Advanced data visualization solutions in high-volume data analytics
A system and method for creating a visual perspective of operational information that facilitates rapid decision making. The system and method merges existing data sources from any number of computer-fed external data sources through an applications server to display data sets in easily recognizable, repeatable images (tiles) uniquely designed for a user's application. The system and method creates visual perspectives of data that accelerate decision-making and problem-solving processes by displaying repeatable images (tiles) that display performance results versus expected performance criteria in high-volume, intuitive displays.
1. A method of displaying a system status for a plurality of objects of interest comprising:
receiving data related to a plurality of status attributes for each object of interest, each status attribute having an icon associated therewith conveying meaning through a pictorial resemblance of the object of interest;
determining an icon display characteristic for each icon based upon the received data and indicative of a value of the associated status attribute;
generating a plurality of virtual image layers, each virtual image layer associated with a respective determined icon display characteristic;
generating a respective display tile for each object of interest by combining the plurality of virtual image layers;
combining the display tiles into a mosaic image representative of the system status;
displaying the mosaic image on a display; and
updating a given icon display characteristic based upon the value exceeding a threshold.
2. The method of claim 1 , further comprising updating a given icon display characteristic based upon a change in received data.
3. The method of claim 1 , wherein the icon display characteristic comprises an icon display color.
4. The method of claim 1 , wherein the icon display characteristic comprises an icon display size.
5. The method of claim 1 , wherein the icon display characteristic comprises an icon display shape.
6. The method of claim 1 , wherein the received data comprises real time data.
7. The method of claim 1 , further comprising enlarging a display size of a user selected display tile on the display.
8. The method of claim 7 , further comprising reducing a display size of at least one other display tile in the mosaic.
9. A method of displaying a system status for a plurality of objects of interest comprising:
using a server comprising a processor and a memory coupled thereto
receive data related to a plurality of status attributes for each object of interest, each status attribute having an icon associated therewith conveying meaning through a pictorial resemblance of the object of interest,
determine an icon display characteristic for each icon based upon the received data and indicative of a value of the associated status attribute,
generating a plurality of virtual image layers, each virtual image layer associated with a respective determined icon display characteristic,
generating a respective display tile for each object of interest by combining the plurality of virtual image layers,
combine the display tiles into a mosaic image representative of the system status,
display the mosaic image on a display, and
update a given icon display characteristic based upon the value exceeding a threshold.
10. The method of claim 9 , further comprising using the server to update a given icon display characteristic based upon a change in received data.
11. The method of claim 9 , wherein the icon display characteristic comprises at least one of an icon display color, an icon display size, and an icon display shape.
12. The method of claim 9 , wherein the received data comprises real time data.
13. A system for displaying a status of a plurality of objects of interest comprising:
a display; and
at least one server coupled to said display and configured to
receive data related to a plurality of status attributes for each object of interest, each status attribute having an icon associated therewith conveying meaning through a pictorial resemblance of the object of interest,
determine an icon display characteristic for each icon based upon the received data and indicative of a value of the associated status attribute,
generating a plurality of virtual image layers, each virtual image layer associated with a respective determined icon display characteristic,
generating a respective display tile for each object of interest by combining the plurality of virtual image layers,
combine the display tiles into a mosaic image representative of the system status,
display the mosaic image on said display, and
update a given icon display characteristic based upon the value exceeding a threshold.
14. The system of claim 13 , wherein said at least one server is configured to update a given icon display characteristic based upon a change in received data.
15. The system of claim 13 , wherein the icon display characteristic comprises at least one of an icon display color, an icon display size, and an icon display shape.
16. A non-transitory computer readable medium for displaying a system status for a plurality of objects of interest, the non-transitory computer readable medium comprising computer-executable instructions for performing steps comprising:
receiving data related to a plurality of status attributes for each object of interest, each status attribute having an icon associated therewith conveying meaning through a pictorial resemblance of the object of interest;
determining an icon display characteristic for each icon based upon the received data and indicative of a value of the associated status attribute;
generating a plurality of virtual image layers, each virtual image layer associated with a respective determined icon display characteristic;
generating a respective display tile for each object of interest by combining the plurality of virtual image layers;
combining the display tiles into a mosaic image representative of the system status;
displaying the mosaic image on a display; and
updating a given icon display characteristic based upon the value exceeding a threshold.
17. The non-transitory computer readable medium of claim 16 , wherein the computer-executable instructions are for updating a given icon display characteristic based upon a change in received data.
18. The non-transitory computer readable medium of claim 16 , wherein the icon display characteristic comprises at least one of an icon display color, an icon display size, and an icon display shape.