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| Number | Title | Issue Date |
| 7370047 | System and method for filtering and sorting data System and method for filtering and sorting data. The system includes data management system for displaying a data table having a plurality of rows and columns of data cells. Each of the columns in the data table has an associated filter cell whereby the user may in... | 05/06/2008 |
| 7366978 | Method and system for creating a grid-like coordinate system for addressing data contained in an irregular computer-generated table Methods and systems provide for imposing structure onto a freeform or irregular table so that a subsequent consuming application may use the table, including presentation of the table and location of the data in the table. A generic grid structure is created having ... | 04/29/2008 |
| 7363584 | Method and article for interactive data exploration A markup programming technique is described which directs a rendering agent to display at least two charts at the same time and, in response to a cursor operation over one of the charts, to replace the other chart. The cursor operation need not be a mouse click and ... | 04/22/2008 |
| 7358965 | Tapping to create writing The present invention provides a method and system for tapping to create document structure, such as writing. A tapping gesture received from the user is interpreted by a writing application to indicate that the user is about to write in a certain location on the pa... | 04/15/2008 |
| 7360157 | Aligning content in an electronic document Aligning the contents of document objects on an electronic document page. Organizing a page of document objects so textual content is aligned to natural eye scanning patterns promotes readership and usability. When a user creates a new island of text, the new text c... | 04/15/2008 |
| 7353462 | Graphical user interface for accessing data A graphical user interface for accessing data can display hierarchical information in an efficient organized layout that users may easily navigate. In one embodiment, subject headings are contained within cells that form a column. Information related to the subject ... | 04/01/2008 |
| 7350142 | Method and system for creating a table version of a document A table version of a document is generated by computing a table layout of the document and generating the table version based on the table layout. Computing the table layout can include recording the positions of each object in the document while recording the posit... | 03/25/2008 |
| 7340677 | Methods and apparatuses of presenting categorical programs in progressive levels of content details Methods and apparatuses for presenting categorical programs. The method causes information of a plurality of programs fitting categories defined in a request to be retrieved from a database. The method then causes a first tabular layout to be generated. The first ta... | 03/04/2008 |
| 7337398 | Reconstitute tag-delimited tables in a graphics editing application A system and method is described for reconstituting a tag-delimited table structure into a file editable by a graphics editing application, the tag-delimited table structure defining an assembly of visible content, the method comprising parsing the tag-delimited tab... | 02/26/2008 |
| 7337394 | Digital content production system and digital content production program The invention provides a digital content production system which is appropriate for use in preventing a layout intended by a designer from being destroyed and provides freedom in the order of posting information. A content delivery terminal processes a flow object u... | 02/26/2008 |
| 7334185 | Data management tool A method and system for managing data elements with associated attributes in a computer system is described. Identifiers of each data element and information identifying the attributes of each data element are stored and the identifiers associated with each of the d... | 02/19/2008 |
| 7331015 | Defining a report based on data regions and including custom data in a report definition A report definition is processed by a report processor to generate a report. The report definition includes a plurality of data regions arranged on a page, where the data regions as arranged on the page in the report definition extend in multiple dimensions selected... | 02/12/2008 |
| 7328400 | Table column spanning Disclosed are a method and system for grouping columns of data into different levels for subsequent multiple level operations. The method comprises the steps of providing sub-columns within a single table column, said table columns and each of the sub-columns having... | 02/05/2008 |
| 7328429 | Instruction operand tracing for software debug A tool that enables a user to perform instruction operand tracing during debug is presented. While executing microcode on a simulator, a history of register and memory values is saved. A graphic user interface uses these values to present a view of the microcode in ... | 02/05/2008 |
| 7320105 | Data display using multicolumn scrolling Apparatus, software and method for displaying line-formatted materials in multiple columns of a screen display and providing for scrolling through the materials such that lines spill from one column to another, are disclosed. The columns form a display area for disp... | 01/15/2008 |
| 7316003 | System and method for developing a dynamic web page A system and method for developing a dynamic web page. An editor facilitates creation and modification of a web page created from static and dynamic web page code. The editor provides a source code view for accessing the dynamic code, static code and static content ... | 01/01/2008 |
| 7313758 | Markup-language document formatting in memory-constrained environment Methods (600, 700, 900), apparatuses and computer program products are disclosed for parsing and formatting a document encoded using a markup language in a memory-constrained environment. The structure (100) of the document is represented by a tree hav... | 12/25/2007 |
| 7312889 | Facsimile machine and transmission method of scanned image A facsimile machine includes a facsimile communication unit, an Internet facsimile communication unit, and a controller that sets to rotate a scanned image by 90 degrees. When the controller sets to rotate the scanned image by 90 degrees, the facsimile communication... | 12/25/2007 |
| 7305679 | Portal using model view controller A portal application implemented on a multipurpose computer provides access from a client to a multimedia service. The portal application comprises a plurality of services respectively structured according to a model-view-controller (MVC) architectural pattern and r... | 12/04/2007 |
| 7296220 | Method and system for creating a table in a text editing application A table is created using keystrokes on a keyboard. Text to the left of a cursor is contained in a first column of the table when the table is created. Text to the right of the cursor is contained in a second column of the table when the table is created. Ghost feedb... | 11/13/2007 |
