| 6185582 |
Spreadsheet view enhancement system |
| Feb-6-2001 |
An augmented spreadsheet presentation provides for selecting a region of user focus in a primary body of data displayed as an array of cells, with two or more displayed cells of the array of cells being... |
| 6182060 |
Method and apparatus for storing, retrieving, and processing multi-dimensional customer-oriented data sets |
| Jan-30-2001 |
Method and apparatus for storing, retrieving, and processing customer-oriented data sets in which relatively large sets of customers and their transactions or the like may be quickly and efficiently analyzed.... |
| 6167448 |
Management event notification system using event notification messages written using a markup language |
| Dec-26-2000 |
An event notification system for a network including a managed device that includes one or more management agents that detect one or more management events of a plurality of possible management events.... |
| 6157935 |
Remote data access and management system |
| Dec-5-2000 |
A portable computer system manages data for a user using a processor; a program storage device coupled to said processor; an input recognizer embodied in said program storage device, said input recognizer... |
| 6157934 |
Method and apparatus for using distributed spreadsheets in a client/server architecture for workflow automation |
| Dec-5-2000 |
An apparatus for workflow automation includes a server computer and a plurality of client computers. Each client computer has an electronic coupling to the server computer for transmission of information... |
| 6138130 |
System and method for processing data in an electronic spreadsheet in accordance with a data type |
| Oct-24-2000 |
An electronic spreadsheet, formed in accordance with the present invention, providing a user with improved data processing capability, includes displaying a visual presentation to the user, the visual... |
| 6134563 |
Creating and editing documents |
| Oct-17-2000 |
A computer-implemented method of creating and editing a document containing one or more terms. A knowledge base containing a set of terms with one or more predefined properties including part-of properties... |
| 6112214 |
Method and system for the direct manipulation of cells in an electronic spreadsheet program or the like |
| Aug-29-2000 |
A method and system for directly manipulating cells in an electronic spreadsheet program or the like. After the user has selected the cells to be manipulated, the user merely positions the cursor over... |
| 6098083 |
Word-processing system for displaying primary and secondary language characters using a CGRAM and a CGROM |
| Aug-1-2000 |
A word-processing system selectably operable with a primary character set or at least one secondary character set. The system includes an input device for inputting a character, a selection device for... |
| 6081809 |
Interpolative method and system for producing medical charts and monitoring and recording patient conditions |
| Jun-27-2000 |
A computer system referred to as a Database Management System with Nested Time Axes (DBMS with NTA), which cooperates with a Computed Medical File and Chart System (CMFCS), employs data processing techniques... |
| 6065023 |
Spread sheet reading-out/collating apparatus, spread sheet reading-out/collating method, and a computer-readable recording medium with program making computer execute method stored therein |
| May-16-2000 |
A spread sheet reading-out/collating apparatus, in which a spread sheet preparation module obtains a range to be read out from a position of a header cell specified by a read-out object specifying module... |
| 6065022 |
Scroll control for a table display |
| May-16-2000 |
After any cell area to be an always displayed area of an edition area composed of rows and columns of cells is designated, and a scroll display operation is performed, a CPU performs a normal scroll display... |
| 6064984 |
Graphical user interface for a computer-implemented financial planning tool |
| May-16-2000 |
On a display screen of a computer, temporal data are displayed for use in financial planning. On the display screen, a timeline is displayed in a substantially diagonal orientation relative to a 2-dimensional... |
| 6061689 |
Object aggregation representation of relational database rows having nontraditional datatypes |
| May-9-2000 |
A program product is described in which a class library is provided to permit object oriented applications to access and to manipulate, in accordance with the object model, nontraditional data values of... |
| 6055648 |
Method and apparatus for recovering the computing error, and a computer-readable recording medium for storing the program for executing the method |
| Apr-25-2000 |
The floating point data stored in an arbitrary cell is processed on the basis of a particular formula (S401), if an error due to column truncation occurs in a result of computation (S402) then the all... |
| 6055549 |
Method and apparatus for processing a table |
| Apr-25-2000 |
A method and apparatus for processing a table, in which image data is stored as cell data of table data, so that an operation and procedure for processing the image data as cell data (e.g., an image process... |
| 6055548 |
