Object visualization

• US 9,122,383 B2
• Filed: 04/16/2012
• Issued: 09/01/2015
• Est. Priority Date: 04/16/2012
• Status: Expired due to Fees

• Current Assignee: Hewlett Packard Enterprise Development LP (Hewlett-Packard Enterprise Company)
• Original Assignee: Hewlett-Packard Development Company, L.P. (HP Inc.)
• Inventors: Kamath, Harish B., Onteru, Vara Prasad, Kasthurirengan, Karthigeyan, Dharmendra
• Primary Examiner(s): Nabi, Reza
• Assistant Examiner(s): Rodriguez, Daniel
• Application Number:
  US13/447,788
• Publication Number:
  US 20130275919A1
• Time in Patent Office: 1,233 Days
• Field of Search: 715/846
• US Class Current: 1/1
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 3/04842 Selection of displayed objects or displayed text elements G06F3/0482 takes precedence
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 3/04847 Interaction techniques to control parameter settings, e.g. interaction with sliders or dials

Abstract

A method for object visualization includes providing an operator with an object filter tool through a graphical user interface, the tool comprising a rail having a number of shapes placed at distances from each other along the rail, the shapes representing divisions within a list of objects, distances between the shapes correlating to a number of objects between the divisions. The method further includes receiving from the operator, an interaction with the tool indicating a selection of objects within the list and presenting to the operator, a list of objects filtered based on the interaction with the filter tool.

Claims

1. A method for object visualization performed by a physical computing system, the method comprising:

providing an operator with an object filter tool through a graphical user interface, wherein the object filter tool includes a first circular line corresponding to a first filter and a second circular line corresponding to a second filter, wherein the second circular line is generated without receiving a first interaction with the first circular line from the operator, wherein the first circular line includes a first number of shapes placed at distances from each other along the first circular line, wherein the first number of shapes are connected by continuous line segments of the first circular line, wherein each shape of the first number of shapes has a distinct label including a division value associated with the shape, wherein each shape of the first number of shapes represents a division within a first list of objects according to the division value associated with the shape, wherein lengths of the continuous line segments between the first number of shapes indicate a total count of objects between the divisions, and wherein the division values associated with the first number of shapes are alphabetical division values or numerical division values;

receiving from the operator, a second interaction with the object filter tool indicating a selection of objects within the first list of objects; and

presenting to the operator, a second list of objects filtered based on the second interaction with the object filter tool.

2. The method of claim 1 wherein the second circular line includes a second number of shapes placed along the second circular line, the second circular line being used to filter the first list of objects of a different dimension than the first circular line.

3. The method of claim 1, wherein each of the first number of shapes is a circle centered on and overlapping the first circular line, whereby the first circular line is not visible at each location of the first number of shapes.

4. The method of claim 1, further comprising receiving an interaction with a center of the first circular line from the operator, wherein the interaction selects all objects within a dimension represented by the first circular line.

5. The method of claim 1, further comprising receiving an interaction with a continuous line segment of the first circular line between the shapes from operator, wherein the interaction filters out all objects of the first list of objects not within a division associated with the continuous line segment.

6. The method of claim 1, wherein the first circular line filters objects in a particular dimension, the particular dimension includes resources, hosts, usernames of a computer network system, or a combination thereof.

7. The method of claim 1, further comprising, providing to the operator, a tool for changing a dimension for which the first circular line filters objects.

8. The method of claim 1, wherein each of the divisions represented by the first number of shapes are numerical divisions, and wherein each of the division values associated with the first number of shapes are numerical division values.

9. The method of claim 8, wherein the numerical divisions represent divisions between a plurality of virtual machines, wherein each virtual machine of the plurality of virtual machines is represented by a unique number.

10. The method of claim 1, wherein each shape of the first number of shapes is a circle centered on and overlapping the first circular line, whereby the first circular line is not visible at each location of the first number of shapes.

