Patent ID: 9229609
Filing Date: 2016-01-05
CPC Classification: G06F,G06T

Claim Text:
1. A method comprising: using at least one processor coupled to a memory, causing presentation of a first visualization of a hierarchical data structure, the first visualization comprising: a first stacked bar chart comprising a first plurality of segments, the first stacked bar chart representing a first level in the hierarchical data structure, a selected segment from the first plurality of segments representing a selected category from a first set of categories in the first level of the hierarchical data structure, respective areas occupied by segments from the first plurality of segments in the first stacked bar chart reflecting quantitative contributions of respective categories from the first set of categories to a numerical aspect assigned to the entire set of categories in the first level in the hierarchical data structure, the selected category comprising a second set of categories in a second level of the hierarchical data structure, and a first set of bars, each bar in the first set of bars corresponding to a respective category from the second set of categories, the first set of bars representing a quantitative breakdown of the second set of categories based on respective numerical values associated with categories from the second set of categories; responsive to a first request associated with the selected segment, causing presentation of a second visualization of the hierarchical data structure, the second visualization comprising: a second stacked bar chart, the second stacked bar chart representing a second level in the hierarchical data structure and comprising a second plurality of segments, segments from the second plurality of segments representing categories from the second set of categories, the second stacked bar chart replacing the first stacked bar chart, and a second set of bars, each bar in the second set of bars corresponding to a respective category from the third set of categories, the second set of bars representing a quantitative breakdown of the third set of categories based on respective numerical values associated with categories from the third set of categories, the second set of bars replacing the first set of bars; and responsive to a second request, causing presentation of a third visualization of the hierarchical data structure, the third visualization comprising the first stacked bar chart in addition to the second stacked bar chart and the second set of bars.