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7627812 Variable formatting of cells  
Variable formatting for cells in computer spreadsheets, tables, and other documents is provided. For a selected range of cells, cell formats vary with the value in each cell (or an associated...
7617443 Flexible multiple spreadsheet data consolidation system  
A method of consolidating data from multiple spreadsheets includes selecting multiple spreadsheets ( 52 ). Portions of data from files corresponding to each of the spreadsheets ( 52 ) are also...
7617444 File formats, methods, and computer program products for representing workbooks  
File formats, methods, and computer program products are provided for representing a workbook in a modular content framework. The modular content framework may include a file format container...
7581165 Method and system for facilitating information exchange  
A method and system for facilitating information exchange between individuals and entities interacting on a shared project are provided, and more particularly to a method and system for horizontal....
7549117 Worldwide number format for a spreadsheet program module  
A worldwide number format for use with a spreadsheet program module is disclosed. The worldwide number format includes a locale specifier comprising a number shape, a calendar type and a locale...
7546523 Method in an electronic spreadsheet for displaying and/or hiding range of cells  
In an electronic multidimensional spreadsheet, a method for displaying and/or hiding on a user interface including (A) detecting a command for hiding at least one element in a selected range of...
7546521 Reporting status of external references in a spreadsheet without updating  
The invention, in one embodiment, is a method and system for reporting the status of external references, or links, of a spreadsheet workbook. In an Edit Links dialog box, the user may view a list...
7509571 Method and apparatus for a file format for storing spreadsheet compactly  
Methods and Systems in accordance with the present invention provide a file format for storing spreadsheets compactly on PDAs. PDAs only contain a limited amount of computer memory due to their...
7506243 System and method for integrating spreadsheets and word processing tables  
An architecture integrates spreadsheet functionality into tables commonly used in word processing programs and HTML documents. The architecture presents a table user interface (UI) that resembles a...
7451397 System and method for automatically completing spreadsheet formulas  
A system and method for automatically completing a formula of a spreadsheet application, calculator application, accounting application, business application or banking application. One aspect of...
7444584 Method and system for formulaically redirecting and modifying formula set operations in a spreadsheet application  
Methods and systems are provided for formulaically redirecting and modifying formula set operations in a spreadsheet application. A spreadsheet application may link the contents of one spreadsheet...
7415664 System and method in a spreadsheet for exporting-importing the content of input cells from a scalable template instance to another  
The present invention is directed to a method, system and program for exporting-importing the content of input cells from a source scalable template instance in a source multi-dimensional...
7395497 System and methods for processing large datasets  
In a storage area network (SAN) management application, large data sets tend to produce unwieldy results upon display attempts. A mechanism for gathering and organizing a large data set into an...
7146561 Method and system in an electronic spreadsheet for comparing series of cells  
An example of a solution provided here involves identifying two series of cells to be compared in a multi dimensional spreadsheet, performing intermediary tests, and deriving the result of the...
7146562 Method and computer system for displaying a table with column header inscriptions having a reduced horizontal size  
The header inscription of one or more columns in a data table is reduced in horizontal width. A user having input to a first view of a data table can select a desired column at any location in the...
7137063 Method for displaying editable characters in a divided table cell  
A divided table cell is generated by selecting one cell in a table and creating a new cell to display over the selected cell. Both cells contain a constraint that define an area where that cell...
7127672 Creating and managing structured data in an electronic spreadsheet  
An electronic spreadsheet is provided for automatically creating, expanding, and validating lists of cells. A list is created by receiving a user request for selecting a cell range, identifying a...
7107277 Programmable calculation engine  
A calculation engine processes user-definable formulas to generate calculation results. A calculation engine may use the following types of data structures: table, column, row, and field. A sub...
7003732 Method and system for data-driven display grids  
A method and system of automatically generating information in a grid structure on a display screen. In one embodiment, the present invention is directed to displaying and editing microcontroller...
6988242 Transforming a portion of a database into a custom spreadsheet  
A method and computer system for transforming a portion (e.g., a view) of a database into a custom spreadsheet. The transforming includes determining whether to omit in the custom spreadsheet a...
6988241 Client side, web-based spreadsheet  
A method and system that that allows a designer to create “spreadsheet” web pages, which can then be viewed and used by the designer and/or by other users. The described embodiments of the...
6986099 Error correction mechanisms in spreadsheet packages  
A spreadsheet package allows a base formula to be copied to at least one adjacent cell to form a referencing array. The package maintains a list of bound arrays, at least one cell of a bound array...
6961898 System and method for calculation using vertical parentheses  
Systems and methods for computer-based numerical calculation using a calcsheet are provided. A calcsheet may provide one or more columns for vertical calculation, each column having a plurality of...
6912690 Method and system in an electronic spreadsheet for persistently copy-pasting a source range of cells onto one or more destination ranges of cells  
A system and method is disclosed for persistently copying and pasting a source range of cells of a multidimensional spreadsheet onto one or more destination ranges of cells. When the source cells...
6757867 Method and system in an electronic spreadsheet for adding or removing elements from a cell named range according to different modes  
Some “summary” information in a cell named range is preserved when some spreadsheet elements rows, columns, or pages are added or removed from the cell named range. A range summary cell is...
