Patent application number | Description | Published |
20120089939 | COMBINED PROPERTIES DIALOG FROM DIFFERENT SOURCES - An illustrative embodiment of a computer-implemented method to manage properties in a dialog from various sources creates a widget properties dialog and receives properties and validation rules from each source associated with the widget properties dialog to form received information. The computer-implemented method further creates a group of tabs in the widget properties dialog using the received information, wherein the group of tabs contains a general tab and a group of content tabs, wherein each content tab is specific to an instance of content provider and content type. | 04-12-2012 |
20120249555 | VISUAL CONNECTIVITY OF WIDGETS USING EVENT PROPAGATION - A method, system and computer program product receive a set of objects for connection, create a moving object within the set of objects, display visual connection cues on objects in the set of objects, adjust the visual connection cues of the moving object and a target object in the set of objects, identify event propagation precedence, and connect the moving object with the target object. | 10-04-2012 |
20120254783 | MODIFYING NUMERIC DATA PRESENTATION ON A DISPLAY - Various systems, processes, and products may be used to modify numeric data presented on a display. In particular implementations, a system, a process, and a product for modifying numeric data presented on a display may include the ability to generate a user interface including a section that has numeric data in a report format and to determine when input via one or more user digits contacting a display presenting the user interface has been received. The system, the process, and the product may also include the ability to determine whether the digit input is a command regarding the numeric data and to generate, based on the command determination, a user interface that modifies the presentation of the numeric data and represents at least the majority of the numeric data. | 10-04-2012 |
20120254799 | VISUAL WIDGET SEARCH - A technique for a visual search sets a transient mode on, gathers objects to form a pile of objects, wherein each object has a predefined portion visible, and determines whether a selector is over the predefined portion of an object in the pile of objects. Responsive to a determination that the selector is detected over the predefined portion of the object in the pile of objects, the object is presented in a foreground. It is determined whether the object in the foreground is selected to form a selected object. Responsive to a determination that the object in the foreground is selected to form a selected object, the pile of objects is restored to an original state with the selected object scrolled into view within the predefined display area. | 10-04-2012 |
20120303669 | Data Context Selection in Business Analytics Reports - A method for changing data context in a business analytics report is described herein. In one embodiment, such a method includes providing a business analytics report, wherein the report contains data and current metadata categories describing the data. The method enables selection of a current metadata category directly on the business analytics report. The method displays a metadata hierarchy associated with the current metadata category. This metadata hierarchy may include the current metadata category as well as related metadata categories arranged in a tree-like structure. The method further enables selection of a related metadata category from the metadata hierarchy to apply to the business analytics report. The method automatically updates the business analytics report with the metadata category and populates the report with the associated data. A corresponding computer program product and apparatus are also disclosed. | 11-29-2012 |
20120304110 | Techniques for Visualizing the Age of Data in an Analytics Report - In one embodiment, a method includes displaying, in two dimensions, a business analytics report containing various data elements, wherein each data element has data associated therewith. The method further enables generation of a three-dimensional representation of the business analytics report by adding a time axis to the data elements. Once the three-dimensional representation is generated, the method displays, on the time axis, update points identifying when data associated with the data elements was updated. In some cases, depending on the length of the time axis, several update points may be displayed for each data element. A corresponding computer program product and apparatus are also described. | 11-29-2012 |
20120327097 | DYNAMICALLY SCALABLE MODES - The present disclosure includes techniques for storing indexed values that may increase computing performance. In one example, a method includes receiving a request to store an input value in a data structure. The method also includes determining the input value is not represented by an index value of the first group of index values, generating an index value that represents the input value, and determining the generated index value is not included in the first group of representations. The method also includes generating a second group of index values wherein a first size of index values of the first group is different than a second size of index values of the second group. The method also includes modifying a storage capacity of the data structure to store the index values of the second group of the second size and storing the second group of index values in the data structure. | 12-27-2012 |
20130007649 | Control Elements of Graphical User Interfaces - Various aspects of this disclosure are directed to displaying, by a computing device, a plurality of components of a graphical user interface. Each of the plurality of components may display one or more members of at least one dimensional level of a database having a plurality of dimensions. Each dimension of the plurality of dimensions may include one or more dimensional levels. The computing device may determine a first dimensional level of a first dimension of the plurality of dimensions having one or more members displayed in two or more of the plurality of components, and may display a control element including an indication of the dimensional level having the one or more members displayed in each of the two or more components. | 01-03-2013 |
