Patents by Inventor Dan Workman

Dan Workman 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).

  • Touch optimized pivot table
    Patent number: 8719725
    Abstract: Embodiments of the invention include a method of implementing a touch screen optimized pivot table. The method includes providing a view of a hierarchal table on a touch screen. The hierarchal table includes hierarchal levels and each of hierarchal levels includes corresponding data. The method further includes mapping each of the hierarchal levels to each of a corresponding region on the touch screen. Each region's view displays the corresponding data for the mapped hierarchal level. The method further includes displaying on the touch screen the corresponding data for each of the hierarchal levels in each of the mapped regions, receiving at the touch screen input to manipulate at least one of the regions on the touch screen, and in response to the received input, causing each subordinate region to the at least one manipulated region to update the corresponding data displayed in each of the subordinate regions.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 18, 2011
    Date of Patent: May 6, 2014
    Assignee: Oracle International Corporation
    Inventors: Dan Workman, Andrew Watanabe, Samar Lotia, Guohong Dong
  • TOUCH OPTIMIZED PIVOT TABLE
    Publication number: 20130024803
    Abstract: Embodiments of the invention include a method of implementing a touch screen optimized pivot table. The method includes providing a view of a hierarchal table on a touch screen. The hierarchal table includes hierarchal levels and each of hierarchal levels includes corresponding data. The method further includes mapping each of the hierarchal levels to each of a corresponding region on the touch screen. Each region's view displays the corresponding data for the mapped hierarchal level. The method further includes displaying on the touch screen the corresponding data for each of the hierarchal levels in each of the mapped regions, receiving at the touch screen input to manipulate at least one of the regions on the touch screen, and in response to the received input, causing each subordinate region to the at least one manipulated region to update the corresponding data displayed in each of the subordinate regions.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 18, 2011
    Publication date: January 24, 2013
    Applicant: Oracle International Corporation
    Inventors: Dan Workman, Andrew Watanabe, Samar Lotia, Guohong Dong