System and method for creating a book of reports over a computer network
First Claim
1. A method for creating and transmitting a book of reports over a computer network, comprising:
- storing at least two report definitions in a storage device of a server;
creating a book with which the at least two report definitions are to be associated;
associating the at least two report definitions with the book;
receiving a request for the book from a user;
generating a report for each of the at least two report definitions associated with the book, resulting in a book of reports; and
transmitting the book of reports to the user.
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Abstract
A method is disclosed wherein a server receives and stores report definitions. A user instructs the server to create a book and associate the report definitions with the book. Thereafter, the user requests that the server generate and transmit the book to his client. The server generates and transmits a report for each of the report definitions to the user. Another method is disclosed wherein a server generates and transmits to a user a general table of contents including category headings related to a query for reports. The user selects particular category headings and transmits his selection to the server. The server then generates and transmits to the user a detailed table of contents including titles of reports related to the selected category headings. The user selects particular reports and transmits his selection to the server, thereby creating a book of reports. The user may then request one or more reports from the book of reports.
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66 Claims
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1. A method for creating and transmitting a book of reports over a computer network, comprising:
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storing at least two report definitions in a storage device of a server;
creating a book with which the at least two report definitions are to be associated;
associating the at least two report definitions with the book;
receiving a request for the book from a user;
generating a report for each of the at least two report definitions associated with the book, resulting in a book of reports; and
transmitting the book of reports to the user. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10)
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11. A computer system for creating and transmitting a book of reports over a computer network, comprising:
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a processor in communication with a storage device, wherein the processor is operative to store at least two report definitions in the storage device;
create a book with which the at least two report definitions are to be associated;
associate the at least two report definitions with the book;
receive a request for the book from a user;
generate a report for each of the at least two report definitions associated with the book, resulting in a book of reports; and
transmit the book of reports to the user. - View Dependent Claims (12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20)
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21. A method for creating and transmitting a book of reports over a computer network, comprising:
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selecting criterior for creating two or more report definitions;
transmitting the criterior to a server for storage;
transmitting instructions to create a book and to associate the at least two report definitions with the book;
transmitting instructions to generate the book, thereby resulting in a book of reports; and
receiving the book of reports from the server. - View Dependent Claims (22, 23, 24, 25, 26, 27)
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28. A method for creating and transmitting a book of reports over a computer network, comprising:
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receiving a query for reports from a user;
transmitting to the user a general table of contents that includes category headings related to the query for reports;
receiving data identifying category headings selected by the user from the general table of contents;
transmitting to the user a detailed table of contents that includes titles of reports related to the selected category headings; and
receiving data identifying reports selected by the user from the detailed table of contents, wherein the reports compose a book of reports. - View Dependent Claims (29, 30, 31, 32, 33, 34, 35, 36, 37, 38, 39, 40, 41, 42, 43, 44)
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45. A computer system for creating and transmitting a book of reports over a computer network, comprising:
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a processor in communication with a storage device, wherein the processor is operative to receive a query for reports from a user;
transmit to the user a general table of contents that includes category headings related to the query for reports;
receive data identifying category headings selected by the user from the general table of contents;
transmit to the user a detailed table of contents that includes titles of reports related to the selected category headings; and
receive data identifying reports selected by the user from the detailed table of contents, wherein the reports compose a book of reports. - View Dependent Claims (46, 47, 48, 49, 50, 51, 52, 53, 54, 55, 56, 57, 58, 59, 60, 61)
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62. A method for creating and transmitting a book of reports over a computer network, comprising:
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transmitting a query for reports to a server;
receiving a general table of contents that includes category headings related to the query for reports;
transmitting to the server data identifying category headings selected from the general table of contents;
receiving a detailed table of contents that includes titles of reports related to the selected category headings; and
transmitting to the server data identifying reports selected from the detailed table of contents, wherein the reports compose a book of reports. - View Dependent Claims (63, 64, 65, 66)
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