Patent ID: 8677235
Filing Date: 2014-03-18
Classification: G06F

Abstract:
1. A method for ranking a plurality of different visualization types, the method comprising: generating visualization metadata for each of the plurality of different visualization types, the visualization metadata comprises data describing one or more attributes of a visualization type that specifies generating data set metadata for each column independently for a data set, the data set metadata comprising data describing one of a data type or mathematical properties of the data set; calculating a suitability score for each of the plurality of different visualization types based upon the visualization metadata and the data set metadata, the suitability score comprising a number indicating the suitability of a visualization type for use with the data set, the number being based on data mapping rules that create a mapping between columns in the data set to one of each axis and each series of a visualization type of the plurality of visualization types; ranking the plurality of different visualization types based upon the calculated suitability scores; determining whether each of the calculated suitability scores exceeds a threshold; displaying on a user interface a visual representation of each of the plurality of different visualization types where the calculated suitability score exceeds the threshold, the visual representations displayed in order according to the ranking; receiving a selection of one of the displayed visual representations; and rendering the data set using the visualization type corresponding to the selected visual representation.