G - Physics – 06 – F
Patent
G - Physics
06
F
G06F 3/14 (2006.01)
Patent
CA 2151654
The invention herein provides report generating apparatus for interactively constructing a graphic image on a data processing display system. It includes display generating means for displaying to an operator an information entry form into which the operator can insert information including a number of data fields for data entry, identification for said fields, and data in the fields. It also can provide storage for storing the information in a table in relational database storage. Report request display apparatus is provided for displaying a report request form and allowing the operator to select information categories from said data fields for display, as well as selection means for selecting data from said database storage means corresponding to the selected information categories. Report display means may be provided for displaying a report in response to a request by the operator depicting the relationship of data in the selected categories, wherein the report displayed can be a graphical image having distinguishable portion(s) therein corresponding to the selected data. Means are provided for responding to a detected request for a selected portion of the image from an operator for further detail for a selected portion of said report, and for displaying to the operator a report refinement menu of selectable categories related to the data fields. Display refinement selecting means upon detecting the selection of a selected category from the report refinement menu, is adapted to select further data from the corresponding field of the table in the database storage related to the data in the selected portion of the report for displaying the further or additional data in a second report, where the second report may include a graphical image derived form said further data. The report displays the further data in relation to the selected categories.
Devlin William D.
Mau Louis
Ibm Canada Limited-Ibm Canada Limitee
Rosen Arnold
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