Graphical Display with Integrated Recent Period Zoom and Historical Period Context Data

A computer readable medium having stored therein instructions executable by a processor, including instructions executable to:

• generate a time axis divided into a plurality of regions, wherein each region of the plurality of regions uses a linear time scale, wherein the plurality of regions includes a recent data region and an older data region, wherein the recent data region uses a first linear time scale, wherein the older data region uses a second linear time scale, wherein the first linear time scale is different than the second linear time scale, wherein the plurality of regions forms a continuous non-linear time scale on the time axis;
• display a chart in relation to the time axis, wherein the chart includes a data series, wherein the data series is plotted along the time axis according to the linear time scale corresponding to each region of the time axis;
• receive new data in the data series;
• display, in response to receiving the new data in the data series, the new data in the recent data region according to the first linear scale;
• and
• automatically shift an oldest data previously displayed in the recent data region to the older data region.

A system including:

• a computing device,
• wherein the computing device is configured to generate a time axis divided into a plurality of regions, wherein each region of the plurality of regions uses a linear time scale, wherein the plurality of regions includes a recent data region and an older data region, wherein the recent data region uses a first linear time scale, wherein the older data region uses a second linear time scale, wherein the first linear time scale is different than the second linear time scale, wherein the plurality of regions forms a continuous non-linear time scale on the time axis;
• wherein the computing device is configured to display a chart in relation to the time axis, wherein the chart includes a data series, wherein the data series is plotted along the time axis according to the linear time scale corresponding to each region of the time axis;
• wherein the computing device is configured to receive new data in the data series;
• wherein the computing device is configured to display, in response to receiving the new data in the data series, the new data in the recent data region according to the first linear scale;
• and
• wherein the computing device is configured to automatically shift an oldest data previously displayed in the recent data region to the older data region.