arrangement of blocks containing pixels representing corresponding data records of the received data records, wherein plural groups of the blocks represent respective attributes of the different attributes, and wherein the blocks correspond to respective time intervals;

determine a particular size of the blocks based on identifying a union of time positions corresponding to data records received for the different attributes in a particular time interval of the time intervals, wherein each of the blocks has the particular size, and wherein the union of time positions comprises a union of at least time positions corresponding to first data records received for a first of the different attributes in the particular time interval and time positions corresponding to second data records received for a second of the different attributes in the particular time interval, the first data records represented in a first group of the plural groups of the blocks, and the second data records represented in a second group of the plural groups of the blocks; and

align pixels corresponding to the different attributes represented by the plural groups of the blocks by placing gaps in respective blocks at respective time positions that are missing sentiment values for corresponding ones of the attributes.

14. The article of claim 13, wherein the aligning comprises:

aligning, according to time, pixels in a first block in the first group of blocks with pixels in a second block in the second group of blocks, wherein the first block and the second block have a same number of time positions, and wherein time positions in the first block or second block not associated with sentiment values for a corresponding one of the attributes is provided with a gap instead of a pixel.

15. The article of claim 13, wherein the instructions upon execution cause the system to further:

assign different colors to the pixels according to different sentiment values.

16. The article of claim 13, wherein the instructions upon execution cause the system to further:

order pixels within a given one of the blocks according to time attribute values of corresponding data records represented by the ordered pixels.

17. The article of claim 13, wherein the instructions upon execution cause the system to further:

receive user selection indicating a query for further information; and

in response to the user selection, cause display of correlation measures between attributes.

18. A system comprising:

a storage medium to store a data set containing data records containing user feedback; and

at least one processor to;

generate a calendar graphical visualization that includes an arrangement of blocks including pixels representing the respective data records, wherein plural groups of the blocks represent different attributes of the data records, and wherein the blocks correspond to respective time intervals;

determine a particular size of the blocks based on identifying a union of time positions corresponding to data records received for the different attributes in a particular time interval of the time intervals, wherein each of the blocks has the particular size, and wherein the union of time positions comprises a union of at least time positions corresponding to first data records received for a first of the different attributes in the particular time interval and time positions corresponding to second data records received for a second of the different attributes in the particular time interval, the first data records represented in a first group of the plural groups of the blocks, and the second data records represented in a second group of the plural groups of the blocks; and

align pixels in a first of the blocks corresponding to the first attribute with pixels in a second of the blocks corresponding to the second attribute by placing gaps in the first and second blocks at respective time positions that are missing values for corresponding ones of the attributes.

19. The system of claim 18, wherein the calendar graphical visualization represents the data records of the data set in plural time dimensions, wherein a first of the time dimensions differs from a second of the time dimensions.

20. The system of claim 18, wherein the at least one processor is to further:

place pixels representing corresponding data records in each of the blocks, wherein the placing includes ordering the placed pixels according to time attribute values associated with the corresponding data records.

21. The system of claim 18, wherein the aligning comprises:

aligning, according to time, pixels in the first block with pixels in the second block, wherein the first block and the second block have a same number of time positions, and wherein time positions in the first block or second block not associated with values for a corresponding one of the attributes is provided with a gap instead of a pixel.