Computerized spreadsheet with auto-calculator |
| Apr-25-2000 |
A computerized spreadsheet automatically calculates a function using a set of selected cells as the cells are selected and immediately displays the result in real-time, without requiring entry of a function... |
| 6047293 |
System for storing and searching named device parameter data in a test system for testing an integrated circuit |
| Apr-4-2000 |
This invention relates to automatic test equipment used in the manufacture of semiconductors and to the storage and searching of the named device parameter data used in the testing. A spreadsheet workbook... |
| 6035309 |
System and method for editing and viewing a very wide flat file |
| Mar-7-2000 |
A system provides for the easy editing of wide files for convenient viewing of selected columns, through the use of a function key that invokes a window which lists multiple possible combinations of views... |
| 6005573 |
Method and system for establishing area boundaries in computer applications |
| Dec-21-1999 |
A method and system for limiting scrolling and the movement of a cursor in a computer application. The computer application is operated on a computer system that has a display device with a display area.... |
| 5999193 |
Method and system for generating color indicia coded bar graphs which usually convey comparisons with threshold values and for generating comparator lines for use with such bar graphs |
| Dec-7-1999 |
A system and method for creating at least one intelligent chart is shown comprising a computer having indicia means and a comparator line generator which are capable of generating intelligent, indicia-coded... |
| 5995918 |
System and method for creating a language grammar using a spreadsheet or table interface |
| Nov-30-1999 |
The present invention is a computer software system that allows the developer of a speech-enabled system to create a grammar and corpus for use in the system. A table interface is used, and phrases in... |
| 5987481 |
Method and apparatus for using label references in spreadsheet formulas |
| Nov-16-1999 |
A system for referencing a range of cells in a spreadsheet formula by using label references. The label references are used to identify labels within the spreadsheet which, in turn, refer to a range of... |
| 5973663 |
Visually aging scroll bar |
| Oct-26-1999 |
A visually aging scroll bar is associated with a window or viewport on a computer display as part of a computer system, and contains a slider to indicate relative positioning in the window of a document,... |
| 5970506 |
Spreadsheet-calculating system and method |
| Oct-19-1999 |
When a spreadsheet is displayed in a display section and spreadsheet calculation is to be executed, by referring to a column or a row with a key entry or pointing device, the column or row can be displayed... |
| 5960415 |
Forecasting control system and method |
| Sep-28-1999 |
This invention concerns a forecasting control system which takes data and processes it to provide selective data reports including forecasts as a continuum of post results. The system makes use of arrays... |
| 5953730 |
Computerized conversion of tables |
| Sep-14-1999 |
The IBM "Resource Measurement Facility" (RMF) program can be used to acquire data, for instance, concerning the performance of a computer system. The data are in RMF format and in the form of a table.... |
| 5949416 |
Method for providing help information for nested functions |
| Sep-7-1999 |
A system and method for producing context sensitive prompts to assist the user with entry and editing of formulae in an electronic spreadsheet comprises a display device, a processing unit, an input device... |
| 5943677 |
Sparsity management system for multi-dimensional databases |
| Aug-24-1999 |
In a multi-dimensional database, a composite data construct is created to accommodate sparse dimensions. When the database is defined, sparse dimensions are identified and composites of those sparse dimensions... |
| 5937155 |
Interactive report generation system and method of operation |
| Aug-10-1999 |
A computer software system (10) is provided. The computer software system (10) includes a compiler (12) operable to receive a worksheet definition (20) and to access a plurality of model interface functions... |
| 5930799 |
Database creating method using image information |
| Jul-27-1999 |
Representative item information concerning an item name represented on a form, parts control information for controlling a part or input/output area forming a display screen for inputting data to a database,... |
| 5930779 |
Web based system and method to automate storage of power plant data and calculation of battery reserves |
| Jul-27-1999 |
A system and method for remotely inputting power plant data into a database and for calculating reserve times for which power plants can supply power to consumer equipment. The system includes a data input... |
| 5926822 |
Transformation of real time data into times series and filtered real time data within a spreadsheet application |
| Jul-20-1999 |
A spreadsheet application includes functions and data structures for transforming real time data items individually received over time from a real time data source into time series data globally available... |
