Patents Assigned to Business Objects Software
  • Dataset Previews for ETL Transforms
    Publication number: 20120284223
    Abstract: Disclosed is a user interface on a display for editing data transformations comprising an ETL process. A first display area presents a data representation of a data transformation. A second display area presents a view of input data, and a third display are presents a view of output data. User input to modify the data transformation is received. In response to receiving the user input, the third display area is updated with output data generated by applying the modified data transformation to the input data.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 5, 2011
    Publication date: November 8, 2012
    Applicant: BUSINESS OBJECTS SOFTWARE LTD.
    Inventors: Andrey Belyy, Freda Xu, Thomas Herdan, Min He, Awez Syed, Wu Cao, Monfor Yee
  • Visualization recommendations based on measure metadata
    Patent number: 8301585
    Abstract: A system includes reception of metadata associated with one or more measures, determination of a compatibility of the two or more measures based on the metadata, and determination of a first score associated with a first visualization based on the compatibility. Some aspects include determination of a second score associated with a second visualization based on the compatibility, comparison of the first score and the second score, and recommendation of one of the first visualization or the second visualization based on the comparison.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 7, 2009
    Date of Patent: October 30, 2012
    Assignee: Business Objects Software Limited
    Inventors: Nicolas Mourey, Aurélien Theraud
  • Computer User Interface Having Selectable Historical and Default Values
    Publication number: 20120246589
    Abstract: Providing input data in a user interface includes presenting previous data states of the user interface. One or more selections of input controls from previous data states of the user interface can be received. Data associated to those selections of input controls can be associated with corresponding input controls in a current session dialog of the user interface.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 21, 2011
    Publication date: September 27, 2012
    Applicant: Business Objects Software Limited, an Irish Corporation
    Inventor: Gregg Wernecke
  • Functionally-dependent analysis objects
    Patent number: 8260825
    Abstract: A system may include a database of physical data tables, a logical database schema of logical entities associated with the physical data tables, and an abstraction layer comprising a plurality of dimension objects mapped to the logical entities, at least one of the plurality of dimension objects comprising one or more properties associating the at least one of the plurality of dimension objects to one or more others of the plurality of dimension objects.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 11, 2009
    Date of Patent: September 4, 2012
    Assignee: Business Objects Software Limited
    Inventors: Jean-Yves Cras, Serge Thepaut, Gilles Vergnory-Mion, Juan Francisco Calvente
  • Apparatus and Method for Categorical Filtering of Data
    Publication number: 20120221575
    Abstract: A computer readable storage medium includes executable instructions to retrieve a dataset from a data source, where the dataset includes a first set of categories. A data structure that represents the dataset is built. A first set of merit values for the first set of categories is calculated. The first set of categories is ordered based on a criterion. The first set of categories is returned.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 7, 2012
    Publication date: August 30, 2012
    Applicant: Business Objects Software Limited
    Inventor: Davor Cubranic
  • SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR MANIPULATING OBJECTS IN A GRAPHICAL USER INTERFACE
    Publication number: 20120216150
    Abstract: A system, computer-readable storage medium including instructions, and a computer-implemented method for manipulating one or more objects in a graphical user interface for a display device is presented. A start of a path selection mode is detected. A first path traversed by a cursor in the graphical user interface is detected, with the first path intersecting one or more objects in a plurality of objects displayed in the graphical user interface of the display device. A curve corresponding to the first path is displayed in the graphical user interface. An end of the path selection mode is detected. A selection state of the one or more objects is updated based on the curve, the selection state including a selected state and a deselected state.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 18, 2011
    Publication date: August 23, 2012
    Applicant: Business Objects Software Ltd.
