Real-time data visualization of streaming data

• US 9,696,903 B2
• Filed: 06/29/2016
• Issued: 07/04/2017
• Est. Priority Date: 08/09/2013
• Status: Active Grant

• Current Assignee: Zoomdata, Inc. (Global Software, Inc.)
• Original Assignee: Zoomdata, Inc. (Global Software, Inc.)
• Inventors: Lindner, III, William, Langseth, Justin, Aref, Farzad, Alarcon, Jorge
• Primary Examiner(s): Pham, Linh K
• Application Number:
  US15/197,733
• Publication Number:
  US 20160313911A1
• Time in Patent Office: 370 Days
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 16/219 Managing data history or versioning querying versioned data G06F16/2474; querying temporal data G06F16/2477
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 16/24568 Data stream processing; Continuous queries
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 16/2462 Approximate or statistical queries
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 16/248 Presentation of query results
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 16/40 of multimedia data, e.g. slideshows comprising image and additional audio data retrieval of still image data G06F16/50; retrieval of audio data G06F16/60; retrieval of video data G06F16/70
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 16/90335 Query processing
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 16/9038 Presentation of query results
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 2203/04806 Zoom, i.e. interaction techniques or interactors for controlling the zooming operation
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 3/04817 using icons graphical or visual programming using iconic symbols G06F8/34
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 3/0482 Interaction with lists of selectable items, e.g. menus
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 3/04845 for image manipulation, e.g. dragging, rotation, expansion or change of colour
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 3/04847 Interaction techniques to control parameter settings, e.g. interaction with sliders or dials
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 3/04855 Interaction with scrollbars
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 3/0486 Drag-and-drop
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 3/0488 using a touch-screen or digitiser, e.g. input of commands through traced gestures
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 3/04883 for inputting data by handwriting, e.g. gesture or text
• CPC Class Codes: G06Q 10/10 Office automation; Time management

Abstract

In certain implementations, a first data element set associated with a first attribute (including first data elements where each represents a value associated with the first attribute) may be provided on a user interface. A control element set, including control elements where each represent an attribute, may be provided on the user interface. A touch-based input indicating a touch-based association of a first one of the control elements with a first one of the first data elements may be received. Responsive to the touch-based association, a second data element set associated with a second attribute (represented by the first one of the control elements) may be provided on the user interface. Second data elements of the second data element set may each represent a second value associated with the second attribute and correspond to a first value represented by the first one of the first data elements.

Claims

1. A computer-implemented method of facilitating creation of and interaction with visualizations, the method being implemented by a computer system that includes one or more physical processors executing one or more computer program instructions that, when executed, perform the method, the method comprising:

providing, by the one or more physical processors, a first data element set associated with a first attribute in a first portion of a user interface, wherein the first data element set includes a first data element representing a first value associated with the first attribute and one or more other data elements representing other values associated with the first attribute;

providing, by the one or more physical processors, a control element set in a second portion of the user interface, wherein the control element set includes a first control element representing a second attribute and one or more other control elements representing other attributes;

receiving, by the one or more physical processors, a first input indicating a selection of the first control element and the first data element;

performing, by the one or more physical processors, based on the selection, queries relating to the second attribute across a plurality of sources;

receiving, by the one or more physical processors, based on the queries, subsets of data that relate to a second value, the second value being associated with the second attribute and corresponding to the first value;

predicting, by the one or more physical processors, the second value based on the subsets of data before one or more other subsets of data relating to the second value are received; and

providing, by the one or more physical processors, based on the prediction of the second value, a second data element set associated with the second attribute, wherein the second data element set includes a second data element representing the second value.

2. The method of claim 1, wherein the selection corresponds to dragging the first control element onto the first data element.

3. The method of claim 1, wherein the selection corresponds to dragging the first data element onto the first control element.

4. The method of claim 1, further comprising:

receiving, by the one or more physical processors, a second input indicating a zoom operation relating to at least one data element of the second data element set; and

providing, by the one or more physical processors based on the zoom operation, a third data element set associated with a third attribute in the first portion of the user interface, wherein the third data element set includes a third data element representing a third value associated with the third attribute.

5. The method of claim 4, wherein the zoom operation comprises a zoom-in operation, the third attribute is different than the first attribute, and the third data element corresponds to the first value and the second value.

6. The method of claim 4, wherein the zoom operation comprises a zoom-out operation, and the third attribute is the first attribute.

7. The method of claim 1, further comprising:

determining, by the one or more physical processors, based on the selection, from which of a temporary data cache or a historical data store to stream data to obtain data relating to the second value; and

obtaining, by the one or more physical processors, data relating to the second value based on the determination regarding from which of the temporary data cache or the historical data store to stream data.

8. A system for facilitating creation of and interaction with visualizations, the system comprising:

one or more physical processors programmed to execute one or more computer program instructions that, when executed, cause the one or more physical processors to;

provide a first data element set associated with a first attribute in a first portion of a user interface, wherein the first data element set includes a first data element representing a first value associated with the first attribute and one or more other data elements representing other values associated with the first attribute;

provide a control element set in a second portion of the user interface, wherein the control element set includes a first control element representing a second attribute and one or more other control elements representing other attributes;

receive a first input indicating a selection of the first control element and the first data element;

perform, based on the selection, queries relating to the second attribute across a plurality of sources;

receive, based on the queries, subsets of data that relate to a second value, the second value being associated with the second attribute and corresponding to the first value;

predict the second value based on the subsets of data before one or more other subsets of data relating to the second value are received; and

provide, based on the prediction of the second value, a second data element set associated with the second attribute, wherein the second data element set includes a second data element representing the second value.

