Storing logical units of program code generated using a dynamic programming notebook user interface

Patent metadata

Field	Value
Publication number	US-10838697-B2
Application number	US-201816135285-A
Country	US
Kind code	B2
Filing date	Sep 19, 2018
Priority date	Dec 29, 2014
Publication date	Nov 17, 2020
Grant date	Nov 17, 2020

Abstract

The programming notebook system, methods, and user interfaces described herein provide software developers with enhanced tools by which a programming notebook workflow and session history associated with code cells in a programming notebook may be tracked and maintained. As a developer progresses through a development workflow, the developer can select an option to save a program code card representing some or all of the program code cell inputs. A card editor user interface may present an aggregated listing of all program code the developer has provided across multiple code cells during the current session which the developer can edit, refine, and/or comment. The card editor may also allow the developer to add associated user interface code to display a UI component associated with the program code card, and allow the developer to add a description and tags for the card so that the card can be searched for and reused.

First claim

What is claimed is:

1. A computer-implemented method of generating displayable data visualizations, the computer-implemented method comprising:
by one or more hardware computer processors executing program code:
analyzing at least some data items of a set of data items to determine one or more attributes of the set of data items;
selecting, based at least in part on the one or more attributes of the set of data items, a first one or more data visualization types of a plurality of data visualization types, wherein the plurality of data visualization types are built-in and include at least one of: time series, scatter plot, histogram, chart, graph, table, map, heat map, or geographic map;
generating a first plurality of displayable data visualizations based at least in part on a portion of the set of data items and at least some of the first one or more data visualization types;
causing display of the first plurality of displayable data visualizations, wherein:
at least a first displayable data visualization of the first plurality of displayable data visualizations is displayed as a thumbnail and is manipulable to allow user interactivity with at least a portion of the set of data items, and is further is selectable to cause display of an enlarged version of the first displayable data visualization that is also interactive,
at least the first displayable data visualization and a second displayable data visualization of the first plurality of displayable data visualizations are displayed simultaneously, and
information displayed in the first displayable data visualization and the second displayable data visualization includes at least the portion of the set of data items;

receiving a user input modifying at least one of the data items of the portion of the set of data items on which the first plurality of displayable data visualizations is based at least in part;
generating an additional one or more displayable data visualizations based at least in part on the modified data items, wherein at least some of the additional one or more displayable data visualizations are displayed as thumbnails and are manipulable to allow user interactivity with at least a portion of the modified data items; and
causing display of the additional one or more displayable data visualizations.

2. The computer-implemented method of claim 1 , wherein the user input modifying data items comprises at least one of: combining the data items with one or more other data items, receiving and applying a query of the set of data items, or receiving and filtering based on a selection of particular data items or types of data items of interest to the user.

3. The computer-implemented method of claim 1 , wherein generating the additional one or more displayable data visualizations comprises:
by the one or more hardware computer processors executing program code:
in response to the user input, determining an updated set of data items from the modified data items;
analyzing at least some data items of the updated set of data items to determine one or more attributes of the updated set of data items;
selecting, based at least in part on the one or more attributes of the updated set of data items, a second one or more data visualization types of the plurality of data visualization types; and
generating the additional one or more displayable data visualizations based at least in part on a portion of the updated set of data items and at least some of the second one or more data visualization types.

4. The computer-implemented method of claim 3 , wherein modifying the set of data items includes combining the set of data items with one or more other data items.

5. The computer-implemented method of claim 3 , wherein the user input modifying the set of data items comprises providing a query of the set of data items.

6. The computer-implemented method of claim 5 , wherein the query comprises a selection, from the set of data items, of particular data items or types of data items of interest to the user.

7. The computer-implemented method of claim 3 , wherein the user input is received via an enlarged version of one of the plurality of displayable data visualizations.

8. A computer system configured to generate displayable data visualizations, the computer system comprising:
one or more hardware computer processors configured to execute code to cause the computer system to:
analyze at least some data items of a set of data items to determine one or more attributes of the set of data items;
select, based at least in part on the one or more attributes of the set of data items, a first one or more data visualization types of a plurality of data visualization types, wherein the plurality of data visualization types are built-in and include at least one of: time series, scatter plot, histogram, chart, graph, table, map, heat map, or geographic map;
generate a first plurality of displayable data visualizations based at least in part on a portion of the set of data items and at least some of the first one or more data visualization types;
cause display of the first plurality of displayable data visualizations, wherein:
at least a first displayable data visualization of the first plurality of displayable data visualizations is displayed as a thumbnail and is interactive to enable user interaction with at least a portion of the set of data items,
at least the first displayable data visualization is further is selectable to cause display of an enlarged version of the first displayable data visualization that is also interactive,
at least the first displayable data visualization and a second displayable data visualization of the first plurality of displayable data visualizations are displayed simultaneously, and
information displayed in the first displayable data visualization and information displayed in the second displayable data visualization includes at least the portion of the set of data items;

receive a user input modifying at least one of the data items of the portion of the set of data items on which the first plurality of displayable data visualizations is based at least in part;
generate an additional one or more displayable data visualizations based at least in part on the modified data items, wherein at least some of the additional one or more displayable data visualizations are displayed as thumbnails and are interactive to enable user interaction with at least a portion of the modified data items; and
cause display of the additional one or more displayable data visualizations.

9. The computer system of claim 8 , wherein the one or more attributes include a type of the set of data items.

10. The computer system of claim 9 , wherein the set of data items includes one or more column headers, and wherein the one or more attributes are determined, at least in part, based on the one or more column headers.

11. The computer system of claim 8 , wherein the user input modifying data items comprises at least one of: combining the data items with one or more other data items, receiving and applying a query of the set of data items, or receiving and filtering based on a selection of particular data items or types of data items of interest to the user.

12. The computer system of claim 8 , wherein generating the additional one or more displayable data visualizations comprises:
in response to the user input, determining an updated set of data items from the modified data items;
analyzing at least some data items of the updated set of data items to determine one or more attributes of the updated set of data items;
selecting, based at least in part on the one or more attributes of the updated set of data

Assignees

• Palantir Technologies Inc

Inventors

• Elliot Mark
• Biswal Punyashloka
• Shankar Ankit
• Ali Omar
• Chakerian John
• Duffield Ben
• Borochoff Adam

Classifications

• G06T11/26

  Drawing of charts or graphs · CPC title

• G06F8/33 Primary

  Intelligent editors · CPC title

• G06F9/45512

  Command shells · CPC title

• G06F3/0481

  based on specific properties of the displayed interaction object or a metaphor-based environment, e.g. interaction with desktop elements like windows or icons, or assisted by a cursor's changing behaviour or appearance · CPC title

• G06F11/3668

  Testing of software · CPC title