2D line data cursor

Patent metadata

Field	Value
Publication number	US-9501219-B2
Application number	US-201213439630-A
Country	US
Kind code	B2
Filing date	Apr 4, 2012
Priority date	Jan 25, 2012
Publication date	Nov 22, 2016
Grant date	Nov 22, 2016

Abstract

Various arrangements for displaying a value of a data point on a graph are presented. The graph that illustrates a plurality of datasets may be presented. Input may be received from a user that indicates a point on the graph. Along a line parallel to an axis that extends through the point on the graph indicated by the user input, a dataset from the plurality of datasets may be identified. The value for the data point of the dataset that corresponds to an intersection of the line parallel to the axis and the visual representation of the dataset may be determined. The value for the data point may be displayed.

First claim

What is claimed is:

1. A computer-implemented method for displaying a value of a data point on a graph, comprising:
displaying, by a touchscreen computerized device, the graph that illustrates a plurality of datasets, wherein:
each of the plurality of datasets is visually represented on the graph;

receiving a single user input of a point on the graph by a user touching one location on the touchscreen computerized device, wherein the user does not select a particular dataset from the plurality of datasets;
identifying, by the touchscreen computerized device, along a line parallel to an axis of the graph, a single closest dataset from the plurality of datasets, the single closest dataset corresponding to a graphical representation closest to the point along the line parallel to the axis of the graph as compared to graphical representations that correspond to other datasets of the plurality of datasets, wherein:
the line passes through the point on the graph indicated by the user input;

retrieving, by the touchscreen computerized device, the value for the data point of the dataset that corresponds to an intersection of the line parallel to a y-axis and the graphical representation of the dataset;
displaying, by the touchscreen computerized device, the value for the data point corresponding to the single closest dataset identified as closest to the point along the line parallel to the axis of the graph;
displaying, by the touchscreen computerized device, a visual indication of the point on the graph indicated by the user input;
detecting, by the touchscreen computerized device, a swipe gesture performed by the user on the touchscreen computerized device; and
in response to detecting the swipe gesture, displaying, by the touchscreen computerized device, a second value for a second data point wherein the second data point is selected based on a direction of the swipe gesture and is a closest data point to the data point based on the direction of the swipe gesture, wherein the value for the data point is not presented when the second value for the second data point is presented,
wherein retrieving the value for the data point of the dataset that corresponds to the intersection of the line parallel to the axis of the graph and the graphical representation of the dataset comprises:
identifying the data point of the dataset closest to the intersection.

2. The computer-implemented method for displaying the value of the data point on the graph of claim 1 , further comprising:
deemphasizing display of each dataset of the plurality of datasets besides the dataset after identifying, along the line parallel to the axis of the graph, the dataset from the plurality of datasets.

3. The computer-implemented method for displaying the value of the data point on the graph of claim 1 , further comprising:
displaying the line parallel to the axis of the graph.

4. The computer-implemented method for displaying the value of the data point on the graph of claim 1 , wherein displaying the value for the data point comprises not displaying values for any other data point while the value is displayed.

5. The computer-implemented method for displaying the value of the data point on the graph of claim 1 , wherein retrieving the value for the data point of the dataset that corresponds to the intersection of the line parallel to the axis and the graphical representation of the dataset comprises:
determining a value for the intersection.

6. The computer-implemented method for displaying the value of the data point on the graph of claim 1 , wherein the touchscreen computerized device is a cellular phone.

7. The computer-implemented method for displaying the value of the data point on the graph of claim 1 , wherein the second data point is in a dataset from the plurality of datasets that is different from the single closest dataset.

8. A non-transitory processor-readable medium for displaying a value of a data point on a graph, the non-transitory processor-readable medium comprising processor-readable instructions configured to cause a processor to:
cause the graph to be presented by a touchscreen interface that illustrates a plurality of datasets, wherein:
each of the plurality of datasets is visually represented on the graph;

receive a single user input of a point on the graph by a user touching one location on the touchscreen interface, wherein the user does not select a particular dataset from the plurality of datasets;
identify, along a line parallel to an axis of the graph, a single closest dataset from the plurality of datasets, the single closest dataset corresponding to a graphical representation closest to the point along the line parallel to the axis of the graph as compared to graphical representations that correspond to other datasets of the plurality of datasets, wherein:
the line passes through the point on the graph indicated by the user input;

retrieve the value for the data point of the dataset that corresponds to an intersection of the line parallel to a y-axis and the graphical representation of the dataset;
cause the value for the data point to be displayed corresponding to the single closest dataset identified as closest to the point along the line parallel to the axis of the graph;
cause a visual indication to be displayed to indicate the point on the graph indicated by the user input;
detect, on the touchscreen interface, a swipe gesture performed by the user; and
in response to detecting the swipe gesture, cause the touchscreen interface to present a second value for a second data point wherein the second data point is selected based on a direction of the swipe gesture and is a closest data point based on the direction of the swipe gesture, wherein the value for the data point is not presented when the second value for the second data point is presented,
wherein the processor-readable instructions configured to cause the processor to retrieve the value for the data point of the dataset that corresponds to the intersection of the line parallel to the axis of the graph and the graphical representation of the dataset comprises processor-readable instructions configured to cause the processor to:
identify the data point of the dataset closest to the intersection.

9. The non-transitory processor-readable medium for displaying the value of the data point on the graph of claim 8 , wherein the processor-readable instructions are further configured to cause the processor to:
deemphasize display of each dataset of the plurality of datasets besides the dataset after identifying, along the line parallel to the axis of the graph, the dataset from the plurality of datasets.

10. The non-transitory processor-readable medium for displaying the value of the data point on the graph of claim 8 , wherein the processor-readable instructions are further configured to cause the processor to:
cause the line parallel to the axis of the graph to be displayed.

11. The non-transitory processor-readable medium for displaying the value of the data point on the graph of claim 8 , wherein displaying the value for the data point comprises not displaying values for any other data point while the value is displayed.

12. The non-transitory processor-readable medium for displaying the value of the data point on the graph of claim 8 , wherein the processor-readable instructions configured to cause the processor to retrieve the value for the data point of the dataset that corresponds to the intersection of the line parallel to the axis and the graphical representation of the dataset comprises processor-readable instructions configured to cause the processor to:
determine a value for the inters

Assignees

• Yoshimoto Brandon
• Zhang Hugh
• Singh Prashant
• Oracle Int Corp

Inventors

• Yoshimoto Brandon
• Zhang Hugh
• Singh Prashant

Classifications

• G06F3/04883 Primary

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