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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jan. 28, 2020
Filed:
Nov. 01, 2016
Applicant:
Microsoft Technology Licensing, Llc, Redmond, WA (US);
Inventors:
Andrew Becker, Duvall, WA (US);
John Campbell, Woodinville, WA (US);
Joseph McDaid, Seattle, WA (US);
Assignee:
Microsoft Technology Licensing, LLC, Redmond, WA (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
G06F 17/00 (2019.01); G06F 16/23 (2019.01); G06F 17/24 (2006.01); G06F 3/0484 (2013.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
G06F 16/2379 (2019.01); G06F 16/2365 (2019.01); G06F 17/246 (2013.01); G06F 3/04842 (2013.01);
Abstract
The present disclosure provides a novel approach for creating and referencing arrays as implemented in a spreadsheet application. Aspects of the present disclosure include, but are not limited to: referencing arrays, creating dynamic arrays, collapsing values of an array into a single cell, spilling values of an array to a table, referencing one or more values in collapsed arrays, visually indicating no spill errors while maintaining calculation capabilities thereon, and implicit intersection of data.