Patents by Inventor Gavin Olle

Gavin Olle 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).

  • Aggregation level and measure based hinting and selection of cells in a data display
    Patent number: 8856649
    Abstract: Described herein are methods and systems for providing hints for and selecting cells within a crosstab that are compatible. Providing hints manifests the compatible cells and the selection is limited to compatible members. Hinting at unselected but compatible cells provides leads for user for other operations they may seek to pursue. User selections that include incompatible cells are corrected to ensure integrity of group operations to be performed on the selections. Compatibility is determined by aggregation level, measure and the like.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 8, 2009
    Date of Patent: October 7, 2014
    Assignee: Business Objects Software Limited
    Inventors: Julian Gosper, Yahui Lu, Ian McAlpine, Gavin Olle
  • AGGREGATION LEVEL AND MEASURE BASED HINTING AND SELECTION OF CELLS IN A DATA DISPLAY
    Publication number: 20100313127
    Abstract: Described herein are methods and systems for providing hints for and selecting cells within a crosstab that are compatible. Providing hints manifests the compatible cells and the selection is limited to compatible members. Hinting at unselected but compatible cells provides leads for user for other operations they may seek to pursue. User selections that include incompatible cells are corrected to ensure integrity of group operations to be performed on the selections. Compatibility is determined by aggregation level, measure and the like.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 8, 2009
    Publication date: December 9, 2010
    Inventors: JULIAN GOSPER, Yahui Lu, Ian McAlpine, Gavin Olle