Systems and methods for searching and displaying reports

A system for searching and displaying reports to a user, comprising:

• means for causing a display of a list of objects;
• means for receiving a selection of at least one object from the displayed list of objects;
• means for determining, based on the selected object, a list of report topics available for the selected object;
• means for causing a display of the list of report topics;
• means for receiving a selection of at least one report topic from the displayed list of report topics;
• means for automatically selecting an appropriate report from among a plurality of stored reports based on the selected report topic, user data access privileges of a user profile of the user, and report parameters of the user profile;
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• means for causing a display of the appropriate report to the user.

A computer readable medium storing a program for causing a computer to perform a method for searching and displaying reports to a user, the method comprising:

• providing information to display a list of objects;
• receiving a selection of at least one object from the displayed list of objects;
• determining, based on the selected object, a list of report topics available for the selected object;
• providing information to display the list of report topics;
• receiving a selection of at least one report topic from the displayed list of report topics;
• automatically selecting an appropriate report from among a plurality of stored reports based on the selected report topic, user data access privileges of a user profile of the user, and report parameters of the user profile;
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• providing information to display the appropriate report to the user.

A computer-implemented method for displaying reports to a user, the method comprising:

• displaying a list of objects;
• receiving a selection of at least one object from the displayed list of objects;
• determining, based on the selected object, a list of report topics available for the selected object;
• displaying the list of report topics;
• receiving a selection of at least one report topic from the displayed list of report topics;
• automatically selecting, by a computer, an appropriate report from among a plurality of stored reports based on the selected report topic, user data access privileges of a user profile of the user, and report parameters of the user profile;
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• determining a set of parameters used to generate the appropriate report;
• generating a new report based on the set of parameters;
• and
• displaying the new report to the user.

A system for displaying reports to a user, comprising:

• means for presenting a list of objects;
• means for receiving a selection of at least one object from the displayed list of objects;
• means for determining, based on the selected object, a list of report topics available for the selected object;
• means for presenting the list of report topics;
• means for receiving a selection of at least one report topic from the displayed list of report topics;
• means for automatically selecting an appropriate report from among a plurality of stored reports based on the selected report topic, user data access privileges of a user profile of the user, and report parameters of the user profile;
• means for determining a set of parameters used to generate the appropriate report;
• means for generating a new report based on the set of parameters;
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• means for presenting the new report to the user.

A computer readable medium storing a program for causing a computer to perform a method for displaying reports to a user, the method comprising:

• providing information for displaying a list of objects;
• receiving a selection of at least one object from the displayed list of objects;
• determining, based on the selected object, a list of report topics available for the selected object;
• providing information for displaying the list of report topics;
• receiving a selection of at least one report topic from the displayed list of report topics;
• automatically selecting an appropriate report from among a plurality of stored reports based on the selected report topic, user data access privileges of a user profile of the user, and report parameters of the user profile;
• determining a set of parameters used to generate the appropriate report;
• generating a new report based on the set of parameters;
• and
• providing information for displaying the new report to the user.

A system for finding and presenting reports, comprising:

• a transmitter for sending signals containing information for displaying a list of objects, for displaying a list of report topics, and for displaying an appropriate report;
• a receiver for receiving signals containing information regarding an object selected by a user from the list of objects and a report topic selected by the user from the list of report topics;
• at least one data storage device containing a plurality of reports;
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• a processor, connected to the transmitter, the receiver, and the at least one data storage device, for automatically selecting an appropriate report from among a plurality of stored reports based on the selected report topic, user data access privileges of a user profile for the user, and report parameters of the user profile.

A computer-implemented method for presenting a report to a user, comprising:

• receiving a report topic for an object;
• automatically selecting, by a computer, an appropriate report from among a plurality of stored reports that relates to the report topic for the object and complies with user data access privileges and report parameters of a user profile of the user;
• determining a plurality of parameters used to generate the report;
• generating a new report using the plurality of parameters;
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• presenting the new report to the user.

A system for presenting a report to a user, comprising:

• a receiver for receiving a signal containing information identifying a report topic for an object;
• a processor for automatically selecting an appropriate report from among a plurality of stored reports that relates to the report topic for the object and complies with user data access privileges and report parameters of a user profile of the user, for determining a plurality of parameters used to generate the report, and for generating a new report using the plurality of parameters;
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• a transmitter for transmitting a signal containing information for presenting the new report to the user.

A computer-implemented method for displaying reports to a user, the method comprising:

• determining at least one object based on a context of the user;
• determining a list of report topics related to the at least one object;
• presenting the list of report topics;
• receiving a selection of at least one report topic from the presented list of report topics;
• automatically selecting, by a computer, an appropriate an appropriate report from among a plurality of stored reports based on the selected report topic, user data access privileges of a user profile of the user, and report parameters of the user profile;
• and
• presenting the appropriate report to the user.

A computer readable medium storing a program for causing a computer to perform a method for displaying reports to a user, the method comprising:

• determining at least one object based on a context of the user;
• determining a list of report topics related to the at least one object;
• presenting the list of report topics;
• receiving a selection of at least one report topic from the presented list of report topics;
• automatically selecting an appropriate report from among a plurality of stored reports based on the selected report topic, user data access privileges of a user profile of the user, and report parameters of the user profile;
• and
• presenting the appropriate report to the user.

A system for displaying reports to a user, comprising:

• at least one processor programmed for determining at least one object based on a context of the user and determining a list of report topics related to the at least one object;
• at least one transmitter for sending a signal containing information for presenting the list of report topics to the user;
• a receiver for receiving a selection of at least one report topic from the presented list of report topics;
• at least one processor programmed for automatically selecting an appropriate report from among a plurality of stored reports based on the selected report topic, user data access privileges of a user profile of the user, and report parameters of the user profile;
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• at least one transmitter for sending a signal containing information presenting the appropriate report to the user.