Graphical Interface Data Presence Indicators for Magnified Views
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Solution Overview
Problem
Current computer systems fail to indicate the presence of data outside the visible magnified view in graphical data analysis, leading users to resort to exploratory scrolling or zooming out and back in to locate data, which disrupts workflow and context.
Innovation Solution
A user interface system that displays data presence indicators in different formats along axes, dynamically updating based on magnification and scroll position to indicate data presence, allowing users to locate data even when it's not visible within the current view.
Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles
Engineering Contradiction Analysis
1Measurement precision
If the user magnifies a portion of the graph, then the detail view of the graphical data is improved, but the visibility of data location information deteriorates
Solution Approach 1:
The display area is segmented into multiple regions: a first display area showing the magnified detail view of the graphical data, and a second display area showing the data presence indicator graph. This segmentation allows both the detailed view and the data location information to be displayed simultaneously without interfering with each other, resolving the contradiction between improved detail view and loss of data location information.
2Loss of information
If a separate window is provided to show data overview, then the data location information is improved, but the display space for magnified view deteriorates
Solution Approach 1:
The data presence indicator graph is merged with the magnified view by displaying it in a second display area that is integrated within the same interface. The data presence indicator graph shows vertical lines indicating where data is present along the x-axis, allowing users to see both the magnified data and the overall data distribution without needing a separate window, thus preserving display space while maintaining data location information.
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AI summary
A computer-readable medium, computer-implemented method, and system for generating a user interface is provided. One or more data presence indicators are generated which allows users to locate data on a graph displayed in the user interface by indicating where data is present, even when the data itself is not visible in the user interface. The system can modify the format of the data presence indicator depending on the location of the data. In one embodiment of the invention, the system can update the data presence indicators in response to a user modification of the magnification or scroll position of the user interface.