GENERATING QUERIES BASED UPON DATA POINTS IN A SPREADSHEET APPLICATION

1 . A computer-implemented method for generating a query from data, the computer-implemented method comprising performing computer-implemented operations for:

obtaining, at a computer system executing a visualization component, the data, the data including records having data values, temporal information, and location information;

detecting, by the computer system, selection of a data point in a visualization of the data, the data point comprising a representation of one of the records included in the data; and

generating, by the computer system, the query based upon the data associated with the data point.

2 . The method of claim 1 , wherein generating the query comprises:

extracting temporal information from the data;

extracting location information from the data; and

generating the query based, at least partially, upon the temporal information and the location information.

3 . The method of claim 1 , wherein generating the query comprises:

extracting temporal information associated with the data point from the data;

extracting location information associated with the data point from the data; and

generating the query based, at least partially, upon the temporal information and the location information.

4 . The method of claim 1 , wherein generating the query comprises:

extracting temporal information associated with the data point from the data;

extracting location information associated with the data point from the data;

extracting a data value associated with the data point from the data; and

generating the query based, at least partially, upon the temporal information, the location information, and the data value.

5 . The method of claim 1 , further comprising:

generating instructions for presenting the query;

determining if the query has been modified during presentation of the query;

in response to a determination that the query has been modified, generating a modified query and submitting the modified query to a search engine; and

in response to a determination that the query has not been modified, submitting the query to the search engine.

6 . The method of claim 5 , wherein generating the instructions comprises generating a user interface for presenting the query, the user interface comprising

a field for presenting the query and enabling modification of the query in the field, and

a control for submitting the query to the search engine.

7 . The method of claim 1 , further comprising:

presenting the query in a user interface that presents the query and enables modification of the query during presentation of the query;

determining that the query has been modified during the presentation of the query;

generating a modified query; and

submitting the modified query to a search engine.

8 . The method of claim 1 , wherein generating the query comprises:

extracting temporal information, location information, a data value, and metadata associated with the data point from the data; and

generating the query based, at least partially, upon the temporal information, the location information, data value, and the metadata.

9 . The method of claim 1 , further comprising:

submitting the query to a search engine;

receiving results from the search engine; and

generating a user interface for presenting the results at a user computing device in communication with the computer system, wherein the data comprises spreadsheet data.

10 . A computer storage medium having computer readable instructions stored thereon that, when executed by a computer, cause the computer to:

obtain spreadsheet data including records comprising data values, temporal information, and location information;

detect selection of a data point in a visualization of the spreadsheet data, the data point comprising a representation of one of the records included in the spreadsheet data; and

generate a query based upon the spreadsheet data associated with the data point.

11 . The computer storage medium of claim 10 , wherein generating the query comprises:

extracting temporal information associated with the data point from the spreadsheet data;

extracting location information associated with the data point from the spreadsheet data; and

generating the query based, at least partially, upon the temporal information and the location information.

12 . The computer storage medium of claim 11 , wherein generating the query further comprises:

extracting a data value associated with the data point from the spreadsheet data; and

generating the query based, at least partially, upon the data value.

13 . The computer storage medium of claim 10 , further comprising computer readable instructions that, when executed by the computer, cause the computer to:

generate instructions for presenting the query;

determine if the query has been modified during presentation of the query;

in response to a determination that the query has been modified,

generate a modified query, and

submit the modified query to a search engine; and

in response to a determination that the query has not been modified, submit the query to the search engine.

14 . The computer storage medium of claim 10 , further comprising computer readable instructions that, when executed by the computer, cause the computer to:

generate instructions for presenting the query in a user interface that presents a representation of the query and enables modification of the query;

determine that the query has been modified during presentation of the query;

generate a modified query; and

submit the modified query to a search engine.

15 . The computer storage medium of claim 10 , further comprising computer readable instructions that, when executed by the computer, cause the computer to:

submit the query to a search engine;

receive results from the search engine; and

generate a user interface for presenting the results.

16 . A computer storage medium having computer readable instructions stored thereon that, when executed by a computer, cause the computer to:

obtain spreadsheet data including records comprising data values, temporal information, and location information;

generate a visualization of the spreadsheet data, the visualization comprising a representation of a record included in the spreadsheet data;

detect selection of the representation in the visualization;

generate a query based upon the spreadsheet data associated with the representation;

submit the query to a search engine;

receive results from the search engine; and

generate a user interface for presenting the results.

17 . The computer storage medium of claim 16 , wherein generating the query comprises:

extracting temporal information associated with the record from the spreadsheet data;

extracting location information associated with the record from the spreadsheet data;

extracting a data value associated with the record from the spreadsheet data; and

generating the query based, at least partially, upon the temporal information, the location information, and the data value.

18 . The computer storage medium of claim 16 , further comprising computer readable instructions that, when executed by the computer, cause the computer to:

generate instructions for presenting the query prior to submitting the query to the search engine;

determine if the query has been modified during presentation of the query; and

in response to a determination that the query has been modified, submit the query, the query comprising the modified query.

19 . The computer storage medium of claim 16 , wherein generating the user interface for presenting the results comprises generating a user interface comprising a representation of the query, a representation of the results, and a control for modifying the query.

20 . The computer storage medium of claim 16 , wherein

the representation of the record comprises a user interface control that, when selected, causes presentation of a menu having an option for generating the query, and

wherein detecting selection of the representation comprises detecting selection of the option.