Patents by Inventor John H. Fraleigh

John H. Fraleigh 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).

  • Computer-implemented method, system, and program product for hiding columns in an electronic table
    Patent number: 7788584
    Abstract: Under the present invention, when a user resizes or otherwise hides a column in the electronic table, a graphical indicia is displayed that represents the hidden column(s). If a user interacts with the indicia (e.g., by hovering a mouse/input device over it), a pop-window will be displayed that identifies the hidden column(s). The pop-up window can include icons representing each hidden column or an associated function. By manipulating the listing contained in the pop-up window, the user can un-hide the hidden table column(s), change their order in the electronic table, etc. In addition, the indicia can be formatted (e.g., boldfaced, colored, or otherwise altered) to reflect a status of an entry or cell in one of the hidden column(s).
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 3, 2005
    Date of Patent: August 31, 2010
    Assignee: International Business Machines Corporation
    Inventors: Kimberly D. Kenna, John H. Fraleigh, Robert C. Leah
  • METHOD AND SYSTEM FOR FILTERING A TABLE
    Publication number: 20090144274
    Abstract: A method for filtering a table may include creating a filter in response to a user selecting data in a first table. The method may also include applying the filter to at least one other table in response to a user selecting at least one column in the at least one other table.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 9, 2008
    Publication date: June 4, 2009
    Inventors: John H. Fraleigh, Steven Kim, Oludare Adebankole Kumolu-Johnson
  • Method and system for filtering a table
    Patent number: 7487139
    Abstract: A method for filtering a table may include creating a filter in response to a user selecting data in a first table. The method may also include applying the filter to at least one other table in response to a user selecting at least one column in the at least one other table.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 12, 2005
    Date of Patent: February 3, 2009
    Assignee: International Business Machines Corporation
    Inventors: John H. Fraleigh, Steven Kim, Oludare Adebankole Kumolu-Johnson