| 7287005 | Method for supplementing descriptors for online banking transaction statements Personalized transaction identification information is provided by a user to supplement the generic transaction banking information received from the user's electronic banking service. The personalized transaction identification information is maintained by the user... | 10/23/2007 |
| 7275207 | System and method in an electronic spreadsheet for displaying and/or hiding range of cells The present invention is directed to a method, system and program for displaying and/or hiding, in an electronic multi-dimensional spreadsheet on a user interface, elements of a range of cells, a range of cells including one or more contiguous elements aligned along... | 09/25/2007 |
| 7272787 | Web-compatible electronic device, web page processing method, and program A Web page having display elements such as a headline, a story body, subheads, and links to articles is obtained and rendered internally to obtain a position of each display element based on draw data. Each display element is classified into several clusters accordi... | 09/18/2007 |
| 7272783 | Method and system in an electronic spreadsheet for managing and handling user-defined options In an electronic spreadsheet, an example of a solution provided here comprises defining boolean variables in a table, referencing the boolean variables in one or more cells, and determining the content of the cells. Such a solution may involve managing the boolean v... | 09/18/2007 |
| 7266764 | Graphical user interface for automated process control A process control system that automatically monitors processes and performs activities based on conditions detected during monitoring. The information needed to do the monitoring and perform activities is contained in tables in a database system. The process control... | 09/04/2007 |
| 7259752 | Method and system for editing electronic ink A computer-implemented method and system for erasing and editing an electronic document. A goal for computing devices that support the use of a stylus that can record handwriting strokes and present them in an electronic document is to present electronic ink that be... | 08/21/2007 |
| 7254481 | Action support method and apparatus An action support apparatus displays a destination specification screen for specifying a destination, and receives from the user a specification of a general destination. If a general destination is specified, then the apparatus determines a detailed destination, re... | 08/07/2007 |
| 7248269 | Magnification methods, systems, and computer program products for virtual three-dimensional books A system is described for displaying images of a virtual three-dimensional book having one or more virtual pages. The system comprises a display system capable of executing a display program wherein images of the virtual three-dimensional book are produced on the di... | 07/24/2007 |
| 7237187 | Interactively comparing records in a database The present invention can allow an electronic catalog or other set of items to be searched and compared interactively. In one embodiment, the invention includes displaying a list of items in an electronic catalog, each item corresponding to a row of the display, eac... | 06/26/2007 |
| 7237188 | Method and system for managing dynamic tables A method and system for modifying a dynamic table within an array includes inserting or deleting one or more records from the table while maintaining the integrity of subsequent tables within the array. The method first determines which subsequent tables at least pa... | 06/26/2007 |
| 7236979 | Menu-less system and method for interactively manipulating and reformatting data entered in a tabular format in a data processing application The present invention is directed at a simplified system and method for manipulating data in a data processing application. The system and method allow the user to manipulate data in a table-like manner without resorting to other data entry screens or windows to def... | 06/26/2007 |
| 7236982 | Computer systems and methods for platform independent presentation design Methods, computer systems and computer program products for constructing a presentation in a platform independent manner. A layout is defined that includes a top split. The top split includes a first orientation parameter specifying an orientation for any daughter s... | 06/26/2007 |
| 7231593 | System and method for managing a spreadsheet A system and method for managing a spreadsheet are disclosed. The method may include comparing two or more data statements, retrieving data from a portion of one of the data statements based on the comparison, and storing the data in a data cell of a standardized sp... | 06/12/2007 |
| 7231596 | Collaborative, fault-tolerant, scaleable, flexible, interactive real-time display and processing method and apparatus The invention relates to a method and system for providing information in an easily customizable, interactive and collaborative format. Various manipulations of the data and its presentation, in many cases within one user action, including, for example, flexibly sor... | 06/12/2007 |
| 7228504 | Apparatus and method enabling configurable graphical display of table-based data in a web-based application Method for displaying user-configurable data in a table in a web browser application includes obtaining a copy of a table template, creating a file that defines table properties, performing a customization subroutine. The customization subroutine includes the steps ... | 06/05/2007 |
| 7221357 | Method for selecting and representing objects in a plane and in N-dimensional space Operating assemblies and installed components of a vehicle are represented by representational objects such as icons, graphic images and symbols on a touch-sensitive display screen. A matrix with matrix fields defined by the intersection of rows and columns is super... | 05/22/2007 |
| 7218325 | Graphical display with integrated recent period zoom and historical period context data A system and method are provided for displaying a data series. In one embodiment, a graphical interface is provided including at least one axis that is divided into a plurality of axis regions. Preferably, each axis region uses a different linear scale, and the plur... | 05/15/2007 |
| 7216291 | System and method to display table data residing in columns outside the viewable area of a window A portion of a table is displayed in a window having a viewable area. For at least one row, information from one or more columns outside the viewable area of the window is displayed in a hovering row, which may be displayed below the associated row. Column headers m... | 05/08/2007 |
| 7206999 | Form processing method, program and apparatus An object of the invention is to provide a form processing technique relating to the outputting of a tabular-format object in a form generated by entering field data into a field, wherein the technique makes it possible to generate a form having an attractive appear... | 04/17/2007 |
| 7200810 | Digital content production system and digital content production program The present invention provides a digital content production system and a digital content production program, which are appropriate for use in preventing a layout intended by a designer from being destroyed. The invention keeps the consistency of the layout, and prev... | 04/03/2007 |