11. A computing system comprising:

at least one processor;

a memory communicatively coupled to the at least one processor, the memory comprising computer executable code that, when executed by the at least one processor, causes the at least one processor to;

provide an operator with an object filter tool through a graphical user interface, wherein the object filter tool includes a first circular line corresponding to a first filter and a second circular line corresponding to a second filter, wherein the second circular line is generated without receiving a first interaction with the first circular line from the operator, wherein the first circular line includes a first number of shapes placed at distances from each other along the first circular line, wherein the first number of shapes are connected by continuous line segments of the first circular line, wherein each shape of the first number of shapes has a distinct label including a division value associated with the shape, wherein each shape of the first number of shapes represents a division within a first list of objects according to the division value associated with the shape, wherein lengths of the continuous line segments between the first number of shapes indicate a total count of objects between the divisions, and wherein the division values associated with the first number of shapes are alphabetical division values or numerical division values;

receive from the operator, a second interaction with the object filter tool indicating a selection of objects within the first list of objects; and

present to the operator, a second list of objects filtered based on the second interaction with the object filter tool.

12. The system of claim 11, wherein the second circular line includes a second number of shapes placed along the second circular line, the second circular line being used to filter the first list of objects of a different dimension than the first circular line.

13. The system of claim 11, wherein each of the first number of shapes is a circle centered on and overlapping the first circular line, whereby the first circular line is not visible at each location of the first number of shapes.

14. The system of claim 11, wherein the computer executable code, when executed by the at least one processor, further causes the at least one processor to select all objects within a dimension represented by the first circular line in response to receiving an interaction with a center of the first circular line from the operator.

15. The system of claim 11, wherein the computer executable code, when executed by the at least one processor, further causes the at least one processor to filter out all objects of the first list of objects not within a division associated with a continuous line segment of the first circular line in response to receiving an interaction with the continuous line segment of the first circular line between the shapes.

16. The system of claim 11, wherein the first circular line filters objects in a particular dimension, the particular dimension includes resources, hosts, usernames of a computer network system, or a combination thereof.

17. The system of claim 11, wherein each of the divisions represented by the first number of shapes are numerical divisions, wherein each of the division values associated with the first number of shapes are numerical division values, wherein the numerical divisions represent divisions between a plurality of virtual machines, wherein each virtual machine of the plurality of virtual machines is represented by a unique number.

18. A non-transitory computer-readable storage medium comprising instructions that when executed cause a processor of a computing device to:

provide an operator with an object filter tool through a graphical user interface, wherein the object filter tool includes a first circular line corresponding to a first filter and a second circular line corresponding to a second filter, wherein the second circular line is generated without receiving a first interaction with the first circular line from the operator, wherein the first circular line includes a first number of shapes placed at distances from each other along the first circular line, wherein the first number of shapes are connected by continuous line segments of the first circular line, wherein each shape of the first number of shapes has a distinct label including a division value associated with the shape, wherein each shape of the number of shapes represents a division within a first list of objects according to the division value associated with the shape, wherein lengths of the continuous line segments between the first number of shapes indicate a total count of objects between the divisions, and wherein the division values associated with the first number of shapes are alphabetical division values or numerical division values;

receive from the operator, a second interaction with the object filter tool indicating a selection of objects within the first list of objects; and

present to the operator, a second list of objects filtered based on the second interaction with the object filter tool.

19. The non-transitory computer-readable storage medium of claim 18, wherein each of the divisions represented by the first number of shapes are alphabetical divisions, and wherein each of the division values associated with the first number of shapes are single alphabetical letters.

20. The non-transitory computer-readable storage medium of claim 18, wherein each of the divisions represented by the first number of shapes are numerical divisions, wherein each of the division values associated with the first number of shapes are numerical division values, wherein the numerical divisions represent divisions between a plurality of virtual machines, wherein each virtual machine of the plurality of virtual machines is represented by a unique number.