Systems and user interfaces for dynamic and interactive access of, investigation of, and analysis of data objects stored in one or more databases

Patent metadata

Field	Value
Publication number	US-12248671-B2
Application number	US-202217877690-A
Country	US
Kind code	B2
Filing date	Jul 29, 2022
Priority date	Apr 28, 2014
Publication date	Mar 11, 2025
Grant date	Mar 11, 2025

Abstract

Embodiments of the present disclosure relate to user interfaces and systems that may enable dynamic and interactive access of, investigation of, and analysis of data objects stored in one or more databases. The data objects may be accessed from the one or more databases, and presented in multiple related portions of a display. In particular, the system provides a time-based visualization of data objects (and/or properties associated with the data objects) to a user such that the user may, for example, determine connections between various data objects, observe flows of information among data objects, and/or investigate related data objects.

First claim

What is claimed is:

1. A computer system comprising:
one or more computer readable storage devices configured to store:
computer executable instructions; and
data objects, the data objects associated with one or more properties; and

one or more hardware computer processors in communication with the one or more computer readable storage devices and configured to execute the computer executable instructions to cause the computer system to:
access a plurality of data objects and associated properties from the one or more computer readable storage devices;
determine, based on the properties associated with the plurality of data objects, one or more connections among the plurality of data objects;
generate and cause display of a data object display panel including indications of the plurality of data objects and the one or more connections among the plurality of data objects;
determine one or more time-based properties associated with the plurality of data objects;
generate, based on the time-based properties, and cause display of a time-based display panel separate from the data object display panel, wherein the time-based display panel includes representations of the plurality of data objects, wherein the representations are arranged according to the time-based properties associated with respective data objects of the plurality of data objects;

receive a user selection, via the time-based display panel, of at least a first representation of at least a first data object within the time-based display panel; and
in response to the user selection, highlight, in the data object display panel, the indication of at least one connection, of the one or more connections, associated with at least the first data object.

2. The computer system of claim 1 , wherein the time-based display panel includes a timeline with bars or points along a line that visually represent groups of the plurality of data objects.

3. The computer system of claim 1 , wherein the one or more hardware computer processors are configured to execute the computer executable instructions to further cause the computer system to:
generate, based on the time-based properties, and cause display of a second time-based display panel in proximity to the time-based display panel, wherein the second time-based display panel includes visual representations of a second plurality of data objects comprising at least the plurality of data objects according to the associated time-based properties of the second plurality of data objects.

4. The computer system of claim 3 , wherein in response to a second user input the computer system is configured to adjust a parameter of the time-based display panel.

5. The computer system of claim 3 , wherein the computer system is configured to automatically adjust a parameter of the time-based display panel.

6. The computer system of claim 1 , wherein the one or more hardware computer processors are configured to execute the computer executable instructions to further cause the computer system to:
receive a second user input, via the time-based display panel, indicating a section of a play indicator; and
in response to the second user input, automatically move a window of time associated with the time-based display panel in an animated fashion.

7. The computer system of claim 6 , wherein in response to receiving the second user input indicating a selection of a play indicator, the computer system is configured to display current data of the time-based display panel.

8. The computer system of claim 6 , wherein the user may adjust a speed at which the window of time moves along the time-based display panel.

9. The computer system of claim 6 , wherein the one or more hardware computer processors are configured to execute the computer executable instructions to further cause the computer system to:
de-emphasize the indications of the plurality of data objects or the one or more connections outside the window of time.

10. The computer system of claim 1 , wherein highlighting the indications of or the at least one connection comprises highlighting the at least one connection corresponding to a location of a window of time as it moves along the time-based display panel.

11. The computer system of claim 10 , wherein highlighting the indications of the at least one connection comprises greying out any connections not corresponding to the location of the window of time.

12. The computer system of claim 1 , wherein the data object display panel and the time-based display panel are simultaneously displayed on an electronic display of the computer system.

13. The computer system of claim 1 , wherein the data object display panel includes the one or more data objects in at least one of a histogram, a table, a list, or a map.

14. The computer system of claim 1 , wherein the one or more hardware computer processors are configured to execute the computer executable instructions to further cause the computer system to:
display an information panel comprising a legend and/or a toolbar.

15. A computer-implemented method comprising:
accessing a plurality of data objects and associated properties from one or more computer readable storage devices of a computer system;
determining, based on the properties associated with the plurality of data objects, one or more connections among the plurality of data objects;
generating and causing display of a data object display panel including indications of the plurality of data objects and the one or more connections among the plurality of data objects;
determining one or more time-based properties associated with the plurality of data objects;
generating, based on the time-based properties, and causing display of a time-based display panel separate from the data object display panel, wherein the time-based display panel includes representations of the plurality of data objects, wherein the representations are arranged according to the time-based properties associated with respective data objects of the plurality of data objects;
receiving a user selection, via the time-based display panel, of at least a first representation of at least a first data object within the time-based display panel; and
in response to the user selection, highlighting, in the data object display panel, the indication of at least one connection, of the one or more connections, associated with at least the first data object.

16. The computer-implemented method of claim 15 , further comprising:
generating, based on the time-based properties, an interactive graphical user interface comprising at least the time-based display panel and a second time-based display panel, wherein the second time-based display panel includes visual representations of a second plurality of data objects or data connections comprising the plurality of data objects or at least one data connection according to the associated time-based properties of the second plurality of data objects or the at least one connection; and
causing display of the interactive graphical user interface on an electronic display of the computer system.

17. The computer-implemented method of claim 16 , further comprising:
adjusting a parameter of the time-based display panel.

18. The computer-implemented method of claim 15 , further comprising:
receiving a second user input, via the time-based display panel, indicating a section of a play indicator; and
in response to the second user input, automatically moving a window of time associated with the time-based display panel in an animated fashion.

Assignees

• Palantir Technologies Inc

Inventors

• Ma Jason
• Davidson Aaron

Classifications

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