Object-centric data analysis system and associated graphical user interfaces

Patent metadata

Field	Value
Publication number	US-12353678-B2
Application number	US-202017031707-A
Country	US
Kind code	B2
Filing date	Sep 24, 2020
Priority date	Oct 17, 2019
Publication date	Jul 8, 2025
Grant date	Jul 8, 2025

Abstract

Methods and systems for generating and analyzing visualizations based on a group of sets of data objects. One system includes processors executing instructions to present the sets of data objects in a selectable format on a display device, receive a user selection of a first set of data objects, generate a user interface comprising an indication of the first set of data objects and a plurality of selectable tools to generate a first data visualization of the first set of objects from one or more operations to the first set of objects, receive a user selection of a second set of data objects, receive a user selection to cause the application of the one or more operations to the second set of data objects, and update the user interface to comprise a second visualization based on the one or more operations performed on the second set of data objects.

First claim

The invention claimed is:

1. A method for data analysis, the method comprising:
receiving, via a user interface, a first user selection of a first set of data objects of a plurality of sets of data objects;
updating the user interface to include an indication of the first set of data objects and an associated first plurality of selectable tools configured to select and present on the user interface aspects of the first set of data objects;
receiving a second user selection of one or more of the plurality of selectable tools to cause respective one or more operations to occur on the first set of data objects in an analysis session for the first set of data objects;
updating the user interface to include a first visualization based on the one or more operations performed on the first set of data objects in the analysis session;
responsive to a third user selection, received via the first visualization of the user interface, of a first subset of data objects of the first set of data objects, updating the user interface to include an indication of the first subset of data objects and an associated second plurality of selectable tools configured to select and present on the user interface aspects of the first subset of data objects;
responsive to a fourth user selection, received via the user interface:
determining a second subset of data objects, wherein the second subset of data objects comprises a difference between the first set of data objects and the first subset of data objects and an associated third plurality of selectable tools configured to select and present on the user interface aspects of the second subset of data objects; and
updating the user interface to include an indication of the second subset of data objects;

responsive to one or more fifth user selections to at least one of the second plurality of selectable tools or the third plurality of selectable tools, determine one or more linked sets of data objects based at least in part on links from data objects of at least one of the first or second subsets of data objects to data objects of another set of data objects, wherein the another set of data objects is different from the first set of data objects, the first subset of data objects, and the second subset of data objects; and
responsive to a sixth user selection, received via the user interface, updating the user interface to include a second visualization based on the one or more linked sets of data objects,
wherein the method is performed by one or more computer hardware processors in communication with one or more non-transitory computer storage mediums, the one or more computer hardware processors configured to execute computer-executable instructions to perform the method.

2. The method of claim 1 , further comprising:
storing the plurality of sets of data objects on the one or more non-transitory computer storage mediums.

3. The method of claim 1 , wherein the plurality of selectable tools includes a tool configured to update the user interface to display one or more data objects linked to data objects in the first set of data objects.

4. The method of claim 1 , further comprising:
generating and displaying on the user interface a graph depicting information on the one or more operations that have been performed on the first set of data objects, the graph including a plurality of nodes, each of the plurality of nodes representing a respective operation of the one or more operations that has been performed on the first set of data objects.

5. A system comprising:
one or more non-transitory computer storage mediums configured to store at least:
a plurality of sets of data objects including a first set of data objects and a second set of data objects, wherein data objects in the plurality of sets of data objects including links to other data objects; and
computer-executable instructions; and

one or more computer hardware processors in communication with the one or more non-transitory computer storage mediums, the one or more computer hardware processors configured to execute the computer-executable instructions to at least:
receive, via a user interface, a first user selection of a first set of data objects of the plurality of sets of data objects;
update the user interface to include an indication of the first set of data objects and an associated first plurality of selectable tools configured to select and present on the user interface aspects of the first set of data objects;
receive a second user selection of one or more of the plurality of selectable tools to cause respective one or more operations to occur on the first set of data objects in an analysis session for the first set of data objects;
update the user interface to include a first visualization based on the one or more operations performed on the first set of data objects in the analysis session;
responsive to a third user selection, received via the first visualization of the user interface, of a first subset of data objects of the first set of data objects, update the user interface to include an indication of the first subset of data objects and an associated second plurality of selectable tools configured to select and present on the user interface aspects of the first subset of data objects;
responsive to a fourth user selection, received via the user interface:
determine a second subset of data objects, wherein the second subset of data objects comprises a difference between the first set of data objects and the first subset of data objects; and
update the user interface to include an indication of the second subset of data objects and an associated third plurality of selectable tools configured to select and present on the user interface aspects of the second subset of data objects;

responsive to one or more fifth user selections to at least one of the second plurality of selectable tools or the third plurality of selectable tools, determine one or more linked sets of data objects based at least in part on links from among data objects of at least one of the first or second subsets of data objects to data objects of another set of data objects, wherein the another set of data objects is different from the first set of data objects, the first subset of data objects, and the second subset of data objects; and
responsive to a sixth user selection, received via the user interface, update the user interface to include a second visualization based on the one or more linked sets of data objects.

6. The system of claim 5 , wherein each of the plurality of sets of data objects includes time-series data.

7. The system of claim 6 , wherein the first visualization and the second visualization include time-series data, and wherein the one or more computer hardware processors are further configured to execute the computer-executable instructions to:
based on a user input, select a portion of displayed time-series data in the first visualization and the second visualization, generate a third visualization including one or more linked objects to the time-series data displayed in the first visualization and the second visualization.

8. The system of claim 5 , wherein the plurality of selectable tools includes a tool configured to update the user interface to display one or more data objects linked to data objects in the first set of data objects.

9. The system of claim 5 , wherein the plurality of selectable tools includes a tool configured to filter the first set of data objects, based on an input from a user, and update the user interface to display a filtered first set of data objects, the filtered first set of data objects having fewer data objects than the first set of data objects.

10. The system of claim

Assignees

• Palantir Technologies Inc

Inventors

• Mcraven John
• Chen Francis
• Li Shuyang
• Tank Spencer
• Falco Xavier

Classifications

• G06T11/26

  Drawing of charts or graphs · CPC title

• G06F16/248

  Presentation of query results · CPC title

• G06F16/2428

  Query predicate definition using graphical user interfaces, including menus and forms (G06F16/2423 takes precedence) · CPC title

• G06F3/0482 Primary

  Interaction with lists of selectable items, e.g. menus · CPC title

• G06F16/26 Primary

  Visual data mining; Browsing structured data · CPC title