Method and apparatus for presenting a summary of selected values
First Claim
1. A method of displaying summary information about a list of elements, comprising:
- receiving a selection of at least one desired summary function;
receiving a selection of a list of elements;
calculating the at least one desired summary function using the list of desired elements to generate summary information; and
displaying the summary information in a results window.
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Abstract
A method, system, and article of manufacture for quickly and easily obtaining information about a list of elements. The present invention provides a method, system, and article of manufacture that provides a way to quickly and easily obtain information about a list of elements. One aspect of the present invention is a method of displaying customizable summary information about a list of elements. One embodiment of this method comprises receiving a selection of at least one desired summary function, generating a configuration file containing the at least one desired summary function, receiving a selection of a list of numbers, copying the list of numbers into a clipboard, parsing the configuration file to extract the least one desired function, calculating the at least one desired summary function using the list of desired numbers to generate summary information, displaying the summary information in a pop-up window, and replacing the selected list of numbers with the summary information. The results window in some embodiments may be a pop-window, a hover-help window, or the clipboard.
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21 Claims
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1. A method of displaying summary information about a list of elements, comprising:
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receiving a selection of at least one desired summary function;
receiving a selection of a list of elements;
calculating the at least one desired summary function using the list of desired elements to generate summary information; and
displaying the summary information in a results window. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10)
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11. A method of displaying customizable summary information about a list of elements, comprising:
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receiving a selection of at least one desired summary function;
generating a configuration file containing the at least one desired summary function;
receiving a selection of a list of numbers;
copying the list of numbers into a clipboard;
parsing the configuration file to extract the least one desired function;
calculating the at least one desired summary function using the list of desired numbers to generate summary information;
displaying the summary information in a pop-up window; and
replacing the selected list of numbers with the summary information.
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12. A computer program product, comprising:
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(a) a program configured to perform a method of displaying summary information about a list of elements, the method comprising;
receiving a selection of at least one desired summary function;
receiving a selection of a list of elements;
calculating the at least one desired summary function using the list of desired elements to generate summary information; and
displaying the summary information in a results window; and
(b) a signal bearing media bearing the program. - View Dependent Claims (13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20)
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21. A method for transferring information into an application program, comprising:
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selecting at least one desired output function;
selecting of a list of elements;
copying the list of elements into a first addressable memory structure;
calculating the at least one desired output function using the list of desired elements to generate output information; and
automatically transferring the output information into the application program.
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