Patent ID: 7275211
Filing Date: 2007-09-25
Classification: G06F

Abstract:
1. A method of rendering a page set having sequential logical pages to generate and display a report output page comprising the steps of: a) determining a number of rows for each of the logical pages in the page set; b) identifying the logical pages as a logical header page, a logical details page or a logical footer page; c) determining a first number of rows for the report output page; d) adding the numbers of rows of the logical header page, the logical details page, and the logical footer page to obtain a first sum; e) rendering the logical pages in a predetermined order, if the first number is greater than or equal to the first sum; f) adding the rows of the logical header page; and the logical footer page to obtain a second sum; g) subtracting the second sum from the first number to arrive at a logical details page displaying number; h) subdividing the logical details page, if the first sum is greater than the first number, into logical details subpages having number of rows corresponding to the logical details page displaying number and a sequential order, resulting a last logical details subpage having a number being smaller than or equal to the logical details page displaying number; i) rendering the logical header page, logical details subpage, and logical footer page in the predetermined order; and j) generating and displaying the report output page.