System and method for generating, processing and displaying data relating to consumption data with an application

Abstract

A system, method and device for integrating consumption data with an application operating on a device are provided. The method comprises: accessing calendar data stored in memory relating to calendar entries; accessing consumption data stored in memory; and generating a graphical user interface (GUI) on a display for the device. The GUI comprises: a table containing at least one day entry and at least one time entry for the at least one day entry; a first graphical representation in the table representing a calendar entry in the calendar data for the at least one day entry, when applicable; and a second graphical representation in the table representing a consumption data level in the consumption data for the at least one day entry.

1 . A method of integrating consumption data with an application at a device, comprising:
 accessing calendar data stored in memory relating to calendar entries;   accessing consumption data stored in memory; and   generating a graphical user interface (GUI) on a display for the device, comprising:
 a table containing at least one day entry and at least one time entry for the at least one day entry; 
 a first graphical representation in the table representing a calendar entry in the calendar data for the at least one day entry, when applicable; and 
 a second graphical representation in the table representing a consumption data level in the consumption data for the at least one day entry. 
   
     
     
         2 . The method of integrating consumption data with an application as claimed in  claim 1 , wherein:
 the table contains at least a week of day entries;   a column is provided for each of day of the week;   rows in the table mark times of the day;   the first graphical representation is marked in a cell in the table for the calendar entry in the calendar data for the at least one day entry, when applicable; and   the second graphical representation is a plurality of bar graphs in cells of the table representing consumption data levels in the consumption data for corresponding times and dates.   
     
     
         3 . The method of integrating consumption data with an application as claimed in  claim 2 , wherein:
 each bar graph of the plurality of bar graphs has a length that is proportional to a related consumption data level in the consumption data; and   each bar graph of the plurality of bar graphs has a visual indicator representing a range in which the related consumption data level in the consumption data is located.   
     
     
         4 . The method of integrating consumption data with an application as claimed in  claim 2 , further comprising:
 for the second graphical representation, where consumption data values in the consumption data is not available between a first and a second time, generating a graphical representation of an interpolated consumption value between the first and second times.   
     
     
         5 . The method of integrating consumption data with an application as claimed in  claim 2 , further comprising:
 generating a message for the display when a value in the consumption data meets a target or exceeds a limit associated with the consumption data.   
     
     
         6 . The method of integrating consumption data with an application as claimed in  claim 1 , further comprising generating in the GUI on the display:
 a third graphical representation of a consumption level at a current time in the consumption data for the device.   
     
     
         7 . The method of integrating consumption data with an application as claimed in  claim 6 , wherein the third graphical representation further comprises:
 an axis for a scale for a range of values for a set of datapoints in the consumption data at the current time;   a first marker a first boundary for a first segment in a scale for a range of values for the set of datapoints at the current time;   a first graphical feature representing the first segment, the first graphical feature spanning a first length along the axis;   a second graphical feature representing a second segment in the set of datapoints, the second graphical feature spanning a second length along the axis; and   a first indicator for a first datapoint at the current time.   
     
     
         8 . A system for integrating consumption data into an application operating on a device, comprising:
 a processor;   a display device;   a memory device; and   a first module to provide instructions for the processor to process calendar data to generate a graphical user interface (GUI) of the calendar data on the display device, the GUI comprising:
 a table containing at least one day entry and at least one time entry for the at least one day entry; 
 a first graphical representation in the table representing a calendar entry in the calendar data for the at least one day entry, when applicable; and 
 a second graphical representation in the table representing a consumption data level in the consumption data for the at least one day entry. 
   
     
     
         9 . The system for integrating consumption data into an application operating on a device as claimed in  claim 8 , wherein:
 the table contains at least a week of day entries;   a column is provided for each of day of the week;   rows in the table mark times of the day;   the first graphical representation is marked in a cell in the table for the calendar entry in the calendar data for the at least one day entry, when applicable; and   the second graphical representation is a plurality of bar graphs in cells of the table representing consumption data levels in the consumption data for corresponding times and dates.   
     
     
         10 . The system for integrating consumption data into an application operating on a device as claimed in  claim 9 , wherein:
 each bar graph of the plurality of bar graphs has a length that is proportional to a related consumption data level in the consumption data; and   each bar graph of the plurality of bar graphs has a visual indicator representing a range in which the related consumption data level in the consumption data is located.   
     
     
         11 . The system for integrating consumption data into an application operating on a device as claimed in  claim 9 , wherein the first module provides further instructions for the processor to:
 generate a graphical representation of an interpolated consumption value between a first and a second time for the second graphical representation where consumption data values in the consumption data is not available between the first and the second time.   
     
     
         12 . The system for integrating consumption data into an application operating on a device as claimed in  claim 9 , wherein the first module provides further instructions for the processor to:
 generate a message for the display when a value in the consumption data meets a target or exceeds a limit associated with the consumption data.   
     
     
         13 . The system for integrating consumption data into an application operating on a device as claimed in  claim 8 , wherein the first module provides further instructions for the processor to:
 Generate a third graphical representation of a consumption level at a current time in the consumption data for the device.   
     
     
         14 . The system for integrating consumption data into an application operating on a device as claimed in  claim 13 , wherein the third graphical representation further comprises:
 an axis for a scale for a range of values for a set of datapoints in the consumption data at the current time;   a first marker a first boundary for a first segment in a scale for a range of values for the set of datapoints at the current time;   a first graphical feature representing the first segment, the first graphical feature spanning a first length along the axis;   a second graphical feature representing a second segment in the set of datapoints, the second graphical feature spanning a second length along the axis; and   a first indicator for a first datapoint at the current time.