Patent ID: 6313848
Filing Date: 2001-11-06
Classification: G06F,G09G,Y10S

Abstract:
A method of operating a digital computer to display and manipulate, in a window on a display screen, tabular data arranged in rows and columns, wherein the sum of the widths of the columns is greater than the width of the workspace available within the window, said method comprising the computer-implemented steps of:a. determining the width of each column;b. determining the height of each row;c. determining the dynamic height and width of the workspace available for the display of tabular data within said window;d. dividing said tabular data into table segments, each table segment comprising one or more columns of said tabular data;e. dividing said workspace into panes, each pane having a height determined by dividing the height of the window by the number of table segments;f. displaying within each pane all of the columns of a table segment and one or more rows, wherein different columns are displayed in each pane and the same rows are displayed in each pane.