Generating a focused data set from an original data set

Patent 6963878 Issued on November 8, 2005. Estimated Expiration Date:

September 24, 2021. Estimated Expiration Date is calculated based on simple USPTO term provisions. It does not account for terminal disclaimers, term adjustments, failure to pay maintenance fees, or other factors which might affect the term of a patent.

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Inventor

Anson, David L. A.

Assignee

Microsoft Corporation

Application

No. 09961720 filed on 09/24/2001

US Classes:

707/102, Generating database or data structure (e.g., via user interface)707/3, Query processing (i.e., searching)715/500, PRESENTATION PROCESSING OF DOCUMENT704/10, Dictionary building, modification, or prioritization715/530, Edit, composition, or storage control707/5, Query augmenting and refining (e.g., inexact access)715/501.1, Hypermedia715/531, Text709/217REMOTE DATA ACCESSING

Examiners

Primary: Coby, Frantz
Assistant: Filipczyk, Marc

Attorney, Agent or Firm

Workman Nydegger

International Classes

G06F017/30
G06F017/00

Abstract

Systems and methods for generating a focused data. An original data set contains lines of data that are of interest to a user. The data set is filtered using inclusive filters, exclusive filters, and markers to identify the lines of interest to the user without losing the context of those lines with respect to other lines in the data set. The lines of interest are then displayed in a focused view, where only the lines of interest are displayed to the user, or in a contextual view, where additional lines of data that are related to the lines of interest are also displayed to the user. In the contextual view, the lines of interest are usually highlighted to distinguish them from the lines that provide context. Also, the other lines in the data set are usually not displayed, even though they may be included in the focused data set.

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