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User interface for data comparison

  • US 9,239,672 B2
  • Filed: 03/08/2012
  • Issued: 01/19/2016
  • Est. Priority Date: 04/20/2011
  • Status: Active Grant
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1. A computer-implemented method for displaying on a display screen a comparison of data presented as charts, the method comprising:

  • displaying a plurality of charts simultaneously on a screen of a portable display device, each chart including a plurality of records obtained from reports based on statistical data of an organization, each record having a first variable, a second variable, and a third variable, the first variable representing a time value, the second variable representing a statistical data value and the third variable representing an attribute of the organization, each chart mapping a set of time values to a set of statistical data values for a particular value of the third variable, each chart associated with a slider for receiving selections of records, the plurality of charts comprising a first chart and a second chart, wherein the first chart maps a first set of time values to a first set of statistical data values and the second chart maps the first set of time values to a second set of statistical data values, wherein the first set of statistical data values is distinct from the second set of statistical data values;

    receiving an input selecting a first record of a first chart using the slider, the first record having a first time value and a first statistical data value, the first chart included in the plurality of displayed charts, wherein each of the other charts in the plurality of charts maps the first time value to a statistical data value distinct from the first statistical data value;

    responsive to the selection of the first record of the first chart, modifying the display of each of the other charts in the plurality of charts displayed simultaneously on the screen of the portable display device, the modifying comprising, for each of the other charts;

    displaying a matching record from the other chart, wherein the time value of the matching record matches the first time value and a visual representation of the matching record in the chart distinguishes the matching record from a visual representation of remaining records of the chart; and

    displaying in association with the other chart, indicia of a difference between the statistical data value of the matching record from the chart and the first statistical data value of the first record;

    receiving a dynamic input indicating movement along the slider, the movement causing the first time value to change; and

    responsive to the dynamic input, modifying the display of each of the other charts by updating the indicia of difference between the statistical data value of the other chart for the first time value and the statistical data value of the first chart for the first time value as the first time value changes.

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