Patents by Inventor Colin R. Glassey

Colin R. Glassey 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).

  • System and methods for reformatting multi-dimensional spreadsheet information
    Patent number: 5604854
    Abstract: An electronic spreadsheet system of the present invention includes a Data Modeling module for creating multi-dimensional reports from spreads of information. The module includes a preferred report workspace interface--a Data Modeling Desktop--for receiving a user-specified range of source data from an electronic spreadsheet, which may include 2-D as well as 3-D ranges of source data from a spreadsheet notebook. In response to user inputs, the system assembles a corresponding multi-dimensional report by transforming 2-D or 3-D spreadsheet information into multi-dimensional format. In this manner, users can continue to build spreadsheet models on an ad hoc basis (i.e., without designing complex multi-dimensional data models beforehand).
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 22, 1996
    Date of Patent: February 18, 1997
    Assignee: Borland International, Inc.
    Inventor: Colin R. Glassey