US Patent 11409763 Applying a visual analytics intent language to generate data visualizations

An electronic device has one or more processors, and memory. The memory stores one or more programs configured for execution by the one or more processors. The electronic device receives a request directed to a data source. The request includes one or more intent types and one or more predefined attributes associated with the intent types. Each of the predefined attributes limits a respective data analysis operation of a respective intent type. In response to the request, for each of the intent types, the electronic device formulates a respective intent specification according to the request, including determining respective properties of the respective intent specification. The electronic device also generates a respective output specification. The respective output specification includes a respective recommended data visualization type. The respective output specification also includes respective data visualization parameters that specify how to render a data visualization of the respective recommended data visualization type.