METHOD AND SYSTEM FOR VISUALIZING AND MANIPULATING GRAPHIC CHARTS

• US 20150346972A1
• Filed: 12/23/2013
• Published: 12/03/2015
• Est. Priority Date: 12/21/2012
• Status: Active Grant

• Current Assignee: Whatifolution Technology BV
• Original Assignee: What-Ifolution Technology BV
• Inventors: Bekling, Bert, Truijens, Ted
• Granted Patent: US 9,910,574 B2
• Time in Patent Office: Days
• US Class Current: 1/1
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 17/16 Matrix or vector computation , e.g. matrix-matrix or matrix-vector multiplication, matrix factorization matrix transposition G06F7/78
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 3/04845 for image manipulation, e.g. dragging, rotation, expansion or change of colour
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 3/0488 using a touch-screen or digitiser, e.g. input of commands through traced gestures
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 30/20 Design optimisation, verification or simulation optimisation, verification or simulation of circuit designs G06F30/30
• CPC Class Codes: G06T 11/203 Drawing of straight lines or curves
• CPC Class Codes: G06T 11/206 Drawing of charts or graphs
• CPC Class Codes: G06T 11/60 Editing figures and text; Combining figures or text

Abstract

A method, a computer program product and a server for visualizing and manipulating graphic charts to one or more users is disclosed. The method includes creating n variables, creating multiple datasets including data points representing a relation between a subset of the variables, and creating one or more graphic charts each comprising a representation of the datasets. The method also includes displaying the graphic charts on display elements and manipulating a dataset in a graphic chart where a mathematical model is created and relations between the datasets are detemiined by the mathematic model. The relations operate in a two-way direction, and the datasets and graphic charts are accordingly updated when manipulated.

Claims

1. A computer implemented method for visualizing graphic charts to one or more users, the method comprising:

creating n variables, wherein n is three or more;

creating multiple datasets, comprising data points representing a relation between a subset of said variables;

creating one or more graphic charts each comprising a representation of one or more of said datasets;

displaying, via a graphical user interface, said graphic charts on one or more display elements; and

manipulating, via a graphical user interface, a dataset in a graphic chart,

wherein a mathematical model is created, wherein said relations between said datasets are determined by said mathematic model, wherein said relations work in a 2 way direction, and wherein said datasets and graphic charts are accordingly updated when manipulated.

2. The method according to claim 1, wherein said mathematical model is a matrix model, comprising singular variable expressions.

3. The method according to claim 1, wherein updating a dataset corresponding to a variable is calculated by fixing values of variables other than said to be updated variable and a variable, which is being manipulated.

4. The method according to any of claim 1 further comprising:

adding or deleting a dataset.

5. The method according claim 1, wherein creating or adding a dataset, comprises drawing a line on a displayed graphic chart by touch, mouse, sound, gestures or speech.

6. The method according to claim 1, wherein said mathematic model meets the following requirements:

v conditions are imposed between said n variables;

(n-v) is the maximum amount of free variables;

any of said (n-v) free variables can be chosen out of said n variables;

and the other v variables can be calculated on a 1-to-1 correspondence according to the v conditions.

7. The method according to claim 1, wherein each data set of a graphic chart represents a relation between two variables.

8. The method according to claim 1, wherein a dataset in a graphic chart is manipulated, via a graphical user interface, by moving a data point of a graphic chart to a desired position on said graphic chart by touch, mouse, sound, gestures or speech.

9. The method according to claim 8, wherein nearby data points of said manipulated data point are manipulated by an interpolation method.

10. The method according to claim 1, wherein one or more datasets in a graphic chart are manipulated, via a graphical user interface, by a multitouch operation.

11. The method according to claim 1, wherein a display element is provided by a computing device which is connected to a database server via a network.

12. The method according to claim 11, wherein a display element consists of an area on a screen of said computing device.

13. The method according to claim 12, wherein two or more display elements are displayed on said screen.

14. A computer program product for visualizing graphic charts to one or more users using a computing device connected to a server via a network, the computer program product comprising at least one computer-readable storage medium having computer-readable program code portions stored therein, the computer-readable program code portions comprising instructions for:

creating n variables, wherein n is three or more;

creating multiple datasets, comprising data points representing a relation between a subset of said variables;

creating one or more graphic charts each comprising a representation of one or more of said datasets;

displaying said graphic charts on one or more display elements; and

receiving a result of manipulating a dataset in a graphic chart,

wherein a mathematical model is created, wherein said relations between said datasets are determined by said mathematic model, wherein said relations work in a 2 way direction, and wherein said datasets and graphic charts are accordingly updated when manipulated.

15. A database server for visualizing graphic charts to one or more users using a computing device connected to the server via a network, the server comprising at least one processor, the at least one processor configured to:

create n variables, wherein n is three or more;

create multiple datasets, comprising data points representing a relation between a subset of said variables;

create one or more graphic charts each comprising a representation of one or more of said datasets;

display, via a graphical user interface, said graphic charts on one or more display elements; and

receive a result of manipulating, via a graphical user interface, a dataset in a graphic chart,

wherein a mathematical model is created, wherein said relations between said datasets are determined by said mathematic model, wherein said relations work in a 2 way direction, and wherein said datasets and graphic charts are accordingly updated when manipulated.