Balakrishna Jyothi Chivukula

US Patent:

7685152, Mar 23, 2010

Filed:

Jan 10, 2006

Appl. No.:

11/330211

Inventors:

Balakrishna Chivukula - Bethel CT, US
Kuppayi K. Rajendran - Naugatuck CT, US

Assignee:

International Business Machines Corporation - Armonk NY

International Classification:

G06F 17/00

US Classification:

707102

Abstract:

One embodiment of the invention is directed to a method for transferring data from a specified spreadsheet, having a name, rows and colunms, to a relational database table. The method includes the steps of receiving the spreadsheet at a given location, assigning a name to the relational database table that is derived from the spreadsheet name, and creating names for colunms of the table from the contents of a first row of the spreadsheet. Data types for respective colunms of the table are derived from the contents of a second row of the spreadsheet. After creation of the table, data is loaded into locations of the table from respectively corresponding cells of the specified spreadsheet.

US Patent:

20060265641, Nov 23, 2006

Filed:

May 17, 2005

Appl. No.:

10/908568

Inventors:

Steven Garfinkle - Cold Spring NY, US
Balakrishna Chivukula - Bethel CT, US
Kalyan Bandaru - Danbury CT, US
Sudheendra Parimi - Naugatuck CT, US

Assignee:

INTERNATIONAL BUSINESS MACHINES CORPORATION - Armonk NY

International Classification:

G06F 17/00

US Classification:

715515000, 715513000

Abstract:

An improved solution for generating a custom report is provided. A tagged file is obtained, which comprises data and graphic information for the custom report. Image data for the custom report is generated based on the tagged file. The custom report is generated based on the image data, the tagged file, and a report definition for the custom report. In one embodiment, a computer infrastructure is provided for generating a custom report in multiple report formats based on content received from one or more diverse data sources.