Fast approximate results and slow precise results
US10552435B2 · kind B2 · utility
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| Filing date | Mar 8, 2017 |
| Grant date | Feb 4, 2020 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Jul 16, 2037 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC G)Physics
- CPC primaryG06F16/248
- WIPO fieldComputer technology
- WIPO sectorElectrical engineering
Abstract
Techniques for presenting data visualizations are described. Consistent with some embodiments of the present invention, a data visualization system includes an approximate query engine to derive approximate query results and present approximate data visualizations, in interactive time. The data visualization system also includes a precise query engine, thereby enabling a data analyst to selectively request that a precise query result be generated for a specific query, so that the data analyst can confirm a data observation made when viewing the approximate visualization for that specific query. The precise visualization is presented in a manner that allows the data analyst to view, and thus confirm or disprove, a data observation recorded when viewing the approximate visualization, and also compare the precise visualization with the previously generated and presented approximate visualization.
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