Interactive user interfaces for location-based data analysis

• US 9,891,808 B2
• Filed: 03/16/2016
• Issued: 02/13/2018
• Est. Priority Date: 03/16/2015
• Status: Active Grant

• Current Assignee: Palantir Technologies Incorporated
• Original Assignee: Palantir Technologies Incorporated
• Inventors: Wilson, Matthew Julius, Alexander, Tom, Cervelli, Daniel, Fountain, Trevor, Spencer-Harper, Quentin, Horbatt, Daniel, Visa, Guillem Palou, Scott, Dylan, Sontag, Trevor, Verdieck, Kevin, Ryan, Alexander, Lee, Brian, Shepherd, Charles, Nguyen, Emily
• Primary Examiner(s): TILLERY, RASHAWN N
• Application Number:
  US15/072,133
• Publication Number:
  US 20160274781A1
• Time in Patent Office: 699 Days
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 16/14 Details of searching files based on file metadata
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 16/29 Geographical information databases
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 16/58 Retrieval characterised by using metadata, e.g. metadata not derived from the content or metadata generated manually
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 3/04817 using icons graphical or visual programming using iconic symbols G06F8/34
• 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
• CPC Class Codes: G06T 11/206 Drawing of charts or graphs

Abstract

Various systems and methods are provided that display various geographic maps and depth graphs in an interactive user interface in substantially real-time in response to input from a user in order to determine information related to measured data points, depth levels, and geological layers and provide the determined information to the user in the interactive user interface. For example, a computing device may be configured to retrieve data from one or more databases and generate one or more interactive user interfaces. The one or more interactive user interfaces may display the retrieved data in a geographic map, a heat map, a cross-plot graph, or one or more depth graphs. The user interface may be interactive in that a user may manipulate any of the graphs to identify trends or current or future issues.

Claims

1. A computing system configured to access data stored in one or more databases in substantially real-time in response to input from a user in order to determine information related to measured data points and provide the determined information to the user in an interactive user interface, the computing system comprising:

a computer processor; and

a database storing parameter values associated with a first parameter for a plurality of physical structures;

a computer readable storage medium storing program instructions configured for execution by the computer processor in order to cause the computing system to;

generate user interface data for rendering the interactive user interface on a computing device, the interactive user interface including a first container and a second container, wherein the first container comprises a geographic map depicting respective locations of the plurality of physical structures;

receive, from the user, a selection of the first parameter and a first parameter value;

determine one or more physical structures in the plurality of physical structures associated with a first parameter having a value greater than the first parameter value provided by the user;

update the user interface data such that the geographic map depicts respective locations of the determined one or more physical structures;

update the user interface data such that the second container comprises a histogram identifying a number of the determined one or more physical structures associated with a first parameter having a value greater than the first parameter value;

receive a selection of a first icon in the geographic map representing a location of a first physical structure of the one or more physical structures;

receive a selection of a second icon in the geographic map representing a location of a second physical structure of the one or more physical structures, after receiving the selection of the first icon; and

update the user interface data such that the interactive user interface displays a first depth graph associated with the first physical structure and a second depth graph associated with the second physical structure.

2. The computing system of claim 1, wherein the computer readable storage medium further stores program instructions that cause the computing system to update the user interface data such that each icon representing the location of the determined one or more physical structures is shaded a color that corresponds with the parameter value associated with the respective physical structure.

3. The computing system of claim 1, wherein the first depth graph is located to the left of the second depth graph in the interactive user interface.

4. The computing system of claim 1, wherein the first depth graph comprises a geological layer at a first depth level and the second depth graph comprises a geological layer at a second depth level that is different than the first depth level such that the geological layer in the first depth graph and the geological layer in the second depth graph are depicted in a different horizontal plane in the interactive user interface.

5. The computing system of claim 4, wherein the computer readable storage medium further stores program instructions that cause the computing system to:

receive a selection of the geological layer in the first depth graph; and

update the user interface data such that the geological layer in the first depth graph and the geological layer in the second depth graph are depicted in a same horizontal plane in the interactive user interface.

6. The computing system of claim 1, wherein the first depth graph comprises a first attribute graph plotting attribute values measured at different depths associated with the location of the first physical structure.

7. The computing system of claim 6, wherein the computer readable storage medium further stores program instructions that cause the computing system to:

receive a selection of a second attribute graph plotting attribute values measured at different depths associated with the location of the second physical structure; and

update the user interface data such that the first depth graph displays the second attribute graph adjacent to the first attribute graph.

8. The computing system of claim 7, wherein the computer readable storage medium further stores program instructions that cause the computing system to:

receive an indication that the second attribute graph is dragged over the first attribute graph; and

update the user interface data such that the first attribute graph reflects attribute values measured at different depths associated with the location of the first physical structure and the location of the second physical structure.

