Patent ID: 8924888
Filing Date: 2014-12-30
Classification: G06T

Abstract:
1. A method for inserting a new data object in a data visualization on a canvas comprising one or more data objects, the method comprising: receiving a position of the new data object to be inserted on the canvas from a user, wherein the canvas has one or more other data objects already rendered on the canvas; determining a position of the one or more other data objects on the canvas; determining that the new data object to be inserted is overlapping with the position of the one or more other data objects on the canvas; determining an overlap pixel count, wherein the overlap pixel count represents an amount of overlapping pixels between the new data object and the one or more other data objects; determining an action type on the one or more other data objects based on the overlap pixel count comprising: upon user approval, inserting the new data object on the canvas according to the determined action type.