Data-Based Selectable Region Arrangement for Time Period Visualization
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Solution Overview
Problem
Existing data display systems for multiple time periods, such as days, typically require users to select time periods chronologically, limiting the ability to prioritize data-based selection and visualization.
Innovation Solution
A computing system that arranges data-based selectable regions by value, allowing users to select and emphasize time-based regions chronologically, and vice versa, enhancing data visualization and access to corresponding data types.
Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles
Engineering Contradiction Analysis
1Ease of operation
If users select time periods chronologically in traditional display systems, then chronological order is maintained, but data-based prioritization and visualization are limited
Solution Approach 1:
The display system dynamically switches between chronological arrangement and data-value-based arrangement modes. The selectable regions can be reordered based on data values without changing the underlying data structure, allowing flexible visualization while maintaining operational simplicity. This dynamic reordering resolves the contradiction by enabling data-based prioritization without permanent structural complexity.
Solution Approach 2:
The patent introduces a new dimension for organizing selectable regions by sorting them according to data values rather than only chronological order. This additional organizational dimension allows users to prioritize data based on numerical significance while maintaining the chronological information through alternative display views, thus improving data-based selection capability without adding fundamental system complexity.
2Loss of information
If data is displayed in chronological order only, then time sequence is clear, but data value prioritization is lost
Solution Approach 1:
The patent segments the display into multiple selectable regions, each representing a time period with associated data. These regions can be independently arranged based on data values while maintaining their individual chronological identities. This segmentation allows the system to preserve chronological information while simultaneously enabling data-value-based prioritization, preventing loss of data significance without complicating the selection process.
Solution Approach 2:
The selectable regions act as intermediaries between the chronological time periods and the data values. Each region encapsulates both temporal and numerical information, allowing users to interact with data-based prioritization while the underlying chronological structure remains intact. This intermediary mechanism prevents information loss while maintaining operational simplicity.
3Quantity of substance
If multiple data types are displayed for each time period, then comprehensive information is provided, but display clutter increases
Solution Approach 1:
The patent extracts and highlights specific data types within each selectable region based on user selection or importance. Rather than displaying all data types simultaneously for every time period, the system selectively presents relevant information, reducing display clutter while maintaining comprehensive data availability. Users can access additional data types through interaction with the selectable regions without permanent display overcrowding.
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AI summary
In an embodiment, a method of providing an arranged display of data associated with a set of time periods is presented. In this method, values of a first data type are accessed, the values being observed during each of multiple time periods. An order for the time periods is determined based on the values of the first data type. A selectable region for each of the time periods is displayed, the regions being arranged according to the order. In response to a user selection of one of the selectable regions, a value of a second data type is displayed, the value of the second data type being observed during the time period of the selected one of the selectable regions.