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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Sep. 12, 2023
Filed:
Jul. 06, 2022
Microsoft Technology Licensing, Llc, Redmond, WA (US);
Meenakshi Naren, Hyderabad, IN;
Vinay Vishwanath, Bidar, IN;
Shashank Kapoor, Jagatganj, IN;
Shravani Dilip Agarkar, Maharashtra, IN;
Karthik Kasoju, Telangana, IN;
Sandeep Choudri, Hyderabad, IN;
Naresh Jain, Hyderabad, IN;
Tumu Sree Bharath, Hyderabad, IN;
Brian M. Jones, Seattle, WA (US);
Jeet Mukeshkumar Patel, Gujarat, IN;
Sameer Desai, Bidar, IN;
Shashank Gupta, Kanpur, IN;
Microsoft Technology Licensing, LLC, Redmond, WA (US);
Abstract
A computer implemented method includes accessing a spreadsheet for display on a display screen during a remote meeting, receiving a first selection to execute a spotlight function, receiving a second selection of a portion of the spreadsheet being displayed, creating an overlay via the spotlight function, the overlay having a transparent cavity corresponding to the selected portion of the spreadsheet, and applying the overlay to the spreadsheet being displayed such that the selected portion is visible and other portions of the spreadsheet are obscured.