9. The computing system of claim 7, wherein the first attribute graph comprises readings from a first sensor, wherein the second attribute graph comprises readings from a second sensor, and wherein the computer readable storage medium further stores program instructions that cause the computing system to, in response to the indication that the second attribute graph is dragged over the first attribute graph, update the user interface data such that the first attribute graph comprises the readings from the first sensor and the readings from the second sensor.

10. A computing system configured to access data stored in one or more databases in substantially real-time in response to input from a user in order to determine information related to measured data points and provide the determined information to the user in an interactive user interface, the computing system comprising:

a computer processor; and

a database storing parameter values associated with a first parameter for a plurality of physical structures;

a computer readable storage medium storing program instructions configured for execution by the computer processor in order to cause the computing system to;

generate user interface data for rendering the interactive user interface on a computing device, the interactive user interface including a first container and a second container, wherein the first container comprises a geographic map depicting respective locations of the plurality of physical structures;

receive, from the user, a selection of the first parameter and a first parameter value;

determine one or more physical structures in the plurality of physical structures associated with a first parameter having a value greater than the first parameter value provided by the user;

update the user interface data such that the geographic map depicts respective locations of the determined one or more physical structures;

update the user interface data such that the second container comprises a histogram identifying a number of the determined one or more physical structures associated with a first parameter having a value greater than the first parameter value;

receive a selection of a first layer identifier in the geographic map, wherein a first geographic layer is associated with the first layer identifier; and

update the user interface data such that the interactive user interface displays the first geographic layer in the geographic map under the depiction of the location of the plurality of physical structures.

11. A computer-implemented method comprising:

by one or more processors executing program instructions;

accessing one or more databases storing parameter values associated with a first parameter for a plurality of physical structures;

generating user interface data for rendering the interactive user interface on a computing device, the interactive user interface including a first container and a second container, wherein the first container comprises a geographic map depicting respective-locations of the plurality of physical structures;

receiving, from the user, a selection of the first parameter and a first parameter value;

determining one or more physical structures in the plurality of physical structures associated with a first parameter having a value greater than the first parameter value provided by the user;

updating the user interface data such that the geographic map depicts respective locations of the determined one or more physical structures;

updating the user interface data such that the second container comprises a histogram identifying a number of the determined one or more physical structures associated with a first parameter having a value greater than the first parameter value;

receiving a selection of a first icon in the geographic map representing a location of a first physical structure of the one or more physical structures;

receiving a selection of a second icon in the geographic map representing a location of a second physical structure of the one or more physical structures, after receiving the selection of the first icon; and

updating the user interface data such that the interactive user interface displays a first depth graph associated with the first physical structure and a second depth graph associated with the second physical structure.

12. The computer-implemented method of claim 11 further comprising:

by the one or more processors executing program instructions;

updating the user interface data such that each icon representing the location of the determined one or more physical structures is shaded a color that corresponds with the parameter value associated with the respective physical structure.

13. The computer-implemented method of claim 11, wherein the first depth graph is located to the left of the second depth graph in the interactive user interface.

14. The computer-implemented method of claim 11, wherein the first depth graph comprises a geological layer at a first depth level and the second depth graph comprises a geological layer at a second depth level that is different than the first depth level such that the geological layer in the first depth graph and the geological layer in the second depth graph are depicted in a different horizontal plane in the interactive user interface.

15. The computer-implemented method of claim 14 further comprising:

by the one or more processors executing program instructions;

receiving a selection of the geological layer in the first depth graph; and

updating the user interface data such that the geological layer in the first depth graph and the geological layer in the second depth graph are depicted in a same horizontal plane in the interactive user interface.

16. The computer-implemented method of claim 11, wherein the first depth graph comprises a first attribute graph plotting attribute values measured at different depths associated with the location of the first physical structure.

17. The computer-implemented method of claim 16 further comprising:

by the one or more processors executing program instructions;

receiving a selection of a second attribute graph plotting attribute values measured at different depths associated with the location of the second physical structure; and

updating the user interface data such that the first depth graph displays the second attribute graph adjacent to the first attribute graph.

18. The computer-implemented method of claim 17, further comprising:

receiving an indication that the second attribute graph is dragged over the first attribute graph; and

updating the user interface data such that the first attribute graph reflects attribute values measured at different depths associated with the location of the first physical structure and the location of the second physical structure.

19. The computer-implemented method of claim 17, wherein the first attribute graph comprises readings from a first sensor, wherein the second attribute graph comprises readings from a second sensor, and further comprising, in response to the indication that the second attribute graph is dragged over the first attribute graph, updating the user interface data such that the first attribute graph comprises the readings from the first sensor and the readings from the second sensor.

20. The computer-implemented method of claim 11 further comprising:

by the one or more processors executing program instructions;

receiving a selection of a first layer identifier in the geographic map, wherein a first geographic layer is associated with the first layer identifier; and

updating the user interface data such that the interactive user interface displays the first geographic layer in the geographic map under the depiction of the location of the plurality of physical structures.