Control Elements of Graphical User Interfaces

• US 20130007651A1
• Filed: 09/11/2012
• Published: 01/03/2013
• Est. Priority Date: 06/29/2011
• Status: Active Grant

• Current Assignee: International Business Machines Corporation
• Original Assignee: International Business Machines Corporation
• Inventors: Chmiel, Matthew S., Hiltz-Laforge, Jason, Pourshahid, Alireza, Watts, Graham A.
• Granted Patent: US 9,171,035 B2
• Time in Patent Office: Days
• US Class Current: 715/771
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 16/2428 Query predicate definition using graphical user interfaces, including menus and forms G06F16/2423 takes precedence
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 16/248 Presentation of query results
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 16/26 Visual data mining; Browsing structured data
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 16/283 Multi-dimensional databases or data warehouses, e.g. MOLAP or ROLAP

Abstract

Various aspects of this disclosure are directed to displaying, by a computing device, a plurality of components of a graphical user interface. Each of the plurality of components may display one or more members of at least one dimensional level of a database having a plurality of dimensions. Each dimension of the plurality of dimensions may include one or more dimensional levels. The computing device may determine a first dimensional level of a first dimension of the plurality of dimensions having one or more members displayed in two or more of the plurality of components, and may display a control element including an indication of the dimensional level having the one or more members displayed in each of the two or more components.

Claims

1. A method comprising:

displaying, by a computing device, a plurality of components of a graphical user interface, wherein each of the plurality of components displays one or more members of at least one dimensional level of a database having a plurality of dimensions, and wherein each dimension of the plurality of dimensions includes one or more dimensional levels;

determining, by the computing device, a first dimensional level of a first dimension of the plurality of dimensions having one or more members displayed in two or more of the plurality of components; and

displaying, by the computing device, a control element including an indication of the dimensional level having the one or more members displayed in each of the two or more components.

2. The method of claim 1, further comprising:

receiving, by the computing device, a selection of a member of a second dimensional level of the first dimension using the control element; and

updating, by the computing device, each of the two or more components to cause the two or more components to display one or more members of a child dimensional level of the first dimensional level of the selected member.

3. The method of claim 2, wherein the one or more members of the child dimensional level include the one or more members of the intersection of the selected member of the first dimensional level and the members of the child dimensional level.

4. The method of claim 1, further comprising:

receiving, by the computing device, a selection of an indication of a second dimensional level of the first dimension using the control element; and

updating, by the computing device, each of the two or more components to cause the two or more components to display one or more members of a second dimensional level indicated by the selection.

5. The method of claim 4, wherein the selection of the indication of the second dimensional level includes a selection of the indication of the intersection of the second dimensional level with a member of a parent dimensional level of the second dimensional level.

6. The method of claim 1, further comprising:

receiving, by the computing device, a selection of a second dimension of the database; and

updating, by the computing device, the two or more components to cause the two or more components to display one or more members of a dimensional level of the second dimension.

7. The method of claim 1, further comprising:

determining, by the computing device, a second dimensional level of a second dimension having one or more members displayed in two or more of the plurality of components; and

displaying a control element including an indication of the second dimensional level of the second dimension having one or more members displayed in two or more of the plurality of components.

8. The method of claim 7, further comprising:

receiving, by the computing device, a selection of a member of a third dimensional level of the second dimension using the control element; and

updating, by the computing device, each of the two or more components to cause the two or more components to display one or more members of a child dimensional level of the third dimensional level of the selected member.

9. The method of claim 7, further comprising:

receiving, by the computing device, a selection of an indication of a fourth dimensional level of the second dimension using the control element; and

updating, by the computing device, each of the two or more components to cause the two or more components to display one or more members of the fourth dimensional level indicated by the selection.