Chart Option Transfer via Quarantine and Copy Rules
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Solution Overview
Problem
In internet-based or cloud-based computing, when users change the graphical visualization type in spreadsheet applications, the associated options do not always map correctly to the new type, leading to a loss of customized settings.
Innovation Solution
A system that stores a list of options for each object type and copies relevant options from the original object type to the new object type based on predefined transferable and quarantine rules, ensuring seamless option transfer during type changes.
Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles
Engineering Contradiction Analysis
1Adaptability or versatility
If a user changes the graphical visualization type in spreadsheet applications, then the visualization can be updated to reflect different data representations, but the associated options do not always map correctly to the new type, leading to loss of customized settings
Solution Approach 1:
The system copies customized options from the original graphical visualization type to the new graphical visualization type. When a user changes chart types, the system retrieves the previously customized options and transfers them to the new chart type, ensuring that settings such as colors, titles, and other customizations are preserved rather than lost during the transition.
Solution Approach 2:
The system introduces an intermediary mechanism that facilitates option transfer between different graphical visualization types. This intermediary process involves identifying compatible options from the source chart type and mapping them to the destination chart type, acting as a bridge that enables seamless transition while preserving customized settings.
2Adaptability or versatility
If each graphical visualization type has different associated options, then the system can provide specialized customization for each chart type, but option mapping becomes complex and error-prone during type changes
Solution Approach 1:
The system implements a universal option transfer mechanism that can handle multiple graphical visualization types through a single unified process. Instead of requiring separate complex mapping logic for each chart type combination, the system uses a general approach that identifies and transfers compatible options across any chart type transition, simplifying the overall complexity while maintaining specialized customization capabilities.
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AI summary
Systems, servers, methods, media, and programs for storing a list of options associated with object-types, such as a chart-type, selected during an on-line session. When a new object-type is selected, some of the options in the first object-type are copied from the options list associated with the first object-type to the options list associated with the second (new) object-type. The list of options to be transferred is determined by a set rules associated with a transferable array and a set of rules associated with a quarantine set. The transferrable array includes rules for options available for transfer, and quarantine list includes rules for options and type pairs that are not available for transfer.