Generating scenes and tours in a spreadsheet application
First Claim
1. A computer-implemented method for creating a visualization of data, comprising:
- creating a tour at a computer system executing a visualization component, wherein the tour includes an animated sequence of scenes, the creating comprising;
generating the scenes to visualize respective views of a data set based on location information included in the data set; and
establishing the scenes as the respective views within the tour, wherein timing of the respective views in the tour is based on temporal information included in the data set;
generating an additional scene, the additional scene comprising an additional view of the data set, the data set comprising spreadsheet data obtained from a data source in communication with the computer system, wherein the additional scene indicates a set of values of location information from the additional view;
adding the additional scene to the tour, wherein the additional scene is added at a position in the animated sequence based on the temporal information from the additional view; and
saving, by the computer system, the tour as an updated version of the spreadsheet data.
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Abstract
Concepts and technologies are described herein for generating scenes and tours in a spreadsheet application. In accordance with the concepts and technologies disclosed herein, a computer system executes a visualization component. Selection of an option to create a tour can be detected by the computer system. In response to detecting selection of the option, the computer system can create a tour. The computer system also can detect selection of an option to add a scene to the tour. The tour can be saved. Playback of the tour can be started in response to detecting selection of a play option. If the playback is paused, changes made to the tour and/or the scenes can be tracked by the computer system, and an updated version of the tour can be saved.
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20 Claims
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1. A computer-implemented method for creating a visualization of data, comprising:
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creating a tour at a computer system executing a visualization component, wherein the tour includes an animated sequence of scenes, the creating comprising; generating the scenes to visualize respective views of a data set based on location information included in the data set; and establishing the scenes as the respective views within the tour, wherein timing of the respective views in the tour is based on temporal information included in the data set; generating an additional scene, the additional scene comprising an additional view of the data set, the data set comprising spreadsheet data obtained from a data source in communication with the computer system, wherein the additional scene indicates a set of values of location information from the additional view; adding the additional scene to the tour, wherein the additional scene is added at a position in the animated sequence based on the temporal information from the additional view; and saving, by the computer system, the tour as an updated version of the spreadsheet data. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7)
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8. An apparatus comprising:
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a processor; and a computer storage medium having computer readable instructions stored thereon that, when executed by the processor, cause the apparatus to; create a tour, wherein the tour includes an animated sequence of scenes, and wherein the operations to create the tour; generate the scenes to visualize respective views of a data set based on location information included in the data set, and establish the scenes as the respective views within the tour, wherein timing of the respective views in the tour is based on temporal information included in the data set, generate an additional scene, the scene comprising an additional view of the data set, the data set comprising spreadsheet data obtained from a data source in communication with the apparatus, wherein the scene indicates a set of values of location information from the additional view, add the additional scene to the tour, wherein the additional scene is added at a position in the animated sequence based on the temporal information from the additional view, and save the tour as an updated version of the spreadsheet data. - View Dependent Claims (9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14)
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15. A computer storage medium having computer readable instructions stored thereon that, when executed by a computer, cause the computer to:
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create a tour, wherein the tour includes an animated sequence of scenes, and wherein the operations to create the tour; generate the scenes to visualize respective views of a data set based on location information included in the data set; and establish the scenes as the respective views within the tour, wherein timing of the respective views in the tour is based on temporal information included in the data set; generate a first scene, the first scene comprising a first view of the data set, the data set comprising spreadsheet data obtained from a data source in communication with the computer, wherein the first scene indicates a set of values of location information from the first view; add the first scene to the tour, wherein the first scene is added at a position in the animated sequence based on the temporal information from the first view; and save the tour as an updated version of the spreadsheet data. - View Dependent Claims (16, 17, 18, 19, 20)
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