    Inventor: Gregg Wernecke
  • Shared business intelligence elements
    Patent number: 8234313
    Abstract: Some aspects relate to reception of a selection of a business intelligence report element in a first business intelligence report of a first file format, creation of a serialized description of the business intelligence report element in a second file format based on a business intelligence report element data model, reception of an instruction to add the business intelligence report element to a second business intelligence report of a third file format, and addition of the business intelligence report element to the second business intelligence report in the third file format based on the serialized description of the business intelligence report element.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 11, 2009
    Date of Patent: July 31, 2012
    Assignee: Business Objects Software Limited
    Inventors: Alain Bonatti, Stéphane Lecercle, Françoise Corvaisier
  • Apparatus and method for defining and processing publication objects
    Patent number: 8234569
    Abstract: A computer readable storage medium includes executable instructions to create a publication object, associate a set of report templates with the publication object, and define a set of recipients for the publication object. A format and a destination for each report template associated with the publication object is defined. A delivery rule for the publication object is also defined, where the delivery rule specifies a condition for delivery of distinct reports to the set of recipients.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 28, 2007
    Date of Patent: July 31, 2012
    Assignee: Business Objects Software Ltd.
    Inventor: Terry Wayne Penner
  • Generation of logical database schema representation based on symbolic business intelligence query
    Patent number: 8229952
    Abstract: A system to query a database based on a logical schema of the database and an abstraction of the logical database schema, the abstraction including a plurality of objects and one or more properties associating one or more of the plurality of objects to one or more others of the plurality of objects. The system includes reception of a query including a first plurality of objects of the abstraction, a first one or more properties associating one of the first plurality of objects with another one of the plurality of objects, and two or more instances of a first one of the first plurality of objects.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 11, 2009
    Date of Patent: July 24, 2012
    Assignee: Business Objects Software Limited
    Inventors: Jean-Yves Cras, Juan Francisco Calvente, Yucheng Sha, Serge Thepaut
  • Method and system for specifying, preparing and using parameterized database queries
    Patent number: 8219575
    Abstract: A representative parameterized query in a second database query language is generated from a parameterized query in first database query language. By randomly generating a query in the first database query language, translating this query into the second database query language, and then identifying locations of relevant parameters in the translated query, parameter placeholders can then be substituted at the identified locations to provide a parameterized query in the second database query language. A representative parameterized query in the second database query language can be selected by randomly generating multiple parameterized queries and applying statistical methods including Monte Carlo methods.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 12, 2010
    Date of Patent: July 10, 2012
    Assignee: Business Objects Software Ltd.
    Inventor: Joseph Wong
  • Assessing relevant categories and measures for use in data analyses
    Patent number: 8219560
    Abstract: A computer readable storage medium includes executable instructions to receive a relevancy parameter. The relevancy parameter is searched in a category ensemble including a set of categories, where the category ensemble overlies a dataset. A first order of the set of categories is created based on the relevancy of the relevancy parameter to each category in the set of categories, where the relevancy is a degree of match to the relevancy parameter. A second order of the set of categories is created based on the merit of each category to partition the dataset. The first order and the second order are combined into a final order, which is returned. A measure in the category ensemble is searched based on the relevancy parameter. The measure is returned as a selected measure, where the selected measure is a codomain of a visualization depicting a portion of the dataset.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 26, 2011
    Date of Patent: July 10, 2012
    Assignee: Business Objects Software Ltd.
    Inventors: Saurabh Abhyankar, Jean-Luc Agathos, Virgile Chongvilay, Davor Cubranic, Julian Lars Gosper
  • Apparatus and method for receiving a report
    Patent number: 8204895
    Abstract: A method of receiving a report includes submitting a search query, receiving a proposed abstract query and report search results, and accepting a choice between submitting the proposed abstract query to generate a report and designating an existing report from the report search results. A report is then received in accordance with the choice.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 29, 2006
    Date of Patent: June 19, 2012
    Assignee: Business Objects Software Ltd.
