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Computer systems and methods for the query and visualization multidimensional databases

  • US 9,633,091 B2
  • Filed: 11/10/2015
  • Issued: 04/25/2017
  • Est. Priority Date: 06/02/2003
  • Status: Expired due to Term
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1. A method, comprising:

  • at a computer having a display, one or more processors, and memory storing one or more programs for execution by the one or more processors;

    displaying a graphical user interface on the display, wherein the graphical user interface includes;

    a schema information region with a plurality of fields from a multidimensional database that includes at least one data hierarchy; and

    a data visualization region with a columns shelf, a rows shelf, and a color encoding shelf;

    receiving user actions to;

    (1) associate a first field with the columns shelf;

    (2) associate a second field with the rows shelf; and

    (3) associate a third field with the color encoding shelf; and

    generating a data visualization in the data visualization region in accordance with the received user actions, wherein;

    the data visualization includes a plurality of data marks, each data mark corresponding to a respective retrieved tuple of data from the multidimensional database, each retrieved tuple including the first, second, and third fields;

    each of the data marks has an x-position defined according to data for the first field in the respective tuple;

    each of the data marks has a y-position defined according to data for the second field in the respective tuple; and

    each of the data marks has a color assigned according to data for the third field in the respective tuple.

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