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US 9,483,162 · App. 14/320,236 · Granted Nov 1, 2016

Relationship visualizations

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Patent No.: US 9,483,162
App. No.: 14/320,236
Granted: Nov 1, 2016
Kind: B2

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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 (88)

1. A computer system for providing relationship visualizations, the computer system comprising:

an object storage device storing information regarding a plurality of objects and properties of respective objects; and

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

receive, from a user of the computer system, selection of a plurality of objects;

determine, based on input from the user or default settings, an action associated with the plurality of objects to include in a visualization;

identify, in the object storage device, a plurality of the determined actions associated with respective objects;

determine a first time unit associated with each of a plurality of sections of a first axis;

determine a second time unit associated with each of a plurality of sections of a second axis, wherein the first time unit comprises a plurality of the second time units and each section of the first axis intersects with a plurality of sections of the second axis;

assigning respective first time periods to each of the sections of the first axis based on the determined first time unit and respective second time periods to each of the section of the second axis based on the determined second time unit;

for each identified action associated with respective objects:

determine, based on one or more properties of the respective object stored in the object storage device, an action time associated with the identified action;

determine a first time period that includes the action time;

determine a second time period that includes the action time; and

incrementing a count of actions associated with the determined first time period and the determined second time period;

generate user interface data configured to display the visualization including:

indicators of the first time periods on respective sections of the first axis;

indicators of the second time periods on respective sections of the second axis; and

indicators at intersections of first time periods and second time periods, the indicators at the intersections corresponding to respective counts of actions associated with the respective first time period and second time period, and the indicators at the intersections configured to be presented through at least one of color, gradient, hue, saturation, or binary visualization.

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

receive, from a user of the computer system, user interface input data via touch screen input.

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

receive, from a user of the computer system, user interface input data associated with modifying the first time unit and/or the second time unit; and

update the user interface data configured to display the visualization based on the modified first time unit and/or second time unit.

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

receive, from a user of the computer system, user interface input data associated with modifying the first time period and/or the second time period; and

update the user interface data configured to display the visualization based on the modified first time period and/or second time period.

5. The system of claim 4 , wherein receipt of the user interface input data associated with modifying the first time period and/or the second time period is via touch screen input.

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

receive, from a user of the computer system, user interface input data associated with removing one or more of the first time periods from a first side of the first axis and adding one or more additional first time periods on a second side of the first axis opposite the first side; and

update the user interface data configured to display the visualization based on the received user interface input data.

7. The system of claim 1 , wherein the indicators at the intersections are configurable to be different shapes.

8. The system of claim 7 , wherein a shape of the different shapes comprises a dot.

9. A method for providing relationship visualizations, the method comprising:

receiving, from a user of a computer system comprising a hardware computer processor, selection of a plurality of objects;

determining, based on input from the user or default settings, an action associated with the plurality of objects to include in a visualization;

identifying, by the computer system, a plurality of the determined actions associated with respective objects;

determining, by the computer system, a first time unit associated with each of a plurality of sections of a first axis;

determining, by the computer system, a second time unit associated with each of a plurality of sections of a second axis, wherein the first time unit comprises a plurality of the second time units and each section of the first axis intersects with a plurality of sections of the second axis;

assigning, by the computer system, respective first time periods to each of the sections of the first axis based on the determined first time unit and respective second time periods to each of the section of the second axis based on the determined second time unit;

for each identified action associated with respective objects, by the computer system:

determining, based on one or more properties of the respective object, an action time associated with the identified action;

determining a first time period that includes the action time;

determining a second time period that includes the action time; and

incrementing a count of actions associated with the determined first time period and the determined second time period;

generating user interface data configured to display the visualization including:

indicators of the first time periods on respective sections of the first axis;

indicators of the second time periods on respective sections of the second axis; and

10. The method of claim 9 , further comprising:

receiving, from the user of the computer system, user interface input data via touch screen input.

11. The method of claim 9 , further comprising:

receiving, from the user of the computer system, user interface input data associated with modifying the first time unit and/or the second time unit; and

updating the user interface data configured to display the visualization based on the modified first time unit and/or second time unit.

12. The method of claim 9 , further comprising:

receiving, from the user of the computer system, user interface input data associated with modifying the first time period and/or the second time period; and

updating the user interface data configured to display the visualization based on the modified first time period and/or second time period.

13. The method of claim 9 , further comprising:

receiving, from the user of the computer system, user interface input data associated with removing one or more of the first time periods from a first side of the first axis and adding one or more additional first time periods on a second side of the first axis opposite the first side; and

updating, by the computer system, the user interface data configured to display the visualization based on the received user interface input data.

14. The method of claim 9 , wherein the indicators at the intersections are configurable to be different shapes.

15. The method of claim 14 , wherein a shape of the different shapes comprises a dot.

16. Non-transitory computer storage comprising instructions for causing a computer system to provide relationship visualizations by:

receiving, from a user of the computer system, selection of a plurality of objects;

determining, based on input from the user or default settings, an action associated with the plurality of objects to include in a visualization;

identifying a plurality of the determined actions associated with respective objects;

determining a first time unit associated with each of a plurality of sections of a first axis;

determining a second time unit associated with each of a plurality of sections of a second axis, wherein the first time unit comprises a plurality of the second time units and each section of the first axis intersects with a plurality of sections of the second axis;