Granted Patent B2

US 12,554,740 · App. 18/186,228 · Granted Feb 17, 2026

Inventors: Sanjay Agrawal (Sammamish, WA); Gunjan Jha (Redmond, WA); Antony Chuxiao Chen (Bellevue, WA)

Assignee: ThoughtSpot, Inc.

G06F16/26G06F16/2428G06F16/245G06F16/2457G06F16/248

Abstract

Claims (81)

1 . A method comprising:

in response to outputting requested results data responsive to a request for data and absent user input data expressly requesting autonomous analysis, obtaining autonomous analysis data in accordance with the request for data and in accordance with a defined autonomous-analysis latency constraint, wherein the autonomous analysis data differs from the requested results data, wherein:

outputting the requested results data includes:

obtaining the request for data;

obtaining the requested results data in accordance with the request for data; and

outputting requested visualization data representing at least a portion of the requested results data for presentation to a user;

obtaining the autonomous analysis data includes:

identifying an autonomous-analysis predicate based on the requested visualization data; and

obtaining the autonomous analysis data in accordance with the autonomous-analysis predicate; and

in response to a determination that the request for data omits an expressly-specified request for data, an expressly-specified request for objects, and a requested object identifier:

obtaining the requested results data includes:

identifying previously generated objects based on the request for data; and

including, in the requested results data, requested results data portions respectively representing the previously generated objects;

outputting the requested visualization data includes including, in the requested visualization data, requested visualization data portions, wherein a requested visualization data portion from the requested visualization data portions is based on a respective requested results data portion from the requested results data portions and represents a corresponding previously generated object from the previously generated objects; and

identifying the autonomous-analysis predicate includes identifying a plurality of autonomous-analysis predicates, such that an autonomous-analysis predicate from the plurality of autonomous-analysis predicates corresponds to a respective requested visualization data portion from the requested visualization data portions; and

outputting at least a portion of the autonomous analysis data for presentation to the user.

2 . The method of claim 1 , wherein obtaining the autonomous analysis data includes:

identifying measure objects, wherein identifying the measure objects includes:

in response to a determination that the autonomous-analysis predicate includes a requested measure, including the requested measure in the measure objects; and

in response to a determination that the autonomous-analysis predicate omits the requested measure:

identifying a requested attribute from the autonomous-analysis predicate;

identifying exploratory measures based on the requested attribute and in accordance with the defined autonomous-analysis latency constraint, wherein identifying the exploratory measures includes identifying probabilistic utility data corresponding to respective exploratory measures; and

including the exploratory measures in the measure objects; and identifying attribute objects, wherein identifying the attribute objects includes:

in response to a determination that the autonomous-analysis predicate includes the requested attribute, including the requested attribute in the attribute objects;

identifying exploratory attributes based on the measure objects and in accordance with the defined autonomous-analysis latency constraint, wherein identifying the exploratory attributes includes identifying probabilistic utility data corresponding to respective exploratory attributes; and

including the exploratory attributes in the attribute objects.

3 . The method of claim 2 , wherein in response to a determination that the defined autonomous-analysis latency constraint indicates a maximum cardinality of exploratory measures, identifying the exploratory measures includes identifying up to the maximum cardinality of exploratory measures from a plurality of available measures such that a probabilistic utility of the exploratory measures is maximal.

4 . The method of claim 2 , wherein in response to a determination that the defined autonomous-analysis latency constraint indicates a maximum cardinality of exploratory attributes, identifying the exploratory attributes includes identifying up to the maximum cardinality of exploratory attributes from a plurality of available attributes such that a probabilistic utility of the exploratory attributes is maximal.

5 . The method of claim 2 , wherein obtaining the autonomous analysis data includes:

obtaining autonomous-analysis insight data based on the measure objects and the attribute objects such that the autonomous-analysis insight data includes autonomous-analysis data other than the requested results data; and

in response to a determination that the request for data is an expressly-specified request for data, obtaining autonomous-analysis related-request data based on the measure objects and the attribute objects such that the autonomous-analysis related-request data includes a resolved-request that differs from a resolved-request corresponding to the expressly-specified request for data.

