User interface controls for specifying data hierarchies
US9396241B2 · kind B2 · utility
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Key dates
| Filing date | Jul 15, 2009 |
| Grant date | Jul 19, 2016 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Apr 15, 2032 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC G)Physics
- CPC primaryG06T2200/24
- WIPO fieldComputer technology
- WIPO sectorElectrical engineering
Abstract
User interface controls that facilitate the specification/modification of data hierarchies. In one set of embodiments, a first UI control component can be provided that comprises an ordered group of drop-down menus. Each drop-down menu in the ordered group can be populated with a selectable list of attributes from a data set and can be associated with a level in a data hierarchy. By selecting values using the various drop-down menus, a user can interactively specify a data hierarchy for the data set. The data set can then be visualized according to the specified hierarchy. In further embodiments, a second UI control component can be provided in addition to the first UI control component. The second UI control component can allow a user to interactively enable or disable certain drop-down menus in the ordered group, thereby acting as a “depth filter” for controlling the depth of the data hierarchy.
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