Patents by Inventor Brian E. Kihneman

Brian E. Kihneman has filed for patents to protect the following inventions. This listing includes patent applications that are pending as well as patents that have already been granted by the United States Patent and Trademark Office (USPTO).

  • Easy-to-use data report specification
    Patent number: 7788257
    Abstract: A method and system for the graphical specification and modification of reports is disclosed which enables data reports to be easily created via a report design dialogue. The report design dialogue includes a group-level outline panel containing controls for grouping, as well as other report controls such as those for sorting and aggregating. A method and system for creating a group-level outline panel using an existing database report is also disclosed. Finally, a computer-readable medium storing a computer-interpretable data structure that stores one or more report specifications is disclosed.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 26, 2007
    Date of Patent: August 31, 2010
    Assignee: Microsoft Corporation
    Inventors: Brian E. Kihneman, Clinton D. Covington, Pavel R. Karimov, Robert Cooper, Zachary P. Woodall
  • Easy-to-use data report specification
    Patent number: 7289976
    Abstract: A method and system for the graphical specification and modification of reports is disclosed which enables data reports to be easily created via a report design dialogue. The report design dialogue includes a group-level outline panel containing controls for grouping, as well as other report controls such as those for sorting and aggregating. A method and system for creating a group-level outline panel using an existing database report is also disclosed. Finally, a computer-readable medium storing a computer-interpretable data structure that stores one or more report specifications is disclosed.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 23, 2004
    Date of Patent: October 30, 2007
    Assignee: Microsoft Corporation
    Inventors: Brian E. Kihneman, Clinton D. Covington, Pavel R. Karimov, Robert Cooper, Zachary P. Woodall