Systems and methods of arranging displayed elements in data visualizations and use relationships
US9710527B1 · kind B1 · utility
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Key dates
| Filing date | Aug 15, 2014 |
| Grant date | Jul 18, 2017 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | May 15, 2035 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC G)Physics
- CPC primaryG06F16/248
- WIPO fieldComputer technology
- WIPO sectorElectrical engineering
Abstract
A method sorts data in data visualizations. The method is performed at a computing device having one or more processors and memory. The method retrieves a set of tuples from a database according to user selection. Each tuple includes a same set of fields. The method identifies a relation between tuples. The relation is a non-empty set of ordered pairs of tuples from the set of tuples. The method receives user selection of the relation to specify a dimensional position of visual marks corresponding to the tuples. The dimensional position is either the x-position of the y-position. The method generates and displays a data visualization with each tuple represented by a visible mark. The dimensional position of each displayed visual mark is based on a network traversal of the tuples using the relation.
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