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Selecting the type of visual marks in data visualizations based on user-selected visual properties of the marks

  • US 9,933,928 B2
  • Filed: 09/15/2014
  • Issued: 04/03/2018
  • Est. Priority Date: 06/22/2008
  • Status: Active Grant
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1. A method of selecting types of marks to use in data visualizations, comprising:

  • at a computing device having one or more processors and memory storing one or more programs for execution by the one or more processors;

    displaying a graphical user interface, wherein the user interface allows a user to specify visual characteristics of a data visualization corresponding to a user-selected dataset;

    selecting a map view data visualization type according to user selection of one or more geographic location fields from the dataset and user association of the one or more geographic location fields with a shelf in the user interface that specifies level of detail for the data visualization;

    in accordance with the selected map view data visualization type, displaying a geographic map with predefined geographic regions corresponding to respective geographic locations specified by the one or more geographic location fields;

    receiving user selection of a first field from the dataset and user association of the first field with a first visual encoding shelf in the user interface, wherein the first visual encoding shelf specifies size of marks to be displayed;

    computing aggregated values for the first field based on the one or more geographic location fields;

    displaying a respective mark on the geographic map for each computed aggregated value, wherein each displayed mark comprises a point mark displayed at a respective location within a respective geographic region and displayed with a respective size proportional to the respective computed aggregated value of the first field;

    receiving user association of the first field with a second visual encoding shelf that specifies color of the marks, replacing the user association of the first field with the first visual encoding shelf; and

    in response to the user association of the first field with the second visual encoding shelf, transitioning from display of the point marks to display of filled geographic regions, comprising;

    removing the point marks from display, andreplacing each point mark by filling the respective geographic region with a respective color having a shade of darkness proportional to the respective aggregated value of the first field.

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