    Inventors: Ricardo Polo-Malouvier, Grégoire Jean Antoine Cacheux, Gilles Vergnory-Mion, Mark Allerton
  • Detecting and applying database schema changes to reports
    Patent number: 8204848
    Abstract: A system and method to detect database schema changes are described. In various embodiments, a method of the embodiments detects database schema changes via triggers. In various embodiments, the changes are detected by comparing database schemas and determining modifications to database tables and database columns thereof. In various embodiments, the detected changes are applied to a report by generating a parse tree relevant for the modifications to database tables and columns; and traversing the tree to produce a statement to change the report to be relevant for the modifications to database tables and columns.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 17, 2009
    Date of Patent: June 19, 2012
    Assignee: Business Objects Software Limited
    Inventor: Anand Sinha
  • Apparatus and method for calculating and visualizing targets
    Patent number: 8200732
    Abstract: A computer-readable medium includes executable instructions to define a target value, define an achievement boundary range, define specific values for the achievement boundary range, and combine the target value, achievement boundary range, and specific values associated with the achievement boundary range to form an absolute target metric object.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 31, 2007
    Date of Patent: June 12, 2012
    Assignee: Business Objects Software Ltd
    Inventor: Michael Gary Player
  • SYMBOLIC TREE NODE SELECTOR
    Publication number: 20120144328
    Abstract: A computer-implemented system member selector module is described. The member selector module comprises presentation module, a request detector, and a tree view updater. The presentation module presents a tree view representing hierarchically organized data comprising a plurality of member nodes. The request detector detects a request to apply a selection function to one or more member nodes. The tree view updater updates the tree view in response to the request and produces an updated tree view that identifies the one or more member nodes as parameters of the selection function.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 7, 2010
    Publication date: June 7, 2012
    Applicant: Business Objects Software Ltd.
    Inventor: John O'byrne
  • Apparatus and method for categorical filtering of data
    Patent number: 8195695
    Abstract: A computer readable storage medium includes executable instructions to retrieve a dataset from a data source. The dataset includes a first set of categories. A data structure with nodes connected by edges is built to represent the dataset. A first set of merit values is calculated for the first set of categories. Each merit value is a measure of how efficient a category is in filtering data. The first set of categories is ordered based on a criterion. The first set of categories is then returned.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 31, 2008
    Date of Patent: June 5, 2012
    Assignee: Business Objects Software Ltd.
    Inventor: Davor Cubranic
  • Apparatus and method for visualizing data within a decomposition graph
    Patent number: 8190620
    Abstract: A computer readable storage medium includes executable instructions to provide a decomposition graph visualization with a set of nodes. A selection of two or more measures is received. A measure visualization is generated for each node to illustrate a relationship between the two or more measures.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 12, 2007
    Date of Patent: May 29, 2012
    Assignee: Business Objects Software Ltd
    Inventors: Bruno Andre Marie Dumant, Alexis-Jean Laurent Naïbo, Jean-Claude Grosselin
  • Query-time and view-time security for semantic layer
    Patent number: 8190631
    Abstract: Aspects may include determination of a first security profile associated with a user and an information space, the information space comprising metadata indicating a plurality of objects mapped to logical entities of a hierarchical data structure, reception of a request from the user for an interface for creating queries to the hierarchical data structure, and determination, based on the first security profile, of a first subset of the plurality of objects based on which the user is allowed to create queries. A query is executed based on one or more of the first subset of objects, data of the hierarchical data structure is received in response to execution of the query, a second subset of the received data which the user is allowed to view is determined based on the first security profile, and the second subset of the received data is presented to the user.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 24, 2009
    Date of Patent: May 29, 2012
    Assignee: Business Objects Software Limited
    Inventors: Christian Ah-Soon, Marc Ferenczi, Fabien Kobus
  • METHOD AND SYSTEM FOR SPECIFYING, PREPARING AND USING PARAMETERIZED DATABASE QUERIES
    Publication number: 20120124063
    Abstract: A representative parameterized query in a second database query language is generated from a parameterized query in first database query language. By randomly generating a query in the first database query language, translating this query into the second database query language, and then identifying locations of relevant parameters in the translated query, parameter placeholders can then be substituted at the identified locations to provide a parameterized query in the second database query language. A representative parameterized query in the second database query language can be selected by randomly generating multiple parameterized queries and applying statistical methods including Monte Carlo methods.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 12, 2010
    Publication date: May 17, 2012
    Applicant: Business Objects Software Ltd.
    Inventor: Joseph Wong
  • DASHBOARD EVALUATOR
    Publication number: 20120123989
    Abstract: A dashboard evaluator is disclosed. The dashboard evaluator evaluates a dashboard design for its effectiveness in providing the information. The dashboard evaluator determines a level of compliance with dashboard design principles. The design principles may be tailored to a specific purpose and/or user.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 23, 2010
    Publication date: May 17, 2012
    Applicant: BUSINESS OBJECTS SOFTWARE LIMITED
    Inventors: Leo Chi-Lok YU, Zhiyong GONG