Chart Decomposition and Sequencing for Limited Displays
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Solution Overview
Problem
In limited display devices such as smartphones and tablets, data visualizations like charts are often too small to view comprehensively, requiring users to scroll or zoom, which obscures detail and complicates understanding of raw data.
Innovation Solution
A method and system for chart decomposition and sequencing, where data visualizations are partitioned into segments and displayed sequentially, either automatically with time delays or manually upon user input, allowing for detailed viewing in a slide show format.
Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles
Engineering Contradiction Analysis
1Area of stationary object
If the chart is reduced in size to fit the limited display, then the full chart can be displayed within the confined space, but detail becomes obscured
Solution Approach 1:
The chart is divided into multiple segments or sections, allowing the system to display one segment at a time in full detail on the limited display device. This segmentation enables users to view complete chart details without requiring the entire chart to fit on the small screen, thus preserving data detail while adapting to limited display area.
Solution Approach 2:
The patent introduces a temporal dimension by displaying segments sequentially over time (e.g., through pagination or animation frames). This transforms the spatial problem of fitting a large chart into a small area into a temporal sequence of smaller displays, allowing full detail to be viewed across multiple time steps rather than requiring simultaneous display of all elements.
2Loss of information
If the chart is displayed in full detail, then data clarity is maintained, but the chart cannot fit within the limited display space
Solution Approach 1:
By segmenting the chart into discrete portions, the system can present each segment at full resolution and detail on the limited display. This maintains data clarity for the displayed portion while fitting within the constrained display space, as only one segment is shown at a time rather than the entire chart.
Solution Approach 2:
The system displays a partial view (one segment at a time) rather than attempting to show the complete chart simultaneously. This partial display approach maintains full detail and clarity for the visible portion while accepting that not all chart elements are visible at once, resolving the conflict between detail and display space.
3Loss of information
If users scroll to view the complete chart, then all chart elements become visible, but the viewing experience becomes inconvenient and time-consuming
Solution Approach 1:
The chart segments are displayed in a periodic sequence, automatically transitioning from one segment to the next at predetermined intervals. This eliminates the need for users to manually scroll through the chart, as the system periodically presents each segment in sequence, making the complete chart visible across multiple display cycles without requiring user interaction for navigation.
Solution Approach 2:
The system automatically manages the display sequence of chart segments without requiring user intervention. The display device itself performs the navigation function by sequentially presenting segments, eliminating the need for users to manually scroll or navigate through the chart, thus improving viewing convenience while ensuring complete chart visibility over time.
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AI summary
Embodiments of the present invention provide a method, system and computer program product for chart decomposition and sequencing in a limited display device. In an embodiment of the invention, a method of chart decomposition and sequencing in a limited display device is provided. The method includes generating a data visualization for raw data and partitioning the data visualization into a set of a discrete number of segments. The method also includes establishing a sequence for the segments in the set. Finally, the method includes displaying the segments sequentially in frames of an animation according to the sequence in a display of the limited display device.