Selection context filtering
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1. A computer-implemented method for graphical construction of filter queries, the method comprising:
- receiving a signal to filter a table;
analyzing a context of a selection of data;
displaying a menu of filters based on the context;
receiving a filter selection from said menu of filters; and
generating a filter query.
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Abstract
A method and system for the graphical formulation of filter queries is disclosed which enables data queries to be easily chosen via selection from a menu. A signal is received to filter, or query, a data table. Next, the context of a selection of data is analyzed, and a menu of filters based on that context is formulated and displayed. A filter selection is received, and the corresponding filter is executed. The results of the filter are displayed on the screen.
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20 Claims
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1. A computer-implemented method for graphical construction of filter queries, the method comprising:
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receiving a signal to filter a table;
analyzing a context of a selection of data;
displaying a menu of filters based on the context;
receiving a filter selection from said menu of filters; and
generating a filter query. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11)
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12. A computing system for data filtering, comprising:
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a receiving module receiving filter signals and a selection of data;
a context analysis module analyzing a context of the selection of data;
a filter module creating one or more filter queries based on the context of the selection of data;
a menu module for generating a menu of filter options, the filter options based on the context of the selection of data, and each of the filter options representing one of the filter queries; and
a display module for displaying the menu of filter options created by the menu module. - View Dependent Claims (13, 14, 15)
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16. A computer readable medium stored on at least one physical media and encoding a computer-implemented method for filtering data based on a context of a selection of data, the method comprising:
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displaying a data table;
receiving a selection of data and a signal to filter the table based on the selection of data;
analyzing a context of the selection of data;
displaying a menu of filter options based on the context;
receiving a filter selection from said menu of filters; and
creating a new filter. - View Dependent Claims (17, 18, 19, 20)
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