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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Aug. 25, 2009
Filed:
Jan. 31, 2006
Zachary P. Woodall, Issaquah, WA (US);
Abigail E. Short, Redmond, WA (US);
Brian S. Ruble, Bellevue, WA (US);
Clinton D. Covington, Kirkland, WA (US);
Kumar Srinivasamurthy, Redmond, WA (US);
Pavel R. Karimov, Redmond, WA (US);
Stephen I. Lesser, Redmond, WA (US);
Tosh Kawai, Kirkland, WA (US);
Zachary P. Woodall, Issaquah, WA (US);
Abigail E. Short, Redmond, WA (US);
Brian S. Ruble, Bellevue, WA (US);
Clinton D. Covington, Kirkland, WA (US);
Kumar Srinivasamurthy, Redmond, WA (US);
Pavel R. Karimov, Redmond, WA (US);
Stephen I. Lesser, Redmond, WA (US);
Tosh Kawai, Kirkland, WA (US);
Microsoft Corporation, Redmond, WA (US);
Abstract
A browse mode designer allows an average user of a database application program to easily design reports. The user can use the browse mode designer to build meaningful reports that aggregate data and that combine related data into shaped patterns for easier consumption of information. The browse mode designer can interpret a user's actions and extrapolate what actions are to be performed. A user interface can be used to let the user change the resulting views while being designed.