Patent ID: 7370047
Filing Date: 2008-05-06
Classification: G06F,Y10S

Abstract:
1. A method of managing data, the method comprising: displaying a table comprising a one or more rows and columns of data cells having data that belongs to one or more data sets, the table further comprising one or more filter cells, wherein the filter cells comprise interactive display elements configured to receive input from a user for whom the table is displayed; automatically inserting one or more filter criteria into at least one of the filter cells in response to a selection by a user; identifying data cells in the table that satisfy the filter criteria in the filter cells; sorting one or more data sets that include the identified data cells; and displaying the sorted data sets such that the identified data cells are displayed contiguously and interposed between data cells in the table that do not satisfy the filter criteria in the filter cells, wherein the data cells are identified, sorted, and displayed in response to the selection of the filter criteria, and wherein the data sets associated with the identified data cells are graphically displayed to a user including a highlight, a color or an other image marking that is different from the highlight, the color, or the image marking of the data cells in the table that do not satisfy the filter criteria in the filter cells.