Mark Allen Tyler

US Patent:

7904447, Mar 8, 2011

Filed:

Jan 22, 2008

Appl. No.:

12/018075

Inventors:

Kent S. Russell - Orem UT, US
Mark Richard Tyler - Orem UT, US
Bradley Gary Keck - Lehi UT, US
Wei Wang - Fremont CA, US

Assignee:

Intuit Inc. - Mountain View CA

International Classification:

G06F 17/30

US Classification:

707716, 707705, 707713, 707726, 707E17031, 707E17032, 707999001, 7079991, 707999205

Abstract:

The invention relates to a method for directing data access in a local system. The method includes steps of obtaining sharing metadata from the local system by a remote application, wherein the sharing metadata comprises local access path information for accessing a shared data resource associated with the local system, generating, by the remote application, a local access path for the shared data resource from the local access path information, requesting, by the remote application, that a data access application on the local system perform a data operation on the shared data resource, wherein the remote application provides the local access path to the data access application, and receiving the result of the data operation from the data access application, wherein the data access application performs the data operation on the shared data resource using the local access path.

US Patent:

7672944, Mar 2, 2010

Filed:

Jan 19, 2007

Appl. No.:

11/625250

Inventors:

Walter Holladay - Lindon UT, US
Lynn D. LeBaron - Highland UT, US
Mark R. Tyler - Orem UT, US
Kirk Arthur Lee - Cedar Hills UT, US

Assignee:

Intuit Inc. - Mountain View CA

International Classification:

G06F 7/00

US Classification:

707 7

Abstract:

A method and system for multiple column/row data sorting includes a process for multiple column/row data sorting whereby a user is provided with a simple and visually intuitive interface for prioritizing the progressive sorting of data displayed in data tables by multiple columns or rows.