| 5915257 |
Cross tab analysis and reporting method |
| Jun-22-1999 |
A method of and apparatus for preparing and modifying cross-tabulation analysis and reporting utilizes a data structure for storing aggregate data, gathered or input from a stream of data records. The... |
| 5890151 |
Method and system for performing partial-sum queries on a data cube |
| Mar-30-1999 |
Disclosed is a method and system for performing a partial-sum query in a database in which the data is represented as a multi-dimensional data cube. The data cube is partitioned into multi-dimensional... |
| 5883635 |
Producing a single-image view of a multi-image table using graphical representations of the table data |
| Mar-16-1999 |
A method for operating a processor-controlled machine produces a single-image compressed view of a multi-image table by replacing the character image information in each cell of the multi-image table with... |
| 5883623 |
System and methods for building spreadsheet applications |
| Mar-16-1999 |
An electronic spreadsheet system of the present invention includes a notebook interface having a plurality of notebook pages, each of which may contain a spread of information cells, or other desired page... |
| 5880742 |
Spreadsheet image showing data items as indirect graphical representations |
| Mar-9-1999 |
An improvement to a spreadsheet application program executed in a processor-controlled machine displays a first spreadsheet image showing a plurality of cell regions each of which shows a direct, symbolic... |
| 5855005 |
System for electronically auditing exposures used for determining insurance premiums |
| Dec-29-1998 |
A computer-implemented system for auditing a total exposure of an entity, the total exposure forming the basis of a premium amount to be charged to the entity for an insurance policy. A first means for... |
| 5848425 |
System and method for displaying alphanumeric data in a three dimensional grid |
| Dec-8-1998 |
A display system (10) displays alphanumeric data in a three dimensional grid (58). The grid (58) may include data entries (72), planes (72, 74, 76), labels (90, 92, 94), and various graphics (102, 106,... |
| 5835683 |
System and method for authoring an expert system |
| Nov-10-1998 |
An authoring system and method create a knowledge base for an expert system that comprises communication cells for storing external data, assertion cells for storing data acquired from a user in the course... |
| 5832532 |
Model-independent and interactive report generation system and method of operation |
| Nov-3-1998 |
A computer software system is provided. The computer software system includes a compiler operable to receive a worksheet definition and to access a plurality of model interface functions. The worksheet... |
| 5819293 |
Automatic Spreadsheet forms |
| Oct-6-1998 |
A method of entering and saving data using a spreadsheet program, includes providing a spreadsheet template that defines a spreadsheet form, and creating multiple instances of the spreadsheet form defined... |
| 5812983 |
Computed medical file and chart system |
| Sep-22-1998 |
A method for integrating and displaying medical data in which a computer program links a flow sheet of a medical record to medical charts. The flow sheet has a standardized time scale in the rows and a... |
| 5790435 |
Automated development of timing diagrams for electrical circuits |
| Aug-4-1998 |
A computer-implemented method and apparatus that automates the entry, modification, and verification of timing diagrams for electrical circuits. The computer-implemented method and apparatus also provides... |
| 5768158 |
Computer-based system and method for data processing |
| Jun-16-1998 |
An electronic spreadsheet, formed in accordance with the present invention, providing a user with improved data processing capability, includes displaying a visual presentation to the user, the visual... |
| 5752253 |
Process and device for the automatic generation of spreadsheets |
| May-12-1998 |
The invention relates to a process for automatic generation of spreadsheets from a model of the entity-relationship type which serves as a support for a relational data base. This data base module of the... |
| 5742835 |
Method and system of sharing common formulas in a spreadsheet program and of adjusting the same to conform with editing operations |
| Apr-21-1998 |
A method and system of adjusting shared formulas in a spreadsheet program in response to editing operations. Upon an editing operation, the boundary line of cells that are shifted is determined with respect... |
| 5739824 |
Method and apparatus for conveying higher-dimensional tabular information to people using lower-dimensional output devices |
| Apr-14-1998 |
The invention discloses an apparatus for conveying higher dimensional tabular information to people using a lower dimensional output device. The apparatus is such that original information in the higher... |
| 5737556 |
Document management system for displaying and shifting a plurality of regions |
| Apr-7-1998 |
A document management system in which a list of sorting information displayed on a display for sorting document data into corresponding individual files of the document data can be changed as desired by... |
