Patent ID: 7757161
Filing Date: 2010-07-13
Classification: G06F

Abstract:
1. A computer readable medium storing executable instructions, comprising executable instructions to: specify a report including a report field for displaying information, wherein the report includes information automatically retrieved from a data source, where the information includes multi-lingual text and is structured in accordance with a report schema that specifies the form in which the information should be presented, including font information; perform an assessment of information that will potentially be displayed in the report field, wherein the executable instructions to perform an assessment include executable instructions to assess multiple data values of a data source and multi-lingual text including a first language using a first font and a second language using a second font; size the report field in accordance with the assessment, wherein the report field is sized to accommodate a largest representation of the multi-lingual text based upon language and font; provide a first instance of the report with the report field accommodating the multi-lingual text in the first language using the first font; and supply a second instance of the report with the report field accommodating the multi-lingual text in the second language using the second font.