9. The system of claim 8, wherein the selection corresponds to dragging the first control element onto the first data element or dragging the first data element onto the first control element.

10. The system of claim 8, wherein the selection corresponds to dragging the first data element onto the first control element.

11. The system of claim 8, wherein the one or more physical processors are further caused to:

receive a second input indicating a zoom operation relating to at least one data element of the second data element set; and

provide, based on the zoom operation, a third data element set associated with a third attribute in the first portion of the user interface, wherein the third data element set includes a third data element representing a third value associated with the third attribute.

12. The system of claim 8, wherein the one or more physical processors are further caused to:

determine, based on the selection, from which of a temporary data cache or a historical data store to stream data to obtain data relating to the second value; and

obtain data relating to the second value based on the determination regarding from which of the temporary data cache or the historical data store to stream data.

13. A computer-implemented method of facilitating sliding-based control associated with multi-data-store retrieval of data, the method being implemented by a computer system that includes one or more physical processors executing one or more computer program instructions that, when executed, perform the method, the method comprising:

providing, by the one or more physical processors, in a first portion of a user interface, a first data element set that includes first data elements representing first values associated with at least one attribute;

providing, by the one or more physical processors, in a second portion of the user interface, a sliding-based control element that includes a moveable control element and points associated with times;

dynamically updating, by the one or more physical processors, the first data element set in real-time responsive to real-time streaming of data from a plurality of sources such that the first data elements represent dynamically updated values of the first values in lieu of the first values;

receiving, by the one or more physical processors, a first input indicating moving of the movable control element to a first one of the points that is associated with a first one of the times;

determining, by the one or more physical processors, based on the moving of the movable control element, from which of a temporary data cache or a historical data store to stream data to obtain data relating to second values that are associated with the at least one attribute and that correspond to the first one of the times;

responsive to determining to stream data from the historical data store, performing, by the one or more physical processors, queries relating to the at least one attribute on the historical data store;

receiving, by the one or more physical processors, based on the queries, subsets of data relating to at least one value of the second values;

predicting, by the one or more physical processors, the at least one value based on the subsets of data before one or more other subsets of data relating to the at least one value are received; and

providing, by the one or more physical processors, a second data element set in the first portion of the user interface based on the prediction of the at least one value, wherein the second data element set includes second data elements representing the second values.

14. The method of claim 13, further comprising:

receiving, by the one or more physical processors, based on the queries, the one or more other subsets of data;

updating, by the one or more physical processors, the predicted at least one value based on the subsets of data and the one or more other subsets of data; and

updating, by the one or more physical processors, the second data elements based on the updated at least one value.

15. The method of claim 13, wherein determining to stream data from the historical data store comprises determining to stream data relating to the at least one value from the historical data store.

16. The method of claim 15, further comprising:

responsive to determining to stream data relating to at least one other value of the second values from the temporary data cache, streaming, by the one or more physical processors, data relating to the at least one other value from the temporary data cache,

wherein the second data element set is provided in the first portion of the user interface based on the streamed data relating to the at least one other value.

17. A system for facilitating sliding-based control associated with multi-data-store retrieval of data, the system comprising:

one or more physical processors programmed to execute one or more computer program instructions that, when executed, cause the one or more physical processors to;

provide, in a first portion of a user interface, a first data element set that includes first data elements representing first values associated with at least one attribute;

provide, in a second portion of the user interface, a sliding-based control element that includes a moveable control element and points associated with times;

dynamically update the first data element set in real-time responsive to real-time streaming of data from a plurality of sources such that the first data elements represent dynamically updated values of the first values in lieu of the first values;

receive a first input indicating moving of the movable control element to a first one of the points that is associated with a first one of the times;

determine, based on the moving of the movable control element, from which of a temporary data cache or a historical data store to stream data to obtain data relating to second values that are associated with the at least one attribute and that correspond to the first one of the times;

responsive to determining to stream data from the historical data store, perform queries relating to the at least one attribute on the historical data store;

receive, based on the queries, subsets of data relating to at least one value of the second values;

predict the at least one value based on the subsets of data before one or more other subsets of data relating to the at least one value are received; and

provide a second data element set in the first portion of the user interface based on the prediction of the at least one value, wherein the second data element set includes second data elements representing the second values.

18. The system of claim 17, wherein the one or more physical processors are further caused to:

receive, based on the queries, the one or more other subsets of data;

update the predicted at least one value based on the subsets of data and the one or more other subsets of data; and

update the second data elements based on the updated at least one value.

19. The system of claim 17, wherein determining to stream data from the historical data store comprises determining to stream data relating to the at least one value from the historical data store.

20. The system of claim 19, wherein the one or more physical processors are further caused to:

responsive to determining to stream data relating to at least one other value of the second values from the temporary data cache, stream data relating to the at least one other value from the temporary data cache,

wherein the second data element set is provided in the first portion of the user interface based on the streamed data relating to the at least one other value.