Patent · US Expired

Method and system for guiding drilling in a report generated by a reporting system

US6801910B1 · kind B1 · utility

33Cited by

24References

19Claims

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Assignee

MicroStrategy Incorporated · US

Inventors

Jeffrey A. Bedell · Arlington, US
Scott Cappiello · San Marcos, US
L. Douglas Everhart · Arlington, US
William Hurwood · Washington, US
Benjamin Z. Li · Great Falls, US
Fabrice Martin · Washington, US
David B. Sherwood · McLean, US
Steven S Trundle · Falls Church, US

Key dates

Filing date	Jun 19, 2001
Grant date	Oct 5, 2004
Priority date	—
Expiry date	Apr 7, 2022

Classification

Technology area (CPC Y)Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies
CPC primaryY10S707/99936
WIPO fieldComputer technology
WIPO sectorElectrical engineering

Abstract

A method and system for guiding drilling into a report are disclosed. Through the use of the invention, a user can drill within a first report dimension or from the first report dimension into a second report dimension. Additionally, a drill map providing a plurality of drilling paths is associated with each report. The system of the invention includes drill transformation tools and drill map management tools for assisting a user in navigating through report instances.

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