Search-on-the-fly report generator
First Claim
1. A method for creating a data report, comprising:
- accessing one or more databases using a search engine;
generating a search result based on the database access, wherein the search result includes one or more descriptors indicating corresponding data categories; and
creating a template of the search result, wherein the template comprises links to the data categories described by the one or more descriptors.
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Abstract
Sort-on-the-Fly/Search-on-the-Fly data retrieval or analysis provides an intuitive means for accessing databases, allowing a user to access or obtain information about data in the database without having to know anything about the database structure. The thus-obtained information may be formatted according to a report template and may be presented as a search report. The report template may be saved so that subsequent search reports having a consistent format may be generated. The subsequent search reports represent the charging, dynamic content of the database. The search report may be customized using fitters and plug-ins.
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35 Claims
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1. A method for creating a data report, comprising:
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accessing one or more databases using a search engine;
generating a search result based on the database access, wherein the search result includes one or more descriptors indicating corresponding data categories; and
creating a template of the search result, wherein the template comprises links to the data categories described by the one or more descriptors. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20, 21, 22, 23, 25, 26, 27, 28, 29)
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24. A method for generating search result reports, comprising:
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receiving a query, whereby the query comprises a database search request, and wherein the database is searched using an on-the-fly search;
searching a reports database for existence of a search template corresponding to the query;
if the search template is found;
retrieving the search template, searching the database, whereby search-on-the-fly search results are generated, and formatting the search results according to the search template; and
if the search template is not found, completing a new search, comprising;
displaying a search-on-the-fly search menu, receiving search parameters, wherein the search parameters define a scope of the search, and returning search-on-the fly search results, and generating a second search template based on the returned search-on-the-fly search results.
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30. An apparatus for generating search-on-the-fly search reports, wherein search results are provided by a search-on-the-fly search engine, the apparatus comprising:
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a search-on-the-fly report generator that receives defined queries from the search-on-the-fly search engine and generates a search report and a search report template; and
a reports database coupled to the report generator, wherein the reports database comprises one or more search report templates, each search report template corresponding to a search result and identified by a unique identification. - View Dependent Claims (31, 32, 33, 34, 35)
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