20130007651 | Control Elements of Graphical User Interfaces - Various aspects of this disclosure are directed to displaying, by a computing device, a plurality of components of a graphical user interface. Each of the plurality of components may display one or more members of at least one dimensional level of a database having a plurality of dimensions. Each dimension of the plurality of dimensions may include one or more dimensional levels. The computing device may determine a first dimensional level of a first dimension of the plurality of dimensions having one or more members displayed in two or more of the plurality of components, and may display a control element including an indication of the dimensional level having the one or more members displayed in each of the two or more components. | 01-03-2013 |
20130117327 | USING GEOGRAPHICAL LOCATION TO DETERMINE ELEMENT AND AREA INFORMATION TO PROVIDE TO A COMPUTING DEVICE - A database has a plurality of elements, where each element is associated with a location and at least one set of different attribute values, wherein each set includes a timestamp when the attribute values in the set were determined. A determination is made of a reference geographical location, an element having a geographical location within a geographical region including the referenced geographical location, a most recent set of the attribute values for the element having a most recent timestamp, a previous set of attribute values for the determined element comprising the set of attribute values having a previous timestamp prior to the most recent timestamp, and whether a condition with respect to at least one of the most recent set of attribute values and the previous set of attribute values of the determined element is satisfied. | 05-09-2013 |
20130117333 | USING GEOGRAPHICAL LOCATION TO DETERMINE ELEMENT AND AREA INFORMATION TO PROVIDE TO A COMPUTING DEVICE - A database has a plurality of elements, where each element is associated with a location and at least one set of different attribute values, wherein each set includes a timestamp when the attribute values in the set were determined. A determination is made of a reference geographical location, an element having a geographical location within a geographical region including the referenced geographical location, a most recent set of the attribute values for the element having a most recent timestamp, a previous set of attribute values for the determined element comprising the set of attribute values having a previous timestamp prior to the most recent timestamp, and whether a condition with respect to at least one of the most recent set of attribute values and the previous set of attribute values of the determined element is satisfied. | 05-09-2013 |
20130173507 | ADAPTIVE CUSTOMIZED PRESENTATION OF BUSINESS INTELLIGENCE INFORMATION - In one example, a method includes receiving information on a user role of a user account associated with a business intelligence system. The method further includes gathering information on interactions of the user account with the business intelligence system. The method further includes generating an initial business intelligence output based on data from one or more data sources. The method further includes generating a customized business intelligence output for the user account based on the initial business intelligence output, the user role, and the interactions of the user account with the business intelligence system. The method further includes providing the customized business intelligence output to the user account. | 07-04-2013 |
20130173649 | ADAPTIVE CUSTOMIZED PRESENTATION OF BUSINESS INTELLIGENCE INFORMATION - In one example, a method includes receiving information on a user role of a user account associated with a business intelligence system. The method further includes gathering information on interactions of the user account with the business intelligence system. The method further includes generating an initial business intelligence output based on data from one or more data sources. The method further includes generating a customized business intelligence output for the user account based on the initial business intelligence output, the user role, and the interactions of the user account with the business intelligence system. The method further includes providing the customized business intelligence output to the user account. | 07-04-2013 |
20130174063 | Business Intelligence Dashboard Assembly Tool With Indications of Relationships Among Content Elements - In one example, a method comprises rendering a dashboard assembly user interface comprising a canvas section and a resource section, the resource section comprising one or more resource content elements, and the canvas section comprising one or more dashboard content elements. The dashboard assembly user interface enables resource content elements to be selectably added to the canvas section as dashboard content elements in response to user inputs, thereby configuring a business intelligence dashboard. The method further comprises searching for relationships between information associated with the one or more resource content elements and information associated with the one or more dashboard content elements; and, for a first resource content element from among the resource content elements that has a relationship with a first dashboard content element from among the dashboard content elements, rendering a visual indication of the relationship between the first resource content element and the first dashboard content element. | 07-04-2013 |
