Michael E Giles

US Patent:

7213199, May 1, 2007

Filed:

Oct 14, 2004

Appl. No.:

10/965321

Inventors:

Brian Scott Humenansky - Hugo MN, US
Michael Lyle Giles - Andover MN, US
Leonard Roy Oppenheimer - Saint Paul MN, US
Clarence Anthony Aschenbrener - Waconia MN, US
Steven Richard Broshar - Minneapolis MN, US

Assignee:

Cognos Incorporated

International Classification:

G06F 17/21
G06F 17/24

US Classification:

715503, 715504, 715520, 715538, 705 1, 705 7

Abstract:

A spreadsheet environment is utilized to interact with a multidimensional data store associated with the enterprise planning session. In general, a conventional spreadsheet application is extended to provide additional functionality for interacting with the multidimensional data store maintained by the enterprise planning system. Instances of the extended spreadsheet application execute on a client computing device, and present a user with a two-dimensional representation of a portion of the multidimensional data store. For example, the extended spreadsheet application may present user with a workbook that includes one or more worksheets within which the user may view and update his planning data. In this manner, the extended spreadsheet application functions as an interface between two-dimensional worksheets maintained by the computing devices and the multidimensional data store maintained by the enterprise planning system.

US Patent:

20040064348, Apr 1, 2004

Filed:

Sep 30, 2002

Appl. No.:

10/262590

Inventors:

Brian Humenansky - Mahtomedi MN, US
John Sutcliffe - Stillwater MN, US
Michael Giles - Andover MN, US
Michael Mills - Eden Prairie MN, US
Clarence Aschenbrener - Waconia MN, US
John Pitstick - Burnsville MN, US
Adam Thier - Burnsville MN, US

International Classification:

G06F017/60

US Classification:

705/007000

Abstract:

An enterprise business planning system includes a server to an application server to execute an enterprise planning activity in accordance with a model that defines a set of enterprise users. The system further includes an extension manager to selectively deploy software extensions to the enterprise users in accordance with the model. The model may, for example, define roles for the enterprise users, and the extension manager selectively deploys the software extensions to the enterprise users based on the roles assigned to the enterprise users. As another example, enterprise model may comprises a multi-level hierarchy of related nodes, and associates the enterprise users with the nodes. The extension manager may selectively deploy the software extensions to the enterprise users based on the levels of respective nodes associated with the enterprise users.