Data processing: presentation processing of document – operator i – Presentation processing of document – Layout
Reexamination Certificate
2007-03-27
2007-03-27
Hong, Stephen (Department: 2178)
Data processing: presentation processing of document, operator i
Presentation processing of document
Layout
C707S793000
Reexamination Certificate
active
10250130
ABSTRACT:
Method and apparatus to develop and generate spreadsheet reports. A database is used to store information about template spreadsheet files, queries and functions, query definitions and function calls and programs, external data sources, data source definitions, inputs to queries, and outputs generated by queries. A user interface is used to populate the database with all the information required to define and execute a report. A program uses report definition information from the database, makes a copy of the template spreadsheet file to create the spreadsheet report, executes all defined queries, functions or programs in the sequence specified within the report definition against external data sources and stores retrieved data in the locations within the spreadsheet as specified in the report definition. The queries may also be defined so as to update the data in the external data sources.
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Hong Stephen
Patel Manglesh M.
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