20130179451 | DYNAMICALLY SCALABLE MODES - The present disclosure includes techniques for storing indexed values that may increase computing performance. In one example, a method includes receiving a request to store an input value in a data structure. The method also includes determining the input value is not represented by an index value of the first group of index values, generating an index value that represents the input value, and determining the generated index value is not included in the first group of representations. The method also includes generating a second group of index values wherein a first size of index values of the first group is different than a second size of index values of the second group. The method also includes modifying a storage capacity of the data structure to store the index values of the second group of the second size and storing the second group of index values in the data structure. | 07-11-2013 |
20130181996 | VISUAL CONNECTIVITY OF WIDGETS USING EVENT PROPAGATION - A method, system and computer program product receive a set of objects for connection, create a moving object within the set of objects, display visual connection cues on objects in the set of objects, adjust the visual connection cues of the moving object and a target object in the set of objects, identify event propagation precedence, and connect the moving object with the target object. | 07-18-2013 |
20130246947 | BUSINESS INTELLIGENCE DASHBOARD ASSEMBLY TOOL WITH INDICATIONS OF RELATIONSHIPS AMONG CONTENT ELEMENTS - In one example, a method comprises rendering a dashboard assembly user interface comprising a canvas section and a resource section, the resource section comprising one or more resource content elements, and the canvas section comprising one or more dashboard content elements. The dashboard assembly user interface enables resource content elements to be selectably added to the canvas section as dashboard content elements in response to user inputs, thereby configuring a business intelligence dashboard. The method further comprises searching for relationships between information associated with the one or more resource content elements and information associated with the one or more dashboard content elements; and, for a first resource content element from among the resource content elements that has a relationship with a first dashboard content element from among the dashboard content elements, rendering a visual indication of the relationship between the first resource content element and the first dashboard content element. | 09-19-2013 |
20140136287 | USING GEOGRAPHICAL LOCATION TO DETERMINE ELEMENT AND AREA INFORMATION TO PROVIDE TO A COMPUTING DEVICE - A database has a plurality of elements, where each element is associated with a location and at least one set of different attribute values, wherein each set includes a timestamp when the attribute values in the set were determined. A determination is made of a reference geographical location, an element having a geographical location within a geographical region including the referenced geographical location, a most recent set of the attribute values for the element having a most recent timestamp, a previous set of attribute values for the determined element comprising the set of attribute values having a previous timestamp prior to the most recent timestamp, and whether a condition with respect to at least one of the most recent set of attribute values and the previous set of attribute values of the determined element is satisfied. | 05-15-2014 |
20140278364 | BUSINESS INTELLIGENCE DATA MODELS WITH CONCEPT IDENTIFICATION USING LANGUAGE-SPECIFIC CLUES - Techniques are described for modeling information from a data source. In one example, a method for modeling information from a data source includes comparing, with one or more computing devices, a data item heading from the data source with concept keywords in a concept library, the concept library comprising a plurality of concepts and one or more of the concept keywords in at least one language associated with each of one or more of the concepts. The method further includes identifying, with one or more computing devices, one or more matches between the data item heading and one or more concept keywords associated with a particular concept from among the concepts comprised in the concept library. The method further includes identifying, with one or more computing devices, the data item heading as being associated with the particular concept. | 09-18-2014 |
20140278813 | RECOMMENDATION ENGINE - Techniques of the disclosure may include a method comprising receiving a first request for a recommendation to configure input data for output, determining, based at least in part upon templates, an object class corresponding to the first request, determining, based at least in part on input data and the templates, one or more output objects and one or more scores, wherein the output objects comprise configurations of the input data for the determined object class, and where each of the output objects is associated with a score. The method may further comprise outputting a indication of the output objects having an associated score that exceeds a specified threshold value, responsive to receiving a second request to resolve a specified output object, determining, based at least in part on the one or more templates and the second request, a resolved output object and outputting an indication of the resolved output object. | 09-18-2014 |
20140379734 | RECOMMENDATION ENGINE - Techniques of the disclosure may include a method comprising receiving a first request for a recommendation to configure input data for output, determining, based at least in part upon templates, an object class corresponding to the first request, determining, based at least in part on input data and the templates, one or more output objects and one or more scores, wherein the output objects comprise configurations of the input data for the determined object class, and where each of the output objects is associated with a score. The method may further comprise outputting a indication of the output objects having an associated score that exceeds a specified threshold value, responsive to receiving a second request to resolve a specified output object, determining, based at least in part on the one or more templates and the second request, a resolved output object and outputting an indication of the resolved output object. | 12-25-2014 |