Apparatus and Method for Collaboratively Analyzing Data Snapshot Visualizations from Disparate Data Sources

Abstract

A server has a data processing module with instructions executed by a processor to maintain a collection of visualization frames that characterize a sequence of data analytics. Each visualization frame is a snapshot of data. The collection of visualization frames has associated permissions and visualization settings. A collection of discussion threads is maintained for the collection of visualization frames. Each discussion thread identifies different users and comments made by the different users.

2 . The server of claim  1  wherein each visualization frame has a configurable data refresh parameter. 
     
     
         3 . The server of  claim 2  wherein the data refresh parameter is selected from data refresh on demand, a scheduled data refresh and a data refresh based upon a data change. 
     
     
         4 . The server of claim  1  wherein each visualization frame has an associated indicator of new comments. 
     
     
         5 . The server of claim  1  wherein each visualization frame has an associated indicator of new data. 
     
     
         6 . The server of claim  1  wherein the collection of visualization frames includes a filter configuration block based upon the associated permissions. 
     
     
         7 . The server of claim  1  wherein the collection of visualization frames includes individual visualization frames with an indicator of filtered data. 
     
     
         8 . The server of claim  1  wherein the collection of visualization frames is segregated into visualization frame sections. 
     
     
         9 . The server of claim  1  further comprising individual discussion threads associated with individual visualization frames. 
     
     
         10 . The server of claim  1  wherein the collection of visualization frames includes a frame with a link to a media file. 
     
     
         11 . The server of claim  1  wherein the collection of visualization frames is operative as a template that facilitates substitution of a first set of data sources with a second set of data sources to produce a new collection of visualization frames. 
     
     
         12 . The server of claim  1  wherein the collection of discussion threads includes automatically generated text entries produced in response to a data value exceeding a specified threshold. 
     
     
         13 . The server of claim  1  wherein the collection of visualization frames includes visualization frames with indicia linking common data elements shown in the visualization frames. 
     
     
         14 . The server of claim  1  wherein the collection of visualization frames includes visualization frames and a collection of recent discussion threads about the visualization frames. 
     
     
         15 . The server of claim  1  further comprising instructions executed by the processor to export the collection of visualization frames to an offline file format. 
     
     
         16 . The server of claim  1  further comprising instructions executed by the processor to transition from a visualization frame to a data source corresponding to the snapshot of data.