Patent ID: 8214732
Filing Date: 2012-07-03
Classification: G06F

Abstract:
1. A method of re-displaying a display table having a grid of columns and rows, at least one of the columns having a plurality of sub-columns, each of the columns having a main header, and each of the sub-columns having a sub-header, said main headers and said sub-headers forming first and second levels of headers, and wherein each of the columns and sub-columns includes a plurality of data cells aligned with a respective one of the main headers or sub-headers of the display table, the method comprising: dividing the entire display table into a multitude of separately moveable dummy tables, including: forming a first group of the dummy tables including all of the main headers and all of said sub-headers, and forming an additional one of the dummy tables including all of the columns and all of the data cells of the display table, said first group of the dummy tables including one or more main header dummy tables including only the main headers, and one or more sub-header dummy tables including only the sub-headers, and wherein all of the main headers are included in the one or more main header dummy tables, and all of the sub-headers are included in the one or more sub-header dummy tables; positioning the first group of the dummy tables at defined location on a display screen, wherein each of the sub-headers is aligned with the main header that includes the sub-columns having said each sub-header; and moving the additional one of the dummy tables to a location on the display screen adjacent the first group of the dummy table, including moving each of the columns of the additional one of the dummy tables to a position aligned with the main header or sub-header of said each column of the additional one of the dummy tables; wherein said first group and the additional one of the dummy tables are displayed together at the same time and side-by-side at different locations on the same display screen and form a single composite table on said display screen.