Patent ID: 8560936
Filing Date: 2013-10-15
Classification: G06F

Abstract:
1. A computer executable method for displaying tabular data at a first computer, the method comprising: extracting the tabular data from a relational database, wherein the tabular data includes multiple entries that comprise first data representing an instance of an entity and second data comprising a time variant value having multiple parameter values associated with the entity, the time variant value is configured to change from a parameter value to a subsequent parameter value when time changes from an interval of time associated with the parameter value to a subsequent interval of time associated with the subsequent parameter value, wherein the time variant value is associated with a validity time period representing a period of time during which the time variant value associated with the first data is valid; determining an observation period extending from the start of the earliest validity time period to the end of the latest validity time period; at the first computer, automatically identifying multiple time intervals per entity in the observation period based on the time variant values of the multiple entries, wherein each of the identified time intervals represents a period of time during which the time variant value does not change from the parameter value to the subsequent parameter value; only after identifying the multiple time intervals, providing a user interface that allows a user the ability to select one of the multiple identified time intervals using a drop-down list and to interactively navigate the tabular data along a time axis; and displaying a table containing the multiple entries based on the selected time interval.