6 . The method of claim 5 , wherein obtaining the autonomous-analysis insight data includes:

in response to a determination that the defined autonomous-analysis latency constraint indicates a defined maximum cardinality of outlier autonomous-analysis insight datasets, automatically generating outlier autonomous-analysis insight datasets up to the defined maximum cardinality of outlier autonomous-analysis insight datasets;

in response to a determination that the defined autonomous-analysis latency constraint indicates a defined maximum cardinality of trend autonomous-analysis insight datasets, automatically generating trend autonomous-analysis insight datasets up to the defined maximum cardinality of trend autonomous-analysis insight datasets;

in response to a determination that the defined autonomous-analysis latency constraint indicates a defined maximum cardinality of cross-correlation autonomous-analysis insight datasets, automatically generating cross-correlation autonomous-analysis insight datasets up to the defined maximum cardinality of cross-correlation autonomous-analysis insight datasets;

in response to a determination that the defined autonomous-analysis latency constraint indicates a defined maximum cardinality of comparative autonomous-analysis insight datasets, automatically generating comparative autonomous-analysis insight datasets up to the defined maximum cardinality of comparative autonomous-analysis insight datasets; and

in response to a determination that the defined autonomous-analysis latency constraint indicates a defined exploratory results constraint, obtaining exploratory results in accordance with the defined exploratory results constraint.

7 . The method of claim 1 , wherein outputting the portion of the autonomous analysis data includes:

generating a first object representing the portion of the autonomous analysis data, such that the first object includes a resolved-request corresponding to the portion of the autonomous analysis data.

8 . The method of claim 7 , further comprising:

outputting second requested results data for presentation to a user, wherein outputting the second requested results data includes:

obtaining the second requested results data, wherein obtaining the second requested results data includes:

obtaining a second request for data indicating the first object; and

obtaining the second requested results data in accordance with the first object;

in response to outputting the second requested results data and absent user input data expressly requesting autonomous analysis, obtaining second autonomous analysis data in accordance with the second request for data and in accordance with the defined autonomous-analysis latency constraint, wherein the second autonomous analysis data differs from the second requested results data; and

outputting at least a portion of the second autonomous analysis data for presentation to the user.

9 . An apparatus comprising:

a memory; and

a processor that executes instructions stored in the memory to:

in response to outputting requested results data responsive to a request for data and absent user input data expressly requesting autonomous analysis, obtain autonomous analysis data in accordance with the request for data and in accordance with a defined autonomous-analysis latency constraint, wherein the autonomous analysis data differs from the requested results data, wherein:

to output the requested results data the processor executes instructions stored in the memory to:

obtain the request for data;

obtain the requested results data in accordance with the request for data; and

output requested visualization data representing at least a portion of the requested results data for presentation to a user;

to obtain the autonomous analysis data the processor executes instructions stored in the memory to:

identify an autonomous-analysis predicate based on the requested visualization data; and

obtain the autonomous analysis data in accordance with the autonomous-analysis predicate; and

in response to a determination that the request for data includes an expressly-specified request for data:

to obtain the requested results data the processor executes instructions stored in the memory to:

generate a resolved-request based on the expressly-specified request for data;

generate a data query based on the resolved-request; and

obtain the requested results data from a database in response to execution of the data query by the database;

to output the requested visualization data the processor executes instructions stored in the memory to generate the requested visualization data such that the requested visualization data represents the requested results data; and

to identify the autonomous-analysis predicate the processor executes instructions stored in the memory to identify the resolved-request as the autonomous-analysis predicate; and

output at least a portion of the autonomous analysis data for presentation to the user.

10 . A non-transitory computer-readable storage medium, comprising executable instructions that, when executed by a processor, facilitate performance of operations, comprising:

in response to outputting requested results data responsive to a request for data and absent user input data expressly requesting autonomous analysis, obtaining autonomous analysis data in accordance with the request for data and in accordance with a defined autonomous-analysis latency constraint, wherein the autonomous analysis data differs from the requested results data, wherein:

outputting the requested results data includes:

obtaining the request for data;

obtaining the requested results data in accordance with the request for data; and

outputting requested visualization data representing at least a portion of the requested results data for presentation to a user;

obtaining the autonomous analysis data includes:

identifying an autonomous-analysis predicate based on the requested visualization data; and

obtaining the autonomous analysis data in accordance with the autonomous-analysis predicate; and

in response to a determination that the request for data includes an expressly-specified request for objects:

obtaining the requested results data includes:

identifying previously generated analytical objects responsive to the expressly-specified request for objects; and

including, in the requested results data, requested results data portions respectively representing the previously generated analytical objects;

outputting the requested visualization data includes including, in the requested visualization data, requested visualization data portions, wherein a requested visualization data portion from the requested visualization data portions is based on a respective requested results data portion from the requested results data portions and represents a corresponding previously generated analytical object from the previously generated analytical objects; and

identifying the autonomous-analysis predicate includes identifying a plurality of autonomous-analysis predicates, such that an autonomous-analysis predicate from the plurality of autonomous-analysis predicates corresponds to a respective requested visualization data portion from the requested visualization data portions; and

outputting at least a portion of the autonomous analysis data for presentation to the user.

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