Force feedback
AssigneeMicro Focus LLC
InventorsMithra Vankipuram, Gregory W. Cook, Nelson L. Chang, Joshua Hailpern
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Abstract
A technique for force feedback can include displaying a data set in a visual model. A technique for force feedback can include selecting a portion of the data instances in the data set. A technique for force feedback can also include providing a force feedback via a force feedback device as an interaction point interacts with the portion of the data instances.
Claims17
A non-transitory machine-readable medium storing instructions for force feedback executable by a machine to cause the machine to:
- display, on a display unit, a visual representation of a data set including a plurality of data instances in a graph that has an x-axis and a y-axis, wherein the y-axis of the graph shows different data streams of the plurality of data instances, and the x-axis of the graph shows a time line of the plurality of data instances;
- in response to a query for a certain type of data instances, select the certain type of data instances from the plurality of data instances based on an execution of the query;
- highlight the selected data instances among the plurality of data instances displayed in the graph;
- display, on the display unit, an interaction point, wherein the interaction point is movable by a feedback device along the time line of the graph;
- and
- provide a feedback force on the feedback device when the interaction point is moved along the time line of the graph and comes in contact with the highlighted data instances in the graph, wherein the feedback force on the feedback device varies proportionally to a total number of the highlighted data instances that the interaction point comes in contact with.
A system for force feedback comprising a processing resource in communication with a non-transitory machine readable medium having instructions executed by the processing resource to cause the processing resource to:
- display, on a display unit, a visual representation of a plurality of data instances in a graph having an x-axis and a y-axis, wherein the y-axis of the graph shows different data streams of the plurality of data instances, and the x-axis of the graph shows a time line of the plurality of data instances;
- select a portion of the plurality of data instances in response to a query for a certain type of data instances;
- highlight the selected data instances among the plurality of data instances displayed in the graph;
- display, on the display unit, an interaction point, wherein the interaction point is movable by a force feedback device along the time line of the graph;
- and
- provide a feedback force on the force feedback device when the interaction point is moved along the time line of the graph and comes in contact with the highlighted data instances in the graph, wherein the feedback force on the force feedback device varies proportionally to a total number of the highlighted data instances that the interaction point comes in contact with.
A method for force feedback comprising:
- displaying, on a display unit, a visual representation of a data set including a plurality of data instances in a graph that has an x-axis and a y-axis, wherein the y-axis of the graph shows different data streams of the plurality of data instances, and the x-axis of the graph shows a time line of the plurality of data instances;
- displaying, on the display unit, an interaction point, wherein the interaction point is movable by a feedback device along the time line of the graph;
- selecting, by the processor, a portion of the plurality of data instances in response to a query for a certain type of data instances;
- highlight the selected data instances among the plurality of data instances displayed in the graph;
- and
- providing, by the processor, a feedback force on the force feedback device as the interaction point is moved along the time line of the graph and comes in contact with the highlighted data instances in the graph, wherein the feedback force on the force feedback device varies proportionally to a total number of the highlighted data instances that the interaction point comes in contact with.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.