Patents by Inventor Margaret T. Law

Margaret T. Law 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).

  • Method and system for presenting a visual representation of the portion of the sets of data that a query is expected to return
    Patent number: 8959443
    Abstract: In an embodiment, a user is provided with a data representation covered by a relationship. For example, the data representation may include a collection of data objects representations. In an embodiment, the data object representations are arranged in a manner so as to indicate rows or records of different data objects that are associated with one another. In an embodiment, portions of the data objects in the collection are indicated as representing the data that is covered by the relationship. In an embodiment, a report representation that is expected to be generated by the report type defined by the user defined relationship is also provided. In an embodiment, a correspondence in indicated between elements of the report representation (e.g., columns in a thumbnail sketch of a report) and the data object representations (e.g., ovals in a Venn diagram).
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 29, 2012
    Date of Patent: February 17, 2015
    Assignee: salesforce.com, inc.
    Inventor: Margaret T. Law
  • METHOD AND SYSTEM FOR PRESENTING A VISUAL REPRESENTATION OF THE PORTION OF THE SETS OF DATA THAT A QUERY IS EXPECTED TO RETURN
    Publication number: 20120188252
    Abstract: In an embodiment, a user is provided with a data representation covered by a relationship. For example, the data representation may include a collection of data objects representations. In an embodiment, the data object representations are arranged in a manner so as to indicate rows or records of different data objects that are associated with one another. In an embodiment, portions of the data objects in the collection are indicated as representing the data that is covered by the relationship. In an embodiment, a report representation that is expected to be generated by the report type defined by the user defined relationship is also provided. In an embodiment, a correspondence in indicated between elements of the report representation (e.g., columns in a thumbnail sketch of a report) and the data object representations (e.g., ovals in a Venn diagram).
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 29, 2012
    Publication date: July 26, 2012
    Applicant: Salesforce.com Inc.
    Inventor: Margaret T. Law
  • Method and system for presenting a visual representation of the portion of the sets of data that a query is expected to return
    Patent number: 8171418
    Abstract: In an embodiment, a user is provided with a data representation covered by a relationship. For example, the data representation may include a collection of data objects representations. In an embodiment, the data object representations are arranged in a manner so as to indicate rows or records of different data objects that are associated with one another. In an embodiment, portions of the data objects in the collection are indicated as representing the data that is covered by the relationship. In an embodiment, a report representation that is expected to be generated by the report type defined by the user defined relationship is also provided. In an embodiment, a correspondence in indicated between elements of the report representation (e.g., columns in a thumbnail sketch of a report) and the data object representations (e.g., ovals in a Venn diagram).
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 31, 2007
    Date of Patent: May 1, 2012
    Assignee: Salesforce.com, Inc.
    Inventor: Margaret T. Law
  • Method and system for presenting a visual representation of the portion of the sets of data that a query is expected to return
    Publication number: 20080183687
    Abstract: In an embodiment, a user is provided with a data representation covered by a relationship. For example, the data representation may include a collection of data objects representations. In an embodiment, the data object representations are arranged in a manner so as to indicate rows or records of different data objects that are associated with one another. In an embodiment, portions of the data objects in the collection are indicated as representing the data that is covered by the relationship. In an embodiment, a report representation that is expected to be generated by the report type defined by the user defined relationship is also provided. In an embodiment, a correspondence in indicated between elements of the report representation (e.g., columns in a thumbnail sketch of a report) and the data object representations (e.g., ovals in a Venn diagram).
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 31, 2007
    Publication date: July 31, 2008
    Applicant: salesforce.com, Inc.
    Inventor: Margaret T. Law