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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jan. 18, 2011
Filed:
Feb. 25, 2005
Christopher L. Crim, San Jose, CA (US);
Stephen Iremonger, Mountain View, CA (US);
John Welshofer, Palo Alto, CA (US);
Kenneth D. Walter, Jr., Fremont, CA (US);
Christopher L. Crim, San Jose, CA (US);
Stephen Iremonger, Mountain View, CA (US);
John Welshofer, Palo Alto, CA (US);
Kenneth D. Walter, Jr., Fremont, CA (US);
Apple Inc., Cupertino, CA (US);
Abstract
The present invention provides methods and apparatus for presenting fields associated with a report format suitable for displaying data associated with a plurality of fields, the plurality of fields being associated with one or more records. A layout is obtained, the layout being a report format including the plurality of fields. A user selection is received. A first list of fields that are pertinent to the layout (e.g., including the plurality of fields) is presented when the user selection is in a first state. For instance, the first list of fields may include only the fields that are in the layout (e.g., visible to the user). When the user selection is in a second state, a user is presented or provided access to a second list of fields, where the second list of fields includes fields that are not in the layout. The second list of fields may also include the fields that are pertinent to the layout (e.g., those fields in the layout).