Patents by Inventor Donald Alastair MacCormick

Donald Alastair MacCormick 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).

  • Apparatus and method for navigating a multi-dimensional database
    Patent number: 8122337
    Abstract: A computer readable storage medium comprises executable instructions to provide a Graphical User Interface for displaying visualizations of a multi-dimensional database. An action is received within a visualization of a table of the multi-dimensional database, the action performed by a user when selecting a cell of the table. A slice in the visualization is populated in response to the action. The visualization is filtered to drill down on dimensions associated with the cell.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 26, 2008
    Date of Patent: February 21, 2012
    Assignee: SAP France S.A.
    Inventors: John Malcolm MacGregor, Ian Thomas McAlpine, Donald Alastair MacCormick
  • APPARATUS AND METHOD FOR NAVIGATING A MULTI-DIMENSIONAL DATABASE
    Publication number: 20090327852
    Abstract: A computer readable storage medium comprises executable instructions to provide a Graphical User Interface for displaying visualizations of a multi-dimensional database. An action is received within a visualization of a table of the multi-dimensional database, the action performed by a user when selecting a cell of the table. A slice in the visualization is populated in response to the action. The visualization is filtered to drill down on dimensions associated with the cell.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 26, 2008
    Publication date: December 31, 2009
    Applicant: BUSINESS OBJECTS, S.A.
    Inventors: John Malcolm MacGregor, Donald Alastair MacCormick, Ian Thomas McAlpine