Method and apparatus for calculation with display data
US5390296A · kind A · utility
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Key dates
| Filing date | Oct 6, 1993 |
| Grant date | Feb 14, 1995 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Oct 6, 2013 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC G)Physics
- CPC primaryG06F15/0225
- WIPO fieldComputer technology
- WIPO sectorElectrical engineering
Abstract
A method and apparatus for facilitating analysis of data in a data base. The data base data is displayed on a touch sensitive screen. A calculator icon is overlayed on the data. A user selects a function, such as "TOTAL," by touching a corresponding function button displayed as part of the calculator icon. The user then selects the data to be totaled by touching a row header or column header for the data rows or columns he wishes to include in the calculation. Once the data for the calculation is selected, a "=" icon is touched, and a new row or column holding the results of the calculation is inserted into the displayed data. The calculation is displayed in a window of the calculator icon as the calculation is built by the user.
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