Method for creating period profile for time-series data with recurrent patterns

Patent metadata

Field	Value
Publication number	US-10127695-B2
Application number	US-201715445763-A
Country	US
Kind code	B2
Filing date	Feb 28, 2017
Priority date	Feb 29, 2016
Publication date	Nov 13, 2018
Grant date	Nov 13, 2018

Abstract

Techniques are described for generating period profiles. According to an embodiment, a set of time series data is received, where the set of time series data includes data spanning a plurality of time windows having a seasonal period. Based at least in part on the set of time-series data, a first set of sub-periods of the seasonal period is associated with a particular class of seasonal pattern. A profile for a seasonal period that identifies which sub-periods of the seasonal period are associated with the particular class of seasonal pattern is generated and stored, in volatile or non-volatile storage. Based on the profile, a visualization is generated for at least one sub-period of the first set of sub-periods of the seasonal period that indicates that the at least one sub-period is part of the particular class of seasonal pattern.

First claim

What is claimed is:

1. A method comprising:
receiving a set of time series data that includes data spanning a plurality of time windows having a seasonal period;
associating, based at least in part on the set of time series data, a first set of sub-periods of the seasonal period with a particular class of seasonal pattern;
wherein, after associating the first set of sub-periods with the particular class of seasonal pattern, a second set of sub-periods is not associated with the particular class of seasonal pattern;
generating and storing, in volatile or non-volatile storage, a profile for the seasonal period that identifies which sub-periods of the seasonal period are associated with the particular class of seasonal pattern;
causing, based on the profile, a visualization for at least one sub-period of the first set of sub-periods of the seasonal period that indicates that the at least one sub-period is part of the particular class of seasonal pattern.

2. The method of claim 1 , wherein associating the particular seasonal class is one of a first class for dense highs, a second class for sparse highs, a third class for dense lows, or a fourth class for sparse lows.

3. The method of claim 2 , wherein the visualization identifies which sub-periods of the seasonal period are sparse highs.

4. The method of claim 1 , wherein the visualization identifies a buffer in values that fall within sub-periods associated with the particular class of seasonal pattern.

5. The method of claim 1 , wherein data within sub-periods that have been classified differently are displayed in different colors.

6. The method of claim 1 , wherein sub-periods that have been classified differently are displayed in different colors on a calendar interface.

7. The method of claim 1 , wherein values from the profile are displayed in a manner that is based on how the sub-periods have been classified.

8. The method of claim 1 , further comprising selecting or restricting values to display from the profile based on how the sub-periods have been classified.

9. The method of claim 8 , further comprising displaying only values from sub-periods that have been classified as sparse highs.

10. The method of claim 1 , wherein the visualization is marked to distinguish between different classifications of sub-periods.

11. One or more non-transitory computer-readable media storing instructions, which, when executed by one or more hardware processors, cause performance of operations comprising:
receiving a set of time series data that includes data spanning a plurality of time windows having a seasonal period;
associating, based at least in part on the set of time series data, a first set of sub-periods of the seasonal period with a particular class of seasonal pattern;
wherein, after associating the first set of sub-periods with the particular class of seasonal pattern, a second set of sub-periods is not associated with the particular class of seasonal pattern;
generating and storing, in volatile or non-volatile storage, a profile for the seasonal period that identifies which sub-periods of the seasonal period are associated with the particular class of seasonal pattern;
causing, based on the profile, a visualization for at least one sub-period of the first set of sub-periods of the seasonal period that indicates that the at least one sub-period is part of the particular class of seasonal pattern.

12. The one or more non-transitory computer-readable media of claim 11 , wherein associating the particular seasonal class is one of a first class for dense highs, a second class for sparse highs, a third class for dense lows, or a fourth class for sparse lows.

13. The one or more non-transitory computer-readable media of claim 12 , wherein the visualization identifies which sub-periods of the seasonal period are sparse highs.

14. The one or more non-transitory computer-readable media of claim 11 , wherein the visualization identifies a buffer in values that fall within sub-periods associated with the particular class of seasonal pattern.

15. The one or more non-transitory computer-readable media of claim 11 , wherein data within sub-periods that have been classified differently are displayed in different colors.

16. The one or more non-transitory computer-readable media of claim 11 , wherein sub-periods that have been classified differently are displayed in different colors on a calendar interface.

17. The one or more non-transitory computer-readable media of claim 11 , wherein values from the profile are displayed in a manner that is based on how the sub-periods have been classified.

18. The one or more non-transitory computer-readable media of claim 11 , the instructions further causing operations comprising selecting or restricting values to display from the profile based on how the sub-periods have been classified.

19. The one or more non-transitory computer-readable media of claim 18 , the instructions further causing operations comprising displaying only values from sub-periods that have been classified as sparse highs.

20. The one or more non-transitory computer-readable media of claim 11 , wherein the visualization is marked to distinguish between different classifications of sub-periods.

Assignees

• Oracle Int Corp

Inventors

• Garvey Dustin
• Shaft Uri
• Wong Lik
• Kaval Maria

Classifications

• G06F2218/12

  Classification; Matching · CPC title

• G06T11/10

  Texturing; Colouring; Generation of textures or colours (retouching, inpainting or scratch removal G06T5/77) · CPC title

• G06T11/26 Primary

  Drawing of charts or graphs · CPC title

• G06F18/2431

  Multiple classes · CPC title

• G06Q10/1093

  Calendar-based scheduling for persons or groups · CPC title