Interactive Visualization Components for Resource Allocation

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Solution Overview

Problem

Contemporary computer-implemented tools for resource allocation often have confusing or difficult-to-understand user interfaces, which can prevent users from accurately understanding resource data and efficiently allocating their resources.

Innovation Solution

A visualization generation computing system that provides intuitive data visualizations of resource data, allowing users to interact with the data through non-language or reduced-language modification inputs, enabling them to modify and understand resource allocations more effectively.

Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles

VSEngineering Contradiction Analysis

1Loss of information

If contemporary tools use traditional graphs or charts to present resource data, then data can be presented in a structured format, but the user interface becomes difficult to read and understand

Engineering Contradiction:

Improveunderstanding of resource dataVSAvoiduser interface readability

Core Design Contradiction:

Loss of informationVSEase of operation

Solution Approach 1:

The patent replaces traditional visual charts and graphs (mechanical visual presentation) with an interactive physics-based simulation system that uses virtual objects, containers, and physical analogies to represent resource allocation. This substitution transforms static data visualization into dynamic, intuitive physical representations that users can manipulate and understand more easily.

Inventive Principle:

Principle #28Mechanics substitution (Replace mechanical system)

Solution Approach 2:

The patent introduces virtual objects and containers as intermediary elements between the user and the underlying resource data. These virtual representations act as mediators that translate complex numerical data into tangible, manipulatable visual forms, making the relationship between resources and goals more comprehensible without losing data integrity.

Inventive Principle:

Principle #24Intermediary (Mediator)

2Manufacturing precision

If contemporary tools use text input or numerical calculation regions for modifying goals, then data can be precisely adjusted, but the interface becomes non-intuitive and complex

Engineering Contradiction:

Improveprecision of resource allocationVSAvoidintuitiveness of modification interface

Core Design Contradiction:

Manufacturing precisionVSEase of operation

Solution Approach 1:

The patent replaces text input fields and numerical calculation interfaces with physics-based virtual manipulation. Users can drag, drop, and interact with virtual objects representing resources, and the system automatically calculates allocations based on physical simulation principles, maintaining precision while dramatically improving intuitiveness.

Inventive Principle:

Principle #28Mechanics substitution (Replace mechanical system)

Solution Approach 2:

The system performs automatic calculations and adjustments based on user interactions with virtual objects. When users manipulate virtual resources, the system self-adjusts the allocations, goal progress, and resource distribution without requiring users to manually input numbers or configure complex parameters, thereby maintaining precision through automated computation.

Inventive Principle:

Principle #25Self-service

3Loss of information

If traditional resource allocation tools present detailed numerical data, then complete information is provided, but users cannot quickly understand relationships between resources and goals

Engineering Contradiction:

Improvecompleteness of resource dataVSAvoidtime to understand data relationships

Core Design Contradiction:

Loss of informationVSLoss of time

Solution Approach 1:

The patent replaces static numerical data presentation with dynamic physics-based simulations that visually represent resource flows, allocations, and goal progress. The physical analogies and virtual manipulations allow users to instantly grasp relationships between resources and goals through intuitive spatial and temporal representations, dramatically reducing comprehension time while preserving data completeness.

Inventive Principle:

Principle #28Mechanics substitution (Replace mechanical system)

Solution Approach 2:

The patent transforms one-dimensional numerical data into multi-dimensional visual representations using virtual objects, spatial relationships, and physical simulations. By adding spatial, temporal, and interactive dimensions to the data presentation, users can quickly understand complex relationships that would be difficult to perceive in traditional tabular or chart formats.

Inventive Principle:

Principle #17Another dimension (Dimensionality change)

Data Source

PatentUS20250139854A1Techniques for generating visualization components for resource allocation

Publication Date: 2025.05.01 WELLS FARGO BANK NA

AI summary

A visualization generation computing system generates a visualization data object based on a relationship among multiple portions of resource data, which describes a resource that can be allocated. The visualization data object at least one visualization component that indicates the relationship among the portions of resource data. A user device provides the visualization component via a user interface. The visualization generation computing system receives, from the user device, modification input data that describes an adjusted presentation of the visualization component. Based on the adjusted presentation, the visualization generation computing system determines a modified relationship among the portions of resource data. The visualization generation computing system modifies the visualization data object to include a modified visualization component that describes the modified relationship. In some cases, the visualization generation computing system modifies the portions of resource data based on the modified relationship described by the adjusted presentation.