Apparatus and method for report invocation and manipulation on a mobile communication device

1 . A computer implemented method, comprising:

authenticating a user of a mobile communication device;

processing a request from the mobile communication device for report content; and

transmitting the report content to the mobile communication device.

2 . The computer implemented method of claim 1 wherein processing includes checking user rights to access the report content.

3 . The computer implemented method of claim 1 wherein processing includes processing specified parameters associated with the report content.

4 . The computer implemented method of claim 1 wherein transmitting includes responding to degraded network conditions by varying packet size.

5 . A computer implemented method, comprising:

receiving a request to view a report document on a mobile communication device;

passing the request over a wireless channel to a server;

receiving a report document from the server over a wireless channel; and

displaying the report document on the mobile communication device.

6 . The computer implemented method of claim 5 further comprising:

augmenting the report document with navigation options to produce an augmented report document for display on the mobile communication device; and

displaying the augmented report document on the mobile communication device.

7 . The computer implemented method of claim 6 further comprising:

receiving user navigation input specifying revised report content;

fetching the revised report content; and

displaying the revised report content.

8 . The computer implemented method of claim 6 wherein augmenting includes generating navigation tabs.

9 . The computer implemented method of claim 6 wherein augmenting includes adding a control to facilitate zoom onto a cell of the augmented report document.

10 . The computer implemented method of claim 6 wherein augmenting includes adding a control to toggle between an actual size view and a fit to screen view.

11 . The computer implemented method of claim 6 wherein augmenting includes adding a control to facilitate single click control to view, refresh and drill.

12 . The computer implemented method of claim 6 wherein augmenting includes interpreting and modifying report content to natively render the report content for a specific type of mobile communication device.

13 . A computer readable medium comprising executable instructions for facilitating the design of a report for use and display on a mobile communication device, comprising executable instructions to:

receive information identifying a data source;

accept information specifying a mobile communication device;

display the mobile communication device; and

save a report to a location accessible to the mobile communication device.

14 . The computer readable medium of claim 13 further comprising executable instructions to provide a device specific design template.

15 . The computer readable medium of claim 13 further comprising executable instructions to validate a report design that will be displayed on a mobile device.

16 . The computer readable medium of claim 15 further comprising executable instructions to facilitate the display of an emulated mobile communication device.

17 . A computer readable medium comprising executable instructions for viewing reports on a mobile communication device, comprising executable instructions to:

receive a report document;

interpret the report document; and

render the report document on the mobile communication device.

18 . The computer readable medium of claim 17 further comprising executable instructions to accept user input to navigate the report document on the mobile communication device.

19 . The computer readable medium of claim 18 wherein the executable instructions to accept user input include executable instructions to facilitate drill down, drill up, tab selection, zoom, hot keys, and single click action.