Relationship visualizations

• US 10,402,054 B2
• Filed: 10/31/2016
• Issued: 09/03/2019
• Est. Priority Date: 02/20/2014
• Status: Active Grant

• Current Assignee: Palantir Technologies Incorporated
• Original Assignee: Palantir Technologies Incorporated
• Inventors: Mingione, Alessandro
• Primary Examiner(s): Nabi, Reza
• Application Number:
  US15/338,842
• Publication Number:
  US 20170109030A1
• Time in Patent Office: 1,037 Days
• Field of Search: 715739
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 3/0482 Interaction with lists of selectable items, e.g. menus
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 3/04842 Selection of displayed objects or displayed text elements G06F3/0482 takes precedence
• 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 3/0488 using a touch-screen or digitiser, e.g. input of commands through traced gestures
• CPC Class Codes: G06Q 10/063 Operations research, analysis or management
• CPC Class Codes: G06Q 10/1093 Calendar-based scheduling for persons or groups
• CPC Class Codes: G06T 11/206 Drawing of charts or graphs
• CPC Class Codes: G06T 2200/24 involving graphical user interfaces [GUIs]

Abstract

Systems and techniques for accelerating relationship visualizations from data objects are described herein. The configuration and/or display of a relationship matrix may be automatically determined from the data objects. The relationship matrix may display relationships through gradient, hue, color, and/or saturation. The relationship matrix may be navigable and/or interactive to accelerate relationship visualizations.

Claims

1. A system comprising:

one or more computer hardware processors programmed, via executable code instructions, to;

retrieve a plurality of objects;

receive first user input data comprising a first time unit;

receive second user input data comprising a second time unit different from the first time unit;

determine a first time period associated with the first time unit;

determine a second time period associated with the second time unit;

determine a first count of at least two objects from the plurality of objects within the first time period and the second time period; and

cause presentation, in a user interface, of a first visualization comprising;

a first indicator corresponding to the first time period and the first time unit along a first axis,

a second indicator corresponding to the second time period and the second time unit along a second axis, and

a third indicator of the first count at an intersection of the first indicator and the second indicator,

wherein the third indicator comprises a visual representation of the first count as at least one of a color, a gradient, a hue, a saturation, or a binary visualization.

2. The system of claim 1, wherein the first time unit comprises a day of week, a day of month, an hour of day, a month of year, a week of month, or a week of year.

3. The system of claim 1, wherein the one or more computer hardware processors is further programmed, via executable code instructions, to:

determine, from the plurality of objects, a link between a first object and a second object, the first object from the at least two objects; and

cause presentation, in the user interface, of a graph visualization comprising a visual representation of the first object as linked with the second object.

4. The system of claim 1, wherein determining the first count further comprises:

determining, from a first object of the plurality of objects, at least one of a date property or a time property; and

determining that the at least one of the date property or the time property is within the first time period and the second time period.

5. The system of claim 1, wherein the one or more computer hardware processors is further programmed, via executable code instructions, to:

determine a first plurality of time periods associated with the first time unit;

determine a second plurality of time periods associated with the second time unit; and

for each combination of respective time periods from the first plurality of time periods and the second plurality of time periods, determine a respective count of one or more objects from the plurality of objects within a respective combination of the first plurality of time periods and the second plurality of time periods,

wherein the first visualization further comprises;

first indicators corresponding to respective time periods from the first plurality of time periods along the first axis,

second indicators corresponding to respective time periods from the second plurality of time periods along the second axis, and

third indicators corresponding to at least some of the respective counts at intersections of the first indicators and the second indicators.

6. A system comprising:

one or more computer hardware processors programmed, via executable code instructions, to;

retrieve a plurality of objects;

receive first user input data comprising a first time unit;

receive second user input data comprising a second unit different from the first time unit;

determine a first time period associated with the first time unit;

determine a second value associated with the second unit;

determine a first count of at least two objects from the plurality of objects within the first time period and comprising a respective property value corresponding to the second value; and

cause presentation, in a user interface, of a first visualization comprising;

a first indicator corresponding to the first time period and the first time unit along a first axis,

a second indicator corresponding to the second value and the second unit along a second axis, and

a third indicator of the first count at an intersection of the first indicator and the second indicator,

wherein the third indicator comprises a visual representation of the first count as at least one of a color, a gradient, a hue, a saturation, or a binary visualization.

