Method and Apparatus for Managing Data-Analysis Parts in a Word Processor Application
AssigneeBlue Reference, Inc.
InventorsPaul van Eikeren, Joshua S. van Eikeren
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Abstract
An interactive data-analysis part pane is provided for receiving and displaying a data-analysis part in a word processor application. The interactive data-analysis part pane includes a content region for receiving and displaying the data-analysis part in at least one predefined area of the word processor document in a data-analysis template. The content region shares data with the data-analysis part in the data-analysis part container and the data-analysis template comprises a word processor document comprising a data-analysis parts container.
Claims28
An interactive action pane for managing data-analysis parts in a data-analysis template comprising a data-analysis parts container, the interactive action pane comprising:
- at least one user interface element selected from a group comprising a menu, a toolbar, a Microsoft Office Document Actions task pane, and a Microsoft Office ribbon menu;
- said user interface element comprising a first selection region for selecting the properties associated with the data-analysis template;
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- said user interface element comprising a second selection region for selecting the data-analysis part type.
An interactive data-analysis part pane for receiving and displaying a data-analysis part in a word processor application, the interactive data-analysis part pane comprising
- at least one content region for receiving and displaying a data-analysis part in at least one predefined area of a word processor application comprising a data-analysis template,
- said content region capable of sharing data with the data-analysis part in the data-analysis parts container;
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- said data-analysis template comprises a data-analysis parts container.
A method for receiving and displaying a data-analysis part in a word processor application, the method comprising:
- receiving a selection of at least one interactive data-analysis part pane for receiving and displaying the data-analysis part in at least one predefined area of a word processor application, wherein the word processor application is comprised of a data-analysis template comprised of a data-analysis parts container;
- displaying at least one content region for receiving and displaying the data-analysis part in the interactive data-analysis part pane, wherein said content region is capable of sharing data with the data-analysis part in the data-analysis parts container;
- receiving the data-analysis part in the content region;
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- displaying the data-analysis part within the content region of the data-analysis part pane.
A computer-readable medium comprising computer-readable instructions, which when executed on a computer performs a method for receiving and displaying a data-analysis part in a word processor application, the method comprising:
- receiving a selection of at least one interactive data-analysis part pane for receiving and displaying the data-analysis part in at least one predefined area of a word processor application, wherein the word processor application is comprised of a data-analysis template comprised of a data-analysis parts container;
- displaying at least one content region for receiving and displaying the data-analysis part in the interactive data-analysis part pane, wherein said content region is capable of sharing data with the data-analysis part in the data-analysis parts container;
- receiving the data-analysis part in the content region;
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- displaying the data-analysis part within the content region of the data-analysis part pane.
An interactive program module, when executed by a computer, for causing said computer to function as a data-analysis part editor for editing a data-analysis part in a word processor application, said data-analysis part editor comprising:
- data input means for inputting data for defining the data-analysis part;
- data display means for displaying the data-analysis part;
- data pane binding means for communicating the data-analysis part between the data-analysis part editor and a data-analysis part pane in the word processor application;
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- data template binding means for communicating the data-analysis part between the data-analysis part editor and a data-analysis part container in a data-analysis template comprising a word processor document and a data-analysis parts container.
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