Patent ID: 7721189
Filing Date: 2010-05-18
Classification: G06Q

Abstract:
1. A worksheet overview system, comprising: at least one computer; an item information handler executable by the at least one computer to obtain item information relating to items of a worksheet; an overview element handler executable by the at least one computer to manage overview elements based on the item information, each overview element representing item information of a corresponding item of the worksheet; an overview area handler executable by the at least one computer to provide an overview area for containing the overview elements to make the overview elements contained in the overview area accessible by a user; and an overview synchronizer executable by the at least one computer to synchronize between each overview element in the overview area and its corresponding item of the worksheet, such that when a change is made to a particular overview element via user input received directly within the overview area, the overview synchronizer reflects the change to a corresponding item of the worksheet.