Drag-and-Drop Device Data Plotting System
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Solution Overview
Problem
Existing systems require a time-consuming process of adding each data source individually to visualize multiple sources of historical data, leading to inefficiencies in data plotting and comparison.
Innovation Solution
A system that allows an entire device to be dragged from a navigation tree to a chart, enabling all its data sources to be plotted simultaneously, with the option to add additional sources before previous ones are loaded and to remove unnecessary sources for improved visualization.
Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles
Engineering Contradiction Analysis
1Ease of operation
If each data source is added individually to the chart, then the data sources can be visualized, but the process becomes time-consuming and repetitive
Solution Approach 1:
The patent combines multiple individual data source additions into a single device-level operation. When a user drags a device onto the chart, the system automatically identifies and plots all data sources associated with that device, eliminating the need to add each source separately and significantly reducing the time and effort required.
Solution Approach 2:
The system performs preliminary identification and organization of all data sources belonging to a device before the user initiates the plotting action. This allows the system to prepare the complete set of data sources in advance, so that when the device is dragged onto the chart, all sources are ready to be plotted simultaneously without sequential delays.
2Productivity
If multiple data sources are loaded concurrently, then the plotting process is faster, but the system complexity increases
Solution Approach 1:
The system introduces an intermediary layer that manages the complexity of concurrent data source loading. This intermediary mechanism automatically identifies all data sources associated with a device, organizes them for simultaneous plotting, and handles the coordination of multiple data loads, thereby enabling high-speed plotting without exposing the underlying complexity to the user.
3Loss of information
If all data sources are plotted at once, then immediate comparison is enabled, but the chart becomes cluttered when there are too many sources
Solution Approach 1:
The system implements dynamic control over chart content, allowing users to adjust which data sources are displayed based on their needs. When too many sources are plotted, users can selectively remove or hide specific data points while keeping others visible, enabling immediate comparison of all sources while maintaining chart clarity through flexible, dynamic customization.
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AI summary
A system and approach for dragging an entire device from a navigation tree to a chart which may result in a plotting of all its data sources at once on a chart as provided by a processor. Another source may be added before completion of a loading of a previous source. If there appear too many sources to visualize at once, then one or more sources may be removed from the chart.