MAINTAINING CONTEXT FOR MAXIMIZE INTERACTIONS ON GRID-BASED VISUALIZATIONS

摘要

A grid-based visualization displays icons representing data entities in grid cells corresponding with the data entities' attribute values. The grid-based visualization enables users to zoom in or maximize the size of a selected grid cell, row of grid cells, column of grid cells, or any other selection of grid cells in a grid-based visualization. When zooming on a single row, the other rows are reduced in height and the selected row is enlarged to occupy the remaining space. When maximizing a single column, the other columns are reduced in width and the selected column is enlarged. When maximizing one or more cells, the unselected cells are minimized in height and/or width, and the selected cells are enlarged. Icons may be dynamically sized to fit within their assigned cells. An overflow indicator, zooming, and scrolling may be used to view sets of icons that cannot fit within their assigned cells.

主权项

1. A method for manipulating a data visualization in a computing system including a processor coupled to a user input and to a display, the method comprising the following operations performed by the processor:
displaying a grid visualization including grid cells, wherein at least a first grid cell is associated with icons and displays a first view of the icons; receiving a user input selecting a portion of the grid visualization including at least the first grid cell; reducing in size along at least one dimension an unselected portion of the grid visualization; increasing in size along the at least one dimension the selected portion of the grid visualization; and displaying a second view of the icons in the first grid cell.