6742162 System and method for calculation using formulas in number fields  
Systems and methods for computer-based numerical calculation using a calcsheet are provided. A calcsheet may provide one or more columns for vertical calculation, each column having a plurality of...
6725422 Method and system in an electronic spreadsheet for introducing new elements in a cell named range according to different modes  
A named range defined by a cell address range in a spreadsheet comprises a plurality of cells identified in each dimension by an address, each dimension comprising two directions. An open named...
6678865 Method for adding a cell to the side of an existing table in a document  
A method and system for inserting a table over text, for splitting a cell with text into two or more cells, for converting a bordered paragraph into a table, and for adding cells to a table. A...
6592626 Method and system in an electronic spreadsheet for processing different cell protection modes  
The present invention relates to the field of information processing by digital computers and, more particularly, to a method and system, in an electronic spreadsheet, for easily swapping the...
6442575 Method and system for merging cells in a table and for adding an integrated header and a nested table to a table in an electronic document  
In an electronic document, merging cells in a table, adding an integrated header to a table, and adding a nested table to a table. A table erasing tool allows a user to merge cells in a table. An...
6317758 Method and system for detecting and selectively correcting cell reference errors  
In a computer implemented spreadsheet, a method for detecting and selectively correcting cell reference errors after a cell is copied includes identifying at least one destination cell containing a...
6112216 Method and system for editing a table in a document  
A method and system for inserting a table over text, for splitting a cell with text into two or more cells, for converting a bordered paragraph into a table, and for adding cells to a table. A...
6065023 Spread sheet reading-out/collating apparatus, spread sheet reading-out/collating method, and a computer-readable recording medium with program making computer execute method stored therein  
A spread sheet reading-out/collating apparatus, in which a spread sheet preparation module obtains a range to be read out from a position of a header cell specified by a read-out object specifying...
6006240 Cell identification in table analysis  
The present invention handles fully-lined, semi-lined and line-less cell tables by identifying the cells and cell separators during page recomposition processes as part of optical character...
5987481 Method and apparatus for using label references in spreadsheet formulas  
A system for referencing a range of cells in a spreadsheet formula by using label references. The label references are used to identify labels within the spreadsheet which, in turn, refer to a...
5949348 Method and apparatus for variable keyboard display  
A method and apparatus for providing and using a variable format, configuration and location keyboard image which enables a digitizing device to present a different keyboard configuration and/or...
5848425 System and method for displaying alphanumeric data in a three dimensional grid  
A display system (10) displays alphanumeric data in a three dimensional grid (58). The grid (58) may include data entries (72), planes (72, 74, 76), labels (90, 92, 94), and various graphics (102,...
5842180 Method and system for detecting and correcting errors in a spreadsheet formula  
In association with a computer system, a method and system for detecting and correcting errors in a spreadsheet formula. A token is created corresponding to each entry in the formula. As the...
5835683 System and method for authoring an expert system  
An authoring system and method create a knowledge base for an expert system that comprises communication cells for storing external data, assertion cells for storing data acquired from a user in...
5576955 Method and apparatus for proofreading in a computer system  
The present invention is a method and apparatus for processing errors in a computer system. The present invention scans information, generates an error unit for each error detected, provides an...
5371675 Spreadsheet program which implements alternative range references  
A computer programmed to represent a spreadsheet that can be displayed to a user, the spreadsheet including an array of cells for storing user entered data, the programmed computer including...
5359729 Method for searching for a given point in regions defined by attribute ranges, then sorted by lower and upper range values and dimension  
Regions, such as those determined by attributes in a spread sheet, are defined by ranges of attribute values. Regions are distinct if they differ in their number of ranges (dimension) or because a...
5255356 Method for hiding and showing spreadsheet cells  
A method for hiding and showing spreadsheet cells of a worksheet being displayed on a computer system display means. The hiding and showing is based upon hierarchical relationships among the...
5247611 Spreadsheet cell having multiple data fields  
A spreadsheet comprised of a plurality of cells is described wherein each cell is separately identified by one or more parameters. The cells are dynamically configured so that the size may be...
5231577 Method and system for processing formatting information in a spreadsheet  
A method and system wherein characters in cells of a spreadsheet may be assigned character attribute information, such as font type, font size, bold, italics, underline, etc., wherein the character...
5175810 Tabular data format  
A data structure for tabular data arranged in rows and columns. The data structure includes a header portion including a generic columnar processing information table, and a data portion for...
4891771 Column balancing control  
A text editor provides the capability of balancing data for different sets of identified columns within the same page and across multiple imaged pages. Column balancing, as used herein is the...
4608664 Automatically balancing and vertically justifying a plurality of text/graphics-columns  
Text and graphics are justified along one physical dimension to a predetermined line of justification. A plurality of physical parameters are employed in the justification, each of the parameters...
4484826 Automatic intertext column spacing  
In a column layout operation in an interactive word processing system, the unoccupied character escapement along a column example line is automatically evenly distributed by the insertion of an...
3980994 Text editing and display system having text insert capability  
A natural language text editing and display system having a central processing unit, a memory unit, and an input keyboard terminal. Display characters are selectively inserted into the text stored...
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