dynamic queries –presented by bhaskar chatterjee
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Dynamic Queries –presented by Bhaskar Chatterjee. Visual Alternative to SQL for Querying databases Depending on data types and the values decides the input controls for the search Examples are Buttons, Ratio Buttons, Simple sliders and Range Sliders etc - PowerPoint PPT PresentationTRANSCRIPT
Dynamic Queries –presented by Bhaskar Chatterjee
Visual Alternative to SQL for Querying databases Depending on data types and the values
decides the input controls for the search Examples are Buttons, Ratio Buttons,
Simple sliders and Range Sliders etc Two papers: deals with the rationale for
dynamic queries and also go over two Applications: Home Finder, Film Finder
Dynamic Queries Constantly need to update queries
as users adjust sliders or select buttons Visual representation of query Visual representation of results Rapid and incremental control of
query Immediate and continuous feedback
Advantages Users can “fly through data” by
adjusting sliders Novice: formulating query at command
line leads to errors in syntax and understanding
Experts: interpretation of results can be easier-air traffic controllers, demographers, statisticians
Alphanumeric tabular display: directory display in UNIX
This lets users explore UNIX directory by size and age
Three versions developed Highlighting matches with color Highlighting matches with asterisk Displaying only the matching lines
and hiding the rest
Disadvantages observed The dynamic query is poorly matched with
the current hardware and software systems Current database tools cannot satisfy the
requirements for rapid searches Application specific programming is required to
take advantage of the dynamic query methods. Standardized input output software are
required to integrate to existing system Visually handicapped find it more difficult
Research Directions Database and display algorithms
To handle rapid display updates Special data structures kept in rapid
storage can handle rapid algorithms Data organized in buckets, for example
1 to 50000 can be organized in 100 buckets (each having 500 data points)
Use of parallel hardware and algorithms, data compression to store large amounts of data
Research (Contd.) User interface design
People should be able to grasp the content of the picture
Questions: How to allow user to use Boolean
combination of slider settings Choose among highlighting among color,
points of light etc. Allow varying degrees of intensity, large
points/zooming
Other Research Issues Display Issues:
What color, size and shape to use ? How to represent overlapping data on a
map? Input Issues:
Widget design is a central issue: Limits and display of Current Values, number
of boxes Multidimensional input ( currently they are
clumsy) – research is in 3D mouse: 6 degree of freedom.
Visual Information Seeking: Tight coupling with dynamic queries and Starfield Display
Dynamic Queries Filter: query parameters rapidly adjusted with slider, buttons etc.
Starfield Display: result sets are continuously available and support viewing of hundreds or thousands of items
Tight Coupling: query components are interrelated in ways that preserve display invariants and support progressive refinement.
Tight Coupling Tight coupling reveals the software
state and constrains the user from making erroneous actions
For example: if a user wants films before 1935 then only certain actors and directors are further selectable.
Tight coupling aspect: every output of query is a candidate for input of a another query Helps in reducing screen clutter
Tight Coupling (Contd.) Other Aspects : Progressive refinement of query Details on demand : idea of
hypermedia Click on the data points to get further
information