7. The system of claim 6, wherein the second unit comprises a geographical unit.

8. The system of claim 7, wherein the geographical unit comprises at least one of a city, a state, a country, a zip code, or a street.

9. The system of claim 8, wherein the second value comprises at least one of a particular city, a particular state, a particular country, a particular zip code, or a particular street corresponding to the geographical unit.

10. The system of claim 6, wherein the second unit comprises a second time unit.

11. The system of claim 10, wherein the second time unit comprises a day of week, a day of month, an hour of day, a month of year, a week of month, or a week of year.

12. The system of claim 10, wherein the one or more computer hardware processors is further programmed, via executable code instructions, to:

determine a first plurality of time periods associated with the first time unit;

determine a second plurality of time periods associated with the second time unit; and

for each combination of respective time periods from the first plurality of time periods and the second plurality of time periods, determine a respective count of one or more objects from the plurality of objects within a respective combination of the first plurality of time periods and the second plurality of time periods,

wherein the first visualization further comprises;

first indicators corresponding to respective time periods from the first plurality of time periods along the first axis,

second indicators corresponding to respective time periods from the second plurality of time periods along the second axis, and

third indicators corresponding to at least some of the respective counts at intersections of the first indicators and the second indicators.

13. The system of claim 6, wherein the one or more computer hardware processors is further programmed, via executable code instructions, to:

determine, from the plurality of objects, a link between a first object and a second object, the first object from the at least two objects; and

cause presentation, in the user interface, of a graph visualization comprising a visual representation of the first object as linked with the second object.

14. The system of claim 6, wherein determining the first count further comprises:

determining, from a first object of the plurality of objects, at least one of a date property or a time property; and

determining that the at least one of the date property or the time property is within the first time period.

15. A system comprising:

one or more computer hardware processors programmed, via executable code instructions, to;

retrieve a plurality of objects;

determine a first time period associated with a first axis and a first time unit;

determine a second time period associated with a second axis and a second time unit different from the first time unit;

determine a first count of at least two objects from the plurality of objects within the first time period and the second time period; and

cause presentation of a first indicator corresponding to the first time period and the first time unit along the first axis,

a second indicator corresponding to the second time period and the second time unit along the second axis, and

a third indicator of the first count at an intersection of the first indicator and the second indicator, wherein the third indicator comprises a visual representation of the first count as at least one of a color, a gradient, a hue, a saturation, or a binary visualization.

16. The system of claim 15, wherein the first time unit comprises a day of week, a day of month, an hour of day, a month of year, a week of month, or a week of year.

17. The system of claim 15, wherein the one or more computer hardware processors is further programmed, via executable code instructions, to:

determine, from the plurality of objects, a link between a first object and a second object, the first object from the at least two objects; and

cause presentation of a graph visualization comprising a visual representation of the first object as linked with the second object.

18. The system of claim 15, wherein determining the first count further comprises:

determining, from a first object of the plurality of objects, at least one of a date property or a time property; and

determining that the at least one of the date property or the time property is within the first time period and the second time period.

19. The system of claim 15, wherein the one or more computer hardware processors is further programmed, via executable code instructions, to:

determine a first plurality of time periods associated with the first time unit;

determine a second plurality of time periods associated with the second time unit;

for each combination of respective time periods from the first plurality of time periods and the second plurality of time periods, determine a respective count of one or more objects from the plurality of objects within a respective combination of the first plurality of time periods and the second plurality of time periods; and

cause presentation of;

first indicators corresponding to respective time periods from the first plurality of time periods along the first axis,

second indicators corresponding to respective time periods from the second plurality of time periods along the second axis, and

third indicators corresponding to at least some of the respective counts at intersections of